ESL Games and Classroom Activities: An Interactive Activity Book for All Ages

I feel bad writing such a negative review, but this was possibly the worst ESL book I've ever purchased. The activities are very mundane and provide little guidance or structure. For example, one activity, titled "Can", is just a list of questions in the form of "Can you {verb phrase}?" and the students then answer the questions, presumably in the form of "Yes, I can..." or, "No, I can't..." Another activity is just a list of famous people, and the assignment is for students to do an oral presentation about the person they choose. Many of the activities in this book have a similar format.The entire book is in black and white and all the illustrations (including the cover) are clip art i.e. it's a very boring layout. The cover advertises the book as being appropriate "for all ages" but I found it way too advanced for the kids I am teaching (ages 5~9). At the same time, I think it would be pretty boring for anyone out of high school.Overall, this book is not a good value. I have seen plenty of other good ESL books (here on Amazon, too) that are worth the money.

This book will be quite useful for the class of beginning English speakers that I'll have this summer. The activities are on their level, and will capture their interest. The activities are not too long or too technical.This was a good buy.

I am sorry that I laid out money for this waste of paper. There are very few games and the pedagogy is so simplistic as to be laughable. Considering the author's "PhD" is from a diploma mill, I guess I shouldn't be surprised.Shop elsewhere! there are many other useful books out there!

This is a great collection of lively exercises for students of all levels. Reading, writing, grammar, spelling, listening, and speaking are all addressed through a variety of activities that elicit thoughtful individual work and group participation. Some of my favorites are the geography, poetry, and oral report assignments. These give students opportunities to explore the world around them as they grow in English proficiency.I also find that this book offers very caring projects which foster a sense of classroom community. Together students can compose jazz chants, make a fruit salad, conduct job interviews, and more. These exercises - some practical, some just for fun - allow students to know better their classmates and themselves.The creative, multi-dimensional approach to language learning is what I most enjoy about ESL Games and Classroom Activities.

Unfortunately the book was a disappointment. My fault: I should have become alerted by the title (Games (...) for all ages). There aren't ESL games for ALL ages! I thought it would be a nice addition to my collection of wonderful ESL games books, but... It is neither a game nor fun when you are suggested to ask your partner questions and write their answers on the lines ( examples of the questions: Do you smoke? Do you come to class early? Did you watch TV last night? Can you swim? etc) The writer claims she has created all exercises, although they look nothing more than exercises from most boring coursebooks. I strongly doubt that "students will be motivated, challenged, and inspired" (as the blurb says) by those activities.

Très déçue par ce produit, que je croyais être un recueil imposant et dans lequel sont compulsées 51 activités (seulement). De plus, il ne s'agit pas de jeux, mais d'activités plus ou moins formelles, et dont le côté ludique se trouve, au mieux, dans la présentation mais rarement dans l'activité proposée (car bon, avoir la recette de la salade de fruit ou de la soupe ne présente pas un intérêt énorme - ludique ou pas, d'ailleurs).Extrait de la table des matières : Family, School, Fruits, Vegetables, Food, Colors, Animals, Body part, Sports, ... Present tense, Past tense, Irregular Verbs, Present perfect, Simple Future, ... Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, ... Proverbs, Collage, Tea Time, Spelling Bee, Letter to an Imaginary Friend, Show and Tell, Storytelling, Wheel of Fortune...Exemple de fiche : Animals 1) Unscramble the words ; 2) Write the plural forms of the following nouns ; 3) Write animals that fit into the categories below (large / small / wild / Tame).Donc, des activités clé en main (et photocopiables) à distribuer telles quelles, oui, mais des jeux, non. C'est juste important de le savoir pour ne pas se méprendre (comme je l'ai fait lors de mon achat).

Très bon ouvrage qui peut aisément être utilisé, grande variété d'activités, supports ludiques, illustrations claires, très bien, je recommande vivement.