Intermediate
A selection of intermediate-level games and activities to practise various grammar points, including the order of adjectives, 'used to', the present perfect, the past continuous and lots more.
Intermediate lesson plans
The ring game: Order of adjectives
A card game at intermediate level to practise the order of adjectives.
Adjective dominoes: Order of adjectives
Author: Jill Hadfield Type: Game, General lesson plan
A domino game at intermediate level to practise using adjectives in the correct order that can be played as a group game or a mingling game.
Make and do: Practising expressions
Author: Jill Hadfield Type: Game, General lesson plan
A matching activity for small groups that focuses on accuracy and practises the correct use of make and do.
Guessing game: used to
Author: Jill Hadfield Type: General lesson plan
A guessing activity at intermediate level to practise used to in affirmative and negative sentences and questions.
Experiences: Present perfect
Author: Jill Hadfield Type: Game
A team game at intermediate level to practise asking and answering questions using the present perfect.
Role-play: Get / have something done
A role-play activity for the whole class that practises the correct use of ‘have / get something done’.
Flashcard game: both / neither
Author: Jill Hadfield
An accuracy-based team activity that practises the use of both, both of, neither and neither of.
Guessing game: Past continuous
Author: Jill Hadfield
An accuracy-based guessing game for pairs to practise What were you doing … ?, You were -ing, and I was -ing.
Mingling activity: Future continuous
Author: Jill Hadfield
A whole-class mingling activity at intermediate level to practise will be + -ing.
Board game: Indefinite pronouns
Author: Jill Hadfield
A board game activity at intermediate level to practise using some-, any-, every-, no- + -one, -thing, -where.
Explain! Past perfect continuous
Author: Jill Hadfield
A speaking card game at intermediate level to practise the use of past perfect continuous.
Holiday game: Future of can/can't
Author: Jill Hadfield Level: Intermediate Type: General lesson plan
An activity where students receive an exciting holiday and must list all the things they will and won’t be able to do on their given holiday practising the future of can and can’t.
Guess: Defining relative clauses
Author: Jill Hadfield Type: General lesson plan
A small-group guessing game to practise who, that/which and where.
Role-play: Much and many
Author: Jill Hadfield Type: General lesson plan
A pairwork role-play game to practise using much and many.
Mingling game: Present simple and continuous
Author: Jill Hadfield Level: Pre-intermediate, Intermediate Type: General lesson plan
A whole-class mingling game to practise the difference between the present simple and continuous.
Card game: Must and Mustn't
Author: Jill Hadfield Level: Pre-intermediate, Intermediate Type: General lesson plan
A pairwork card game to practise using must and mustn’t.
Team competition: Will
Author: Jill Hadfield Type: Game, General lesson plan
A team competition to practise will for promises and predictions.
