These games are designed to help students explore and discover the English language in fun and entertaining ways. Click on the game title that interests you. Newcomer Games The Ball Game Goal: to introduce selves   Getting to Know You Goals: to introduce people; to find out about students in the class   The High Five Game Goals: to practice greetings; to talk about cultures   Memory Game Goals: to practice vocabulary; to talk about immigration experiences   Eye-Catching Games ESL Hide-and-Seek Goals: to give instructions; to request information; to express spatial relations   I Spy Goals: to use visual skills; to practice language   Fashion Show Goals: to develop vocabulary; to practice using descriptive language   Shopping Goals: to identify places; to describe locations   Oral Memory or Listening Games Simon Says Goals: to listen; to follow commands   Picture Question Game Goals: to ask and answer questions; to use picture cues   Tape-in-the-Box Goals: to follow directions; to build vocabulary and practice simple sentence structures   Boarding House Reach Goals: to practice listening comprehension; to practice sound discrimination; to reinforce vocabulary   This Is My Elbow Goals: to review vocabulary (body parts); to listen intensively   Guessing Games Guess Where? Goals: to describe places around the world; to work in teams Guesstimates Goals:to practice vocabulary; to talk about prices; to do math problems   Charades Goals: to use visual cues; to expand vocabulary   Surprise Box Goals: to practice vocabulary; to practice using descriptive language   Concentration Goals: to use vocabulary; to use visual memory skills   The Clue Game Goals: to answer yes/no questions; to use inferences   Language Games Spelling Bees Goal: to practice spelling   The Comics Goals: to use visual cues; to use inventive language   The Interpreting Game Goals: to practice converting raw data into statements about the person interviewed; to listen carefully   Seeing Double: Making Plurals Goals: to develop vocabulary; to practice using plurals   Tic-Tac-Talk Goals: to describe actions; to use picture cues