Simply ESL

ESL Activity: Visual Mish-Mash

This is a simple, fun game. There are many variations that you can make to this game, but here are is the basic operation of the game.

Preperation: Think of a topic (eg: colours) use at least five different colours.
On a piece of paper, write the word for a colour and colour it (the paper) a different colour from the word you wrote. You should end up with colour words that don't match the colour you have placed on their piece of paper.

How to play:

1. Set-up two teams (or however many you want).
2. Explain the the students that when you say "word" they must find the card with the colour word you said. If you say "colour" (note: colour is the word colour, this is NOT a substitute for a colour) then a colour (this is where you say a colour) they must go for the colour of the paper (not the word).
3. The first student to get the correct card scores a point for their team.

Variations:

1. Play a slap-style game. This is good for one-one. Reveal a card and get the student to say either (or both) "Word colour" and/or "Colour colour (eg: green)"

Enjoy!