A selection of ESL games using numbers, times and dates aimed at adult learners. Teaching Online You can find online numbers, times and dates exercises and activities at our online-focused site LearnHip.com. Numbers Phone Number Collection To practise the numbers one to ten, have students invent a 10 digit long telephone number and then mingle […]
Online Tag Questions Exercises and Games You can find online tag question exercises and activities at our online-focused site LearnHip.com. Tag question confirmation Explain that tag questions are usually used to confirm information that we think we already know. Go round the class and get students to confirm something they already know about a fellow […]
Contrast with Past Simple The past perfect can be tricky to explain, and even advanced students often default to the past simple. A clear way to highlight the difference is to compare: Write both sentences on the board and ask students to explain the difference in meaning. This helps them see how the past perfect […]
The present perfect continuous is often taught alongside the present perfect simple. These are some of the present perfect continuous activities I’ve used in class to highlight its use for actions that started in the past and are still continuing — or have only recently stopped. I often begin by contrasting the sentences I’ve read […]
English learners can find the different English future forms quite intimidating and often just stick to the simple future will form to stay on the safe side. Here are some activities for teaching and comparing the different forms in applicable circumstances. Online Future Exercises You can find online future forms exercises and activities at our […]
These past continuous activities are designed to help students practise describing actions in progress at a specific time in the past, or setting the scene for another event. The past continuous is especially useful when talking about interrupted actions, background information, and time-specific routines. What were you doing at … ? Start with a simple […]
These present continuous activities focus on the tense’s use for describing what is happening now or situations that are temporary. Activities which focus on its use for describing future arrangements can be found on the future forms page. What are you Wearing? The subject of clothes is an ideal way to introduce and practise using […]
Looking for engaging ways to teach the present simple tense? You’neve come to the right place. Below you’ll find a selection of fun, reliable present simple activities that are perfect for beginners and low-intermediate learners. These games and exercises get students speaking, asking questions, and using English in meaningful ways—without relying on drills or heavy […]
Tried and tested passive voice activities for the EFL classroom. Online Passive Voice Exercises and Activities You can find online passive voice exercises and activities at our online-focused site LearnHip.com. Conspiracy Theory Match This conspiracy theory activity may not be appropriate in every context, use your judgement, but most students will probably know about and […]
Here are games and activities for practising comparatives and superlatives. Comparative pairs Put students into pairs and task them with finding out enough information to make five comparisons between them. For example: Sheila is taller than me My bag is bigger than Sheila’s bag Superlative group Put students into groups of three. Ask them to […]
