These activities are for English Conversation classes. They generally apply to adults, but could be used for younger learners if they're advanced enough. The idea is to spark longer conversations entirely in English.
A bright and colorful board game focused on getting students to converse in English.
If you don't want to spend money on a bunch of card decks, print these out instead!
A three-hint-quiz type of game where students have to guess the character being described. Perfect activity for We Can! 2 Unit 3 "He is Famous. She is great."
A sleek and simple cultural presentation showing off traditional and famous foods from countries around the world.
Students listen and decide whether various sentences are true.
A simple activity useful for communicating and reviewing target language.
Students discuss whether Naomi Osaka should choose to become a Japanese or American citizen.
Students read an article and talk about their media consumption habits.
Students come up with a business idea and compete to see who will get funding.
A discussion activity useful for 3rd year classes.
Review activity. Students work in pairs or groups to get the teacher to say the words on the worksheet.
A speaking based, find your partner activity practicing "Can you~?"
Students ask each other unusual questions to spur conversation. Aimed at adult students.
A collection of 12 word files with different Karuta cards.
16 word files separated by categories with many flashcards ready to be printed.
This is a warmup exercise to get the students moving and thinking about English.
Jeopardy game to help your students learn about the ancient Halloween mysteries.
Students think of which kanji represents their experience in this calendar year and explain their choice in English.
Different ways of playing karuta games
Different ways of playing karuta games