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1. Board Game: Name Your Favorite

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

   The board game 'Name Your Favorite' provides an opportunity for students to talk about their favorite things in a variety of categories. For this board game, you will find the downloadable game, game instructions, and game variations.

2. Board Game: About Me

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

   The board game About Me gives students a variety of prompts to talk about themselves. For this board game, you will find the downloadable game, game instructions, and game variations.

3. Board Game: Which One Would the World Be Better Without? Why?

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

   This game allows students to talk about hypothetical situations in an authentic and engaging way. For this board game, you will find the downloadable game, game instructions, and game variations.

4. Board Game: What Do I Know About ...?

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

   This board game allows students to share their knowledge about a variety of subjects. For this board game, you will find the downloadable game, game instructions, and game variations.

5. Board Game: Which One is Different? Why?

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

   The board game Which One Is Different? Why? gives students an opportunity to debate which idea is different from the rest. For this board game, you will find the downloadable game, game instructions, and game variations.

6. Board Game: What You Might Find

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

   This board game provides students with prompts to discuss what they might find in specific locations. Download the game, instructions, and game variations.

7. Board Game: What Someone Does

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

   This board game gives students a chance to talk about what people do in certain situations. Download the game, instructions, and game variations.

8. The Lighter Side of TEFL: Word Games

   In: The Lighter Side of TEFL, Volume 1 Format(s): Text

   This section focuses on word games, which reinforces learned vocabulary.

9. Livening Up College English Classes with Games

   In: English Teaching Forum 2009, Volume 47, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   This article discusses the use of games in teaching college-level English as a second language (ESL) classes. It describes how teachers can use games such as Taboo to change the direction of teaching from being teacher-centered to student-centered. The article addresses problems such as classroom management and the time spent adapting or creating games and presents useful tips for teachers to consider related to the use of games as a teaching tool.

10. Teaching Technique: Board Games in the English Classroom

    In: English Teaching Forum 2017, Volume 55, Number 1 Format(s): Text

    Learn how to play a game called “Business Decisions” and see how it can help students develop their language and business acumen.

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