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1. Practical Tips for Increasing Listening Practice Time

   In: English Teaching Forum 2015, Volume 53, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   This article help teachers of English reconsider how to think about listening tasks. It provides guidance for increasing classroom listening practice through short, dedicated tasks, with an emphasis on the practical business of setting up and “class-managing” listening activities in order to give students more practice.

2. Board Games

   In: Activate: Games for Learning American English Format(s): Text

   The board games in 'Activate: Games for Learning American English' show the paths that the players must follow and the English phrases that the players must produce orally. Each board game has a theme that requires the students to produce certain types of expressions, so they practice a variety of vocabulary, grammatical patterns, and functional meanings.

3. Insert: Four New Activate Board Games

   In: English Teaching Forum 2024, Volume 62, Number 1 Format(s): Text, Image / Poster / Maps

   This issue includes a unique bonus: four completely new Activate board games that you and your students can begin playing immediately. The directions may be self-explanatory, but detailed instructions and tips can be found in the article “Let Them Play: Board Games for Language Practice,” also in this issue.

4. Activate Games for Learning English - Guess What?

   Format(s): Text

   Guess What? cards can be used for a variety of games in the classroom to provide an opportunity for students to practice making descriptions in English and to learn English vocabulary.

5. Board Game: Have You Ever? Oh, When?

   In: Activate Games for Learning American English: Board Games Format(s): Text

   The board game Have You Ever? Oh, When? Allows students to talk about their personal experiences while practicing the present perfect. For this board game, you will find the downloadable game, game instructions, and game variations.

6. Activate 21st Century Skills with Board Games in the Classroom

   In: American English Webinars Format(s): Text, Video

   This session, "Activate 21st Century Skills with Board Games in the Classroom", examines how playing board games can enable ELLs of all ages to develop authentic language skills while also practicing collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and creativity!

7. Teacher's Corner: Grammar Games

   Format(s): Text

   This month in the Teacher’s Corner, we present games you can use with your students to make learning grammar fun.

8. Week 1 - Grid Games

   In: Teacher's Corner: Grammar Games Format(s): Text

   This month in the Teacher’s Corner, we present games you can use with your students to make learning grammar fun. In this week’s activity, we present a great way to review subject-verb agreement.

9. Activate: Games for Learning American English

   Format(s): Text

   Are you looking for fun, meaningful activities to use in your classroom? Check out these board games! Game themes require students to produce certain types of expressions, so they practice a variety of vocabulary, grammatical patterns, and functional meanings.

10. Cooperative Game-Playing in the EFL Classroom

    In: English Teaching Forum 2019, Volume 57, Number 3 Format(s): Text

    The author presents strategies for successful team-bonding games along with descriptions of games and suggestions for building a collaborative atmosphere before, during, and after the games.

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