ESL board games are a great way to get your students using new language. They are fantastic to allow freer practice of targeted grammar structures but also to allow more realistic use of language through conversation.
We have created a growing number of online interactive board games that can be used in online classes or in class on interactive whiteboards to allow students to play games in groups or as a class while saving on paper and preparation time.
Can and Can’t – Practice speaking about ability with this board game.
Comparatives and Superlatives – Practice forming comparative and superlative sentences.
First Conditional – First conditional board game where students finish the sentences.
First and Second Conditional – Practice first and second conditional with this speaking board game.
Gerunds and Infinitives – Practice gerunds and infinitives with this speaking activity.
How often do you…? – Practice adverbs of frequency and question forming using this interactive board game.
Imperatives / Orders – Practice imperatives with this board game.
Irregular Verbs – Practice common irregular verbs
Present continuous – Practice the present continuous with this board game where students form sentences using pictures as prompts.
Present Simple – Practice the present simple with this speaking focused board game.
Past Simple Regular Verbs – Practice spelling of regular verbs with this interactive board game.
Present Perfect – Practice the present perfect with this speaking focused board game.
Relative Clauses – Practice relative clauses with this speaking focused board game.
Ordinal Numbers – Practice ordinal numbers with this board game.
Past Simple – Practice the past simple with this speaking board game.
Should / Shouldn’t – Practice giving advice using should/shouldn’t
Superlatives – Practice speaking using superlatives with this game.
Time Preposition – in, on at – Practice time prepositions
Used to – Practice speaking about when students were younger
What are you going to do tomorrow? – Practice going to for future plans.
Alphabet – Practice the alphabet with the young learner with this interactive board game.
Animals – Practice vocabulary related to animals with this game. Ideal for B1+ (lower intermediate+)
Body Parts – Practice body parts vocabulary.
Clothes and Fashion – Practice speaking about clothes and fashion. (Intermediate and above)
Family – Practice family members with this board game.
Food – Practice speaking about food and food vocabulary.
My Favourite – Practice speaking using “My favourite ___ is …”
Sports – Talk about sports and sports equipment.
Shopping – Discuss shopping with this board game for B1/B2.
Travel – Discuss questions around the topic of travel. Ideal for students Lower intermediate and above B1+
Weather – Practice saying what the weather is like with this fun board game.
FCE
Word Formation Board Game #1 – Simple pre-made game to practice word formation word FCE level students.
Word Formation Board Game #2 – Simple pre-made game to practice word formation word FCE level students.
All About My Day – This board game is a fun way to start your class by getting students to talk about their day.
Alphabet – Practice the alphabet with the young learner with this interactive board game.
Animals – Practice animals with this board game.
Clothes – Practice clothes and accessories vocabulary with this board game.
Colours – Practice saying colours.
Daily Routines – Practice daily routines with this interactive board game.
Days of the Week – Practice days of the week with this board game.
Days and Months – Practice days and the months.
Family – Practice family members with this board game.
Going to – Practice going to for future plans.
House and Furniture – Practice vocabulary and speaking with this board game.
Halloween Board Game – Practice Halloween vocabulary and speaking.
Sports – Talk about sports and sports equipment.
Irregular Verbs – Practice common irregular verbs
Jobs – Practice common jobs with this board game.
My Favourite – Practice speaking using “My favourite ___ is …”
Ordinal Numbers – Practice ordinal numbers with this board game.
Transport – Practice different types of transport with this game.
Weather – Practice saying what the weather is like with this fun board game.
What time is it? – Practice telling the time.
Easter – Practice speaking about Easter with this board game.. (Young Learners Pre-A1 +)
St Patrick’s Day – Talk about St Patrick’s Day
Valentine’s Day – Use this board game to talk about Valentine’s Day. B1+
Last updated: 3/3/2023 Discover games on our Youtube Channel.
We have created a growing number of online interactive board games that can be used in online classes or in class on interactive whiteboards to allow students to play games in groups or as a class while saving on paper and preparation time.
These interactive board games are ideal to play on online zoom classes. To do so, first open the game you would like to play in your browser. Then in Zoom just click the “Share screen” button and select to share your browser or share your desktop. Students can play in pairs or individually. For larger groups share the URL with students and let them play in breakout rooms.
Grammar Board Games
Articles – a, an, the – Practice using articlesCan and Can’t – Practice speaking about ability with this board game.
Comparatives and Superlatives – Practice forming comparative and superlative sentences.
First Conditional – First conditional board game where students finish the sentences.
First and Second Conditional – Practice first and second conditional with this speaking board game.
Gerunds and Infinitives – Practice gerunds and infinitives with this speaking activity.
How often do you…? – Practice adverbs of frequency and question forming using this interactive board game.
Imperatives / Orders – Practice imperatives with this board game.
Irregular Verbs – Practice common irregular verbs
Present continuous – Practice the present continuous with this board game where students form sentences using pictures as prompts.
Present Simple – Practice the present simple with this speaking focused board game.
Past Simple Regular Verbs – Practice spelling of regular verbs with this interactive board game.
Present Perfect – Practice the present perfect with this speaking focused board game.
Relative Clauses – Practice relative clauses with this speaking focused board game.
Ordinal Numbers – Practice ordinal numbers with this board game.
Past Simple – Practice the past simple with this speaking board game.
Should / Shouldn’t – Practice giving advice using should/shouldn’t
Superlatives – Practice speaking using superlatives with this game.
Time Preposition – in, on at – Practice time prepositions
Used to – Practice speaking about when students were younger
What are you going to do tomorrow? – Practice going to for future plans.
Board games by themes
All About You – Get to know your students with this fun icebreaker board game.Alphabet – Practice the alphabet with the young learner with this interactive board game.
Animals – Practice vocabulary related to animals with this game. Ideal for B1+ (lower intermediate+)
Body Parts – Practice body parts vocabulary.
Clothes and Fashion – Practice speaking about clothes and fashion. (Intermediate and above)
Family – Practice family members with this board game.
Food – Practice speaking about food and food vocabulary.
My Favourite – Practice speaking using “My favourite ___ is …”
Sports – Talk about sports and sports equipment.
Shopping – Discuss shopping with this board game for B1/B2.
Travel – Discuss questions around the topic of travel. Ideal for students Lower intermediate and above B1+
Weather – Practice saying what the weather is like with this fun board game.
What time is it? – Practice telling the time.
Word Formation Board Games
FCE
Word Formation Board Game #1 – Simple pre-made game to practice word formation word FCE level students.
Word Formation Board Game #2 – Simple pre-made game to practice word formation word FCE level students.
Checkers / Draughts Board Games
Irregular Verbs – Practice irregular verbs with this fun interactive game of checkers.
Simple Past / Past Continuous – Practice simple past / past continuous with this interactive game of checkers.
Ludo Board Game
Irregular Verbs Ludo – Practice the most common irregular verbs with this interactive game of Ludo. This can be played with 2 players or more. Students move their pieces around the board while saying and writing the irregular verbs on the board.Young Learner Board Games
All About My Day – This board game is a fun way to start your class by getting students to talk about their day.
Alphabet – Practice the alphabet with the young learner with this interactive board game.
Animals – Practice animals with this board game.
Clothes – Practice clothes and accessories vocabulary with this board game.
Colours – Practice saying colours.
Daily Routines – Practice daily routines with this interactive board game.
Days of the Week – Practice days of the week with this board game.
Days and Months – Practice days and the months.
Family – Practice family members with this board game.
Going to – Practice going to for future plans.
House and Furniture – Practice vocabulary and speaking with this board game.
Halloween Board Game – Practice Halloween vocabulary and speaking.
Sports – Talk about sports and sports equipment.
Irregular Verbs – Practice common irregular verbs
Jobs – Practice common jobs with this board game.
My Favourite – Practice speaking using “My favourite ___ is …”
Ordinal Numbers – Practice ordinal numbers with this board game.
Transport – Practice different types of transport with this game.
Weather – Practice saying what the weather is like with this fun board game.
What time is it? – Practice telling the time.
Holiday Board Games
Halloween Board Game – This interactive board game is a great way to review vocabulary and practice speaking with young learners.Easter – Practice speaking about Easter with this board game.. (Young Learners Pre-A1 +)
St Patrick’s Day – Talk about St Patrick’s Day
Valentine’s Day – Use this board game to talk about Valentine’s Day. B1+
Maths Board Games
Division – Practice division with this fun maths board game.Last updated: 3/3/2023 Discover games on our Youtube Channel.
