Recommended Communicative Activities Resources

Elementary Communication Games (series)

Jill Hadfield, Longman Publishers, 1987-2000

The language syllabus follows the communicative abilities of the students. Suitable for use with any course. Teacher's notes show you how to play each game. Photocopiable rules sheets guide the students.  Available from Amazon.

 

 

Mario Rinvolucri, Cambridge University Press, 1984

This book contains a wide variety of motivational games for use in the ESL classroom, each of which makes use of one or more functions of English grammar in a fun and practical manner.  Available from Amazon.

 

 

Mario Rinvolucri, Cambridge University Press, 1995

In this second release of grammar games from Mario Rinvolucri, instructors will find a collection of over 80 additional activities for use in the classroom. Photocopiable worksheets, cards and games are included.  Available from Amazon.

 

 

Karen M. Sanders, Pro Lingua Associates, 1998

Each activity involves developing communicative tasks: describing, giving and following directions, guessing, interviewing, asking and answering questions, explaining and expressing opinions, story telling and narrating.  Available from Amazon.

 

Christopher Sion, Addison-Wesley Publishers, 1991

A companion text to "Recipes for tired teachers" - a further 57 activities from teachers around the world for most level classrooms.  Available from Amazon.

 

 

Chris Sion, Addison-Wesley Publishers, 2004

This text gathers together 81 classroom proven strategies designed to build or reinforce the language skills of intermediate to advanced students.  Available from Amazon.

 

 

James Kealy & Donna Inness, Pro Lingua Associates, 1997

This book contains 49 games for practicing specific grammar in the ESL or EFL classroom. The objective of these activities, aside from practicing the grammar, is natural student interaction and conversation. Students from 7th grade to 107 years will have fun working together playing the games while they pick up new vocabulary and use the grammar they've been studying.  Available from Amazon.

 

 

Richard Yorkey, Addison-Wesley Publishers, 1984

From galaxy grids to strip stories, these completely photocopiable activities place English language learners in the pilot's seat of communication! All activities develop speaking and listening skills through the transmission of information from person to person.  Available from Amazon.

 

 

Suzanne M. Woodward, Prentice Hall Regents Publishers, 1996

Fun with Grammar is an exciting teacher's resource book that adds a whole new dimension of fun to grammar classes! More than 200 communicative, interactive, task-based games can be used in the classroom to make learning grammar fun.  Available from Amazon.