Теrmez state university department of philology and teaching languages: english the department of foreign language teaching methodology

Teaching speaking skill through language games in A2 grade of a publik 
school. 
1.1 Types of modern English games 
Games are one of the most important tools in an ESL teacher’s belt. Learners 
struggling with a difficult topic? Help them through it with a game. Got some time to 
kill between lessons? It’s game time. Want to get those minds whirring into gear? 
You guessed it. Bring on the game! 
Fun ESL games for children are great for getting learners engaged with the topic. 
Playing fun but simple games makes the lesson more exciting and makes children 
more likely to learn. If they’re bored, their minds may wander and they’re not going 
to take in any information from the lesson. So it’s important to have some games in 
your pocket, ready to pull out whenever they’re needed. That’s why we’ve 
gathered together a list of 15 fun games to learn in English class, giving you a few 
Twinkl tips and tricks.
15 Fun Games to Learn in English Class 
1. All A-board
A simple game- but all the best ones are! Depending on your class size depends on 
how you want to split up your learners. You could split them down the middle into 
two teams, or smaller groups if that’s what suits your class best. Pick a topic that 
you’ve covered with your class, like animals, food, or anything else, and put it up on 
the board. Split the board into sections depending on how many teams there are. Then 
learners essentially take part in a relay race within their teams, taking it in turns to 
pass on the pen and write a word related to that topic up on the board. Award points 
for correctly spelt words. You should set a time limit for this game, like using 
our 
Blast Off Countdown Timer. 
2. The Association Game 
This is a great game to help learners build their vocabulary. You can stick with 
one topic and use it at the end of a lesson for learners to practise what they’ve learnt, 
or even use it at the end of the year and explore a range of vocabulary that you’ve 
covered. To play, all of your children should stand in a circle. You pick a word and 
then the person next to you has to say another word that is somehow linked. For 
example, if the first person said ’strawberries’, the next person might say ’red’, 
and then the next person might say ’tomatoes’. Set a time limit for how long 
children have to pick a word, and if they can’t think of one in that time, they’re out. 
It gets harder the further around the circle you go as you can’t repeat anything that’s 

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been said before you. If you want some inspiration for what topics to cover, take a 
look at 
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