Esl teaching numbers game

Q How many astronauts have walked on the moon? Q How long is the great wall of China? A 21, km. Q What is the maximum number of passengers an Airbus A can carry? Q What is the speed of sound? Q What is the value of Pi? I usually explain telling the time by drawing a big clock face on the board and then dividing it down the middle. On the left side, I write to and on the right side past. I then build up some example by writing the digital time on the board and try to elicit the clock time equivalent.

For example:. With this worksheet, students can practise the basics of telling the time. Give a worksheet to pairs of students. Students take it in turns to ask the time and then draw it onto their blank clock face. A good way to follow up this activity is to have students talk and ask each other about their daily routines.

For example, What time do you get up? What time do you leave work? This worksheet helps more advanced students tell the time in a more nuanced way. First, look at the examples given and see if you can brainstorm any other ways to tell the time given. Past Simple Present Perfect Continuous. Discussions Essay Writing Paragraph Writing. Presentation Skills Punctuation Reading Comprehension. Online Membership Download the Entire Library. ESL Counting Games. Fizz Buzz. Here is an enjoyable ESL counting game for teaching or reviewing numbers.

Sit the students in a circle. Have the students count in turn going around the circle, starting with number one. Every time the number reaches a multiple of five, a student says 'Fizz'. Every time the number reaches a multiple of seven, a student says 'Buzz'.

If a student makes a mistake, either by saying a number instead of 'Fizz' or 'Buzz', or by saying the wrong number, the counting starts again from number one. The student is then out of the game and must leave the circle. The aim of the game is for the students to reach without making a mistake. For young learners, you can make the game easier by only using the word 'Buzz' and multiples of three e.

The objective for this version of the game is to reach 30 without making a mistake. Frog Bob. Here is a highly entertaining ESL counting game to help young learners practice basic numbers. Get the students to squat like frogs in a circle. Tell the students that they are going to count from 1 to one number less than the amount of students in the circle.

For example, if there are 10 students, the students count from 1 to 9. If there are 15 students, the students count from 1 to 14, etc. The winner is the first to either get a line or full house. Blind Toss. Have students sit down in a circle. Place a mat on the floor with numbers and a flashcard target vocabulary on each number. Taking turns, each student gets blindfolded and tosses a beanbag so as to hit a number.

For example: 4-dog, then "Dog, Dog, Dog, Dog! At the end, the student with the most points wins! Good for memorizing vocabulary since they are repeating words. Submitted by Salvador Domingo. A counting game. Have the students sit in a circle. The students pass the ball around while counting 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, etc. When the number reaches 7 the student holding the ball must say "buzz".

Any number with a 7 in it must be "buzz" 7, 17, 27, 37, 47, 57, etc. This game requires at least 10 kids or more.