50 Tasks for the English Language Classroom
1. Use small strips of paper and tape to label in English all things in the classroom. 2. Each student create an alphabet card. Hang up at the front of the classroom. 3. Make a poster with information about a country. Present it to the class. 4. Bring in to class something you don’t need. Every student gets $100 to buy items. Use only English and buy/sell – who makes the most money? 5. Find classmates that are born in the same month as you. Link arms and continue to find more students born in the same month. 6. Teach a fellow student how to do something. Write out the steps beforehand then Explain. 7. Go around the class and say thank you to every classmate. Give a different reason To each person. “Thank you for …..ing ……….” 8. Make a list of (topic) that start with each letter of the alphabet. Who can get the most? 9. Write 5 general knowledge questions on a piece of paper. Easy to hardest. Play Jeopardy asking your questions to classmates. Points: 1,2,3,4,5. 10. Write a yes/no question that you are interested in finding out from classmates. Walk around the class and survey everyone. Report back to the class your findings. 11. Tell a joke in your native language. Then try and tell the same joke in English. Can you? 12. Spell a word on the back of a friend. Can they guess? Write a number? Can they say what it is? 13. With a large piece of paper, draw your body outline. Label all your parts and color. 14. Make 12 groups. Each group makes a calendar page with important class dates for their month. 15. Students sit back to back and telephone each other. Pretend you are ordering a pizza Reporting a missing person / Making a doctor’s appointment.