A major challenge for any ESL teacher, whether experienced or a recent graduate, is to keep students engaged, and one of the best ways to do this, is to incorporate some games to teach English online and in classroom to make learning more fun and exciting.

Games and fun activities are a vital part of teaching English as a foreign language. Whether you’re teaching adults or children, games will liven up your lesson and ensure that your students will leave the classroom wanting more.

Our videos of games to teach English online and in classroom have been created to inspire excitement and motivation in students of all ages. If you’re not using videos in your English language classroom, or your teaching online, you’re missing out on a wealth of learning opportunity.

Extensive research shows that video is a really effective tool for learning, particularly for English language learners. No matter the age of your students, it’s highly likely they will respond well to the combination of visual and audio stimuli.

Here are our 5 recommendations of quiz games you can start using right now, to enhance learning and boost meaningful involvement in the classroom.

Number 5 – True or false games
The True or False game is incredibly simple and incredibly popular at the same time. In the True or False game, you are presented with an image, a label, and an audio, and you have to identify whether the image and the label go together. If yes, you mark the question as true. If not, you mark the question as false.

Number 4 – Hidden picture games
The hidden picture is an excellent way to introduce or review vocabulary on an endless list of categories. the aim of the game is to make students guess the picture, hidden behind colored shapes, before time runs out.

Number 3 – Word guessing games
Guessing games are great to use as warmers, fillers, and review activities. Not only are they a lot of fun, but they are also fantastic for learning vocabulary and grammar. It doesn´t matter the topic you are teaching, a simple guess the word game can be very effective. Students can try to guess the right answer from a list of alternatives, or try to guess from scrambled letters. Whatever the option, fun is guaranteed.

Number 2 – Guess the sound games
This is an excellent activity for young learners. Guess the sound games are a fun vocabulary learning activity for home or classroom learning.

Number 1 – Top 5 quiz games
Quizzes and trivia games can make a nice change, and it may give students who aren’t the best at English, a chance to shine in another area. It can be the case that some of the least able English students, are really good at general knowledge, so tasks using trivia can help to boost their confidence and increase their motivation levels.

Preparing trivia quizzes can be quite time consuming, but you do not have to worry about that anymore. We have a list of ready to use top 5 quiz games completely free for you to use in classroom, in online teaching, or in a fun family or friends competition, and lots more to come.

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