English ESL Conversation: Past Tense Talk. A Board game to practice the past tense and improve English speaking skills
English ESL Conversation: Past Tense Talk
English ESL worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learning and English classes.
The board games offer interactive English language practice in a learner-centered, low-stress environment.
A great way to improve your speaking skills is to play English board games. Not only are board games fun, they also require you to interact with others who can challenge your knowledge and help you improve—especially if you play against opponents who are more proficient than you.
Past Tense Talk
Procedure:
- Hand out the main sheet and place it on the table
- Explain to the students how to play.
Each box corresponds to one question. Each student has roll a dice and move his/her piece.
Ask the students to use the words in the square to make a sentence in the past tense,then use the phrase to ask a question. .The student must also use an expression of time.
Example, if my first roll is a two: I played baseball last week.
If the answer is correct, the student, when it is his turn, can go on playing, if not he has to skip one turn.
The student who first finishes the iter from “FINISH to START” is the winner
Thank the students for coming to the lesson.