These are simple activities which get young learners working with their partners, thus maximising the amount of English they use in the classroom. Each activity shows the relevant vocabulary or grammar point. Much of the material here was developed for summer courses whilst I worked at International House San Sebastian (Lacunza).
Robot salesperson: can Students design their own robot and then try to sell it to their classmates.
Royal battleships: simple questions
Write a Magic Spell: Students write their own magic spell and then practise chanting it.
Police interview: present simple Students role play a police interview, practising present simple questions.
Food: does doesn´t like Students try to guess what another student likes and then interview them to see how many guesses they got right.
At the Restaurant A funny dialogue which includes vocabulary for restaurants.
Describing an animal Students describe the parts of an animal and then practise with a simple pet shop role play.
Clothes shopping A brave knight goes shopping.
What was the weather like? Talking about the weather.
Blood Hotel: Past simple A vampire recounts his holiday. Students then have the task of finding the perfect holiday for a wizard.
Food: likes and dislikes Students talk about likes and dislikes.
Vegetables survey Which vegetables do you eat and how often?
A Superhero's advice: Should (giving advice). A superhero gives advice on how to be really good at English.
Future questionaire: will, might Students make predictions about what life will be like in the future.
The Alibi game: past continuous and past simple 2 students (the criminals) invent an alibi which other students (the police) have to try to break. This game does not require any photocopies.
Frankenstein (Radio play) A cook and a gardener come to work at Frankenstein´s castle and accidently set the monster loose!
The Visitor (Radio play) Some children in a school have a big surprise when an alien comes to visit.
The Treasure of Seagull Island (Radio play) A tale of pirates and treasure.
The Robbery: Part 1 (Radio play) Robbie the Robber tries to rob a bank. Can Inspector Green stop him?
The Robbery: Part 2 (Radio play) Robbie the Robber escapes from prison. Inspector Green sets a trap to catch him
have to try to break. This game does not require any photocopies.