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1. Week 2 - Professional Video Gamer

   In: Teacher's Corner: Gerunds and Infinitives Format(s): Text

   This week, while students learn to use gerunds and infinitives, take some time to learn about the wide world of video games from them!

2. Create Your Own Board Game Competition

   Get ready for the 3^rd annual American English at State’s Create Your Own Board Game Competition (CYOBG)! We challenge you to create your own board games for your classrooms and submit them to the CYOBG Competition. Each winner will enjoy having their winning board game posted on the American English website! Winners will be announced on Monday, November 30th. 

3. The Prisoner’s Dilemma – A Game of Decision-Making

   Format(s): Text, Website, Image / Poster / Maps

   How do people make Decisions? This game, presented by The National Science Foundation, is an example of decision science called “Game Theory”.

4. Whole New "Word" Game

   In: English Teaching Forum 2001, Volume 39, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   This piece introduces American sayings and idioms related to the world of sports.

5. Practicing Irregular Forms with the "Which One Would the World be Better Without? Why?" Board Game

   In: Teacher's Corner: Comparatives and Superlatives - Adjectives Format(s): Text

   This week’s Teacher’s Corner activity uses an Activate board game. The game creates opportunities for students to use the irregular comparative and superlative forms for ‘good’ and ‘bad.’

6. Learning to Hypothesize with Confidence through Sudoku Game Play

   In: English Teaching Forum 2009, Volume 47, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   According to the author, the game Sudoku offers a useful way to teach students in an EFL environment. Students learn the important words and grammar connected to language functions of confident hypothesizing and making logical conclusions. When students solve the Sudoku puzzles, they are asked to use modal verbs of certainty (e.g., must, can) and colloquial phrases such as "I bet that..." to communicate. The author provides lesson templates.

7. Week 2 - Active Verb Tense Game

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

   Games that get learners out of their seats moving around are not only fun, but also appeal to different learning styles. This week, we present two games that can be used to practice verb tenses in active ways that create memorable learning experiences for students.

8. A Paraphrasing Game for Intermediate EFL Learners

   In: English Teaching Forum 2020, Volume 58, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   This article describes a fun, challenging game that gives learners practice in the challenging skill of paraphrasing; the article includes tips for playing the game virtually.

9. Week 1 - Phrasal Verb Quiz Game

   In: Teacher's Corner: Phrasal Verbs Format(s): Text

   This week, try our Phrasal Verb Game in your classroom!

10. Talking about Words: A Vocabulary-Description Game

    In: English Teaching Forum 2018, Volume 56, Number 4 Format(s): Text

    This step-by-step guide shows how to help students use techniques for circumlocution to communicate ideas even when they don’t know or can’t recall some vocabulary items.

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