Tag Archives: TEFLtastic classics

42 boasting games for EFL classes (TEFLtastic Classics Part 50)

Posted on 29/07/2026 by alexcase

Another of the most adaptable and reliable TEFL activities. This is based on the classic game Yuppies from Intermediate Communication Games, in which two students try to outdo each other with what they are describing such as their possessions. This … Continue reading →

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25 error correction pairwork activities (TEFLtastic classics Part 49)

Posted on 14/07/2026 by alexcase

I use this activity so much that it is now worth a page of its own, freeing up my alternative error correction page for other ways of correcting mistakes. As well as dealing with problems that students are likely to … Continue reading →

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49 of the most reliable and adaptable TEFL classics

Posted on 09/07/2026 by alexcase

now with links to over 1500 examples from my online materials and e-books, including many of my new functional language ideas. Click on or google “TEFLtastic classics” and/ or: 80 coin games for EFL classes 79 board games for learning … Continue reading →

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22 needs analysis and instant personalised practice activities (TEFLtastic classics Part 48)

Posted on 05/01/2022 by alexcase

Back when I was studying to teach English for Business for the first time, what I most appreciated and gained from were lessons on doing needs analysis and on planning first lessons that cover things that most students are likely … Continue reading →

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Three new kinds of TEFL board game

Posted on 13/06/2021 by alexcase

I came up with the first of these as part of my trivia quizzes boom, and used it to make this narrative tenses board game. Students work their way around a board game by guessing numbers. On each square they … Continue reading →

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26 good and taboo questions activities (TEFLtastic classics Part 47)

Posted on 25/05/2021 by alexcase

The best thing you can teach students about almost any language point is how to ask and answer the kinds of questions related to that language which people really ask each other. However, doing just this more than a couple … Continue reading →

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53 trivia quizzes for EFL students (TEFLtastic classics Part 46)

Posted on 18/01/2021 by alexcase

When I was posting my list of the best of 2020, I noticed that a couple of the top ones were trivia quizzes and thought I should make sure that I had linked to them from my TEFLtastic Classics post … Continue reading →

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TEFLtastic Classics update

Posted on 22/09/2020 by alexcase

Updated version of this just up here. My last post was mostly of a promise of things to come, so I thought I’d prove that it was worth coming back with an update on how many links my other TEFLtastic … Continue reading →

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23 mix and match activities for learning English (TEFLtastic classics Part 45)

Posted on 13/09/2020 by alexcase

This has been by far the most popular activity in my young learner classes recently. I’ve often used the classic picture book (Do You Like) Ketchup on Your Cornflakes?, in which the top and bottom halves of the page are … Continue reading →

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29 linking learner training and specific language points activities (TEFLtastic classics Part 44)

Posted on 21/06/2020 by alexcase

I was wondering recently why my learner training page isn’t more popular, because what could be better than getting students to discuss how to learn a language while also practising the language point of the day? Then when I actually … Continue reading →

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