ESL Games and Classroom Activities [Paperback]

Lucia Gorea (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 22, 2011

ESL Games and Classroom Activities is a collection of reproducible and ready-to-use exercises for English as a Second Language students of all ages. These are some of the many efficient exercises I have created and used during my career as an ESL teacher. Activities in this book are intended to get students to take initiative and be more involved in the classroom. This collection of 80 activities covers a wide variety of topics in language areas such as Spelling, Grammar, Writing, Speaking and Listening, Vocabulary and Word Structure, and Pronunciation. Exercises in this book include Vocabulary, Icebreakers, Discussions, Grammar, Word Order, Role-playing, Socializing, Fill in the Blanks, Classifying, Word Matching, Journal Writing, Games, Peer Interviewing, Rhyming Words, Storytelling, Writing Topics, Spelling, Vowels, Consonants, Clustering, Oral Presentations, Word Association, Proverbs, Suffixes and Prefixes, On the Map, and many more. This book contains easy-to-use language-generating activities to increase students’ motivation and participation. · Exercises and games are clearly explained, and short definitions are given where necessary. · Each activity starts on a new page to allow photocopying for classroom use. · Students can complete exercises individually, in pairs, in small groups, or with the whole class. · Exercises can be completed in class or assigned as homework. · An Answer Key is included at the back of the book. These activities are designed to build self-esteem and develop new language skills or reinforce skills already mastered in all language areas. With these fun and surprising exercises, students will be motivated, challenged, and inspired in their learning process. Teachers will find these activities attractive and useful in making their lessons more pertinent and fun.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Lucia Gorea earned her doctorate degree from Atlantic International University, a prestigious university in the United States, where she majored in English and Education. Her extensive career teaching English as a Second Language, English Literature, and Workplace English, both in North America and throughout Europe, has afforded her significant insight into and appreciation of diversity and multiculturalism in today’s world. Dr. Gorea’s panoramic experience as an ESL and English college/university professor and as a high school teacher, coupled with her love and passion for teaching and her compassionate respect for immigrant and refugee cultures, emanates from this activity book, ESL Games and Classroom Activities: An Interactive Activity Book for All Ages, which she has written as a teaching resource for the ESL classroom. Lucia is also the author of Welcome to America! A Practical Guide to Life Survival Skills. Case Studies, published with Authorhouse in 2004. Lucia is also an award-winning international poet and has been recognized with several awards conferred by societies throughout the United States. A number of her poems have been published in prestigious poetry anthologies. Her major awards include the Shakespeare Trophy, the President’s Award for Literary Excellence, the International Poet of Merit Award, the Award for Outstanding Achievement in Poetry, and the Editor’s Choice Award. Lucia’s biographical profile is included in Marquis Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who of American Women, Who’s Who in American Education, International Who’s Who of Professional and Business Women, and Who’s Who in the World. She lives with her family in Vancouver, Canada.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Llumina Press (June 22, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1595260684
• ISBN-13: 978-1595260680
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,190,650 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not much help, January 31, 2007

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Jeff Holliday (Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: ESL Games and Classroom Activities (Paperback)

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.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Waste of money... buy another book, April 10, 2008

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Language Teacher (Asia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: ESL Games and Classroom Activities (Paperback)

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!

11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lively, caring, creative, July 17, 2005

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Karen (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews

This review is from: ESL Games and Classroom Activities (Paperback)

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.