Can you activity esl

When everyone has finished, the students sit down in their groups and take it in turns to talk about the information they found out. Afterwards, students give feedback to the class on their findings. Crazy Abilities. This fun modal verbs of ability game is based on the card game Crazy Eights.

In the game, students say what ability or skill two things have in common using the modal verb 'can'. The first player chooses one of their cards, lays it on the table, and directs a question to the second player, e. They can both swim. If the answer is not accepted, then the second player is not allowed to lay down a card, but the third player is.

The game proceeds from there. The first player to lay down all their cards wins the game. This game also contains wild cards that can be used at any point during the game to delay other players from winning. In this amusing can and can't activity, students play a true or false guessing game about their abilities. First, students complete statements on their worksheet with true and false information about their abilities.

In pairs, students then take it in turns to read out a true or false statement about their ability. Their partner asks up to three follow-up questions to help them decide whether the student's statement is true or false. Their partner then makes their guess and the student reveals the answer. Students score one point for each correct guess.

The student with the most points at the end of the game wins. How well can you…? In this can and can't activity, students practice talking about skills and levels of ability using modal verbs and adverbs of manner. In pairs, students take it in turns to ask their partner 'Can you?

When their partner replies 'Yes, I can', the student asks a 'How well can you? Their partner responds with one of six phrases on the board that express their level of ability and the student ticks the appropriate 1 to 6 box on the worksheet. If their partner replies 'No, I can't', the student moves on to the next 'Can you?

Past and Present Abilities. In this fun can and could speaking activity, students play a true or false guessing game about past and present abilities. In groups, students take it in turns to pick up a card and use the prompt on the card to ask a question to the other students about a past or present ability. For example, if the prompt read 'sleep during the day', the student might ask 'Can you sleep during the day? The student with the card then asks follow-up questions to work out if the other students are lying or telling the truth.

The student then makes a guess for each student and the correct answers are revealed. For each correct guess, the student scores a point. The Leftorium. In this free modal verbs of ability activity, students try completing certain tasks with their left hand.

Students then ask and answer questions about their left-handed abilities using can and can't. Tell the students to imagine that they are in the Leftorium with Ned Flanders from the Simpsons and that they have been given some tasks to do using only their left hand.

Students then put their right hand behind their back and attempt each task on the worksheet in turn. If the students are able to do the task with just their left hand, they write 'Yes, I can' next to the task. When everyone has finished, the students interview the people in their group and ask questions about their ability to do the tasks. The students write their classmates' answers on the worksheet using the third-person singular. Afterwards, students give feedback to the class on the tasks they can and can't do.

In this lesson students practice talking about their abilities using " can ". Students learn some action verbs , play fun games and activities, sing a song and do a worksheet. Members get accompanying flashcards , worksheets, song and classroom reader. One of those is to talk about general ability. This is something that you have learned in the past and you can now do at any time you want, such as being able to ride a bike, swim or play a musical instrument.

This is a high energy lesson which is great fun and allows your students to pick up the structures quickly. Parts of this lesson can be used in other lessons as energy burners especially the song.

Teach the actions vocab Start with flashcards of the actions in the song jump, run, swim, hop, stomp my feet, turn around. Have all your students stand up and pull out the first flashcard e. Get the students to do the action as soon as you reveal the card.

Shout out the word as you are all doing the action and encourage everyone to shout the word as well. Do this for all 6 cards. Play "Quick flashcard actions" Lay the flashcards face down on the ground and mix them up. With your students still standing, quickly turn over one card for all to see and shout out the action e. Everyone jumps for a second or two. Then turn over another card and shout the action for everyone to do.

This should be quick paced with actions changing frequently. After a few rounds mix the cards up again and pick up one card. If they are having problems show the card. Do this for all of the cards until everyone is getting the actions right. Play "Teacher Says" This is the game "Simon Says" but using the word "teacher", or your name, instead. Go straight into the game no explanations necessary by saying "Teacher says jump ".

Do the action and make sure everyone else follows along. Do a few more "run, turn around, swim, etc. After a while your students will get the hang of it. Play the game faster and faster. When a student makes a mistake they have to sit the rest of the game out. The last student standing is the winner. Teach "Can you..? Have all your students sit down. Pull out the "Jump" flashcard. Say "I can jump" — point to yourself and nod your head. Then jump and again say "I can jump". First, the teacher comes up with a topic or idea.

In the worksheet below, there are some ideas but it can be anything. Next, the teacher starts the music, and students have to think of as many words as they can for that topic. Someone starts with a ball. When they come up with a word, they pass the ball to another student.

When the music stops, whoever is holding the ball loses. And the punishment can be anything. For example, they must speak for one minute about a topic the teacher gives them.

Whoever was left with the ball at the end of the music lost the game. Minimal Pairs are words that sound similar but one phonological element is different in the two words. For example, glamour and grammar sound extremely similar. In the pronunciation game, students have to keep a keen ear for what they hear.

For example, we use minimal pairs which are similar sounding words with one different phonological element. First, they start at the top of the pyramid. Next, the teacher says the word, and students have to circle it. Meanwhile, this process continues until everyone reaches the bottom. As the teacher, you have to keep track of where the final landing spot should be.

Check your students understanding. Finally, review the minimal pairs by practicing each sound as a classroom. Minimal Pairs. Tongue twisters are an effortless way to challenge students at pronunciation. I like to start this class by doing a tongue twister in their native language. If I mess up, it gets students laughing. But nothing to worry about because mistakes are OK. Point proven! Finally, open the classroom up for volunteers who can say the tongue twister the fastest.

You might be surprised to see the shyest student in class get in the action! And they are having fun doing it. This is a good recipe for success. Tongue Twisters. But with a bit of preparation, students will be asking each other questions and answering in no time. First, the teacher makes groups of two. Next, students roll the dice and move their game pieces. Accordingly, their partner responds until they go around the entire game board.

Even if you have rules to only speak in English in class, this activity is one of those times you should enforce this. These ESL activities aim at boosting awareness and increasing English as a Second Language in an effortless, fun sort of way. Are you ready to take action? These ESL activities are all free to download and print to teach within your class today.

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