| LESSON OVERVIEW
The main objectives of this worksheet with A2 review games are to:
- revise vocabulary, grammar and forming questions;
- practise speaking, creative thinking and sentence-building skills;
- do fun activities on vocabulary and grammar.
In this worksheet, students learn by playing games. They review vocabulary and practise quick thinking. Students train their speaking skills and work on forming questions in real-life situations. They develop creative thinking while learning to justify their choices. Students also practise grammar and sentence-building skills.
CATEGORIES GAME
As part of the A2 review games in this worksheet, students follow instructions to play a word game. They look at a table of categories (e.g. clothes, food, animal) and are given one letter. In one minute, students write a word starting with that letter for each category. They think of original or less common words to get more points.
SNAKES AND LADDERS
In this exercise, students play a board game. They roll the dice, move to a square and do the task on it (e.g. create two questions you could ask someone you’ve just met). If they complete the task correctly, they move forward. If students can’t do it, they move back. They also use ladders and snakes to move around the board.
DESERT ISLAND
In this A2 review game students imagine they’re going to a desert island. They get a card containing a rule to follow (e.g. each item must fit into your pocket). Students think of five things they would take to the island, following the rule on their card. They earn one point for each item that fits, plus an extra point for explaining their choices.
THE GAME OF JEOPARDY
Students play a game where they take turns choosing boxes with categories (e.g. tenses, modals, prepositions). They do the task in each box (e.g. create a Past Simple sentence using three verbs: one regular and two irregular) until they complete all of them. The boxes contain the points they earn if they do the task correctly. The higher the number, the more difficult the task is. The person who gets the most points wins.
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Great job! I’d place this lesson at B1 level, to be honest. The present perfect tense (e.g., “I have eaten”, “She has lived here for years”) is generally considered to be at the B1 level according to the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). A2 Level (Elementary)
At the A2 level, learners can form simple sentences and understand commonly used expressions in everyday situations. Typical tenses and grammar at A2:
Present Simple (I work, She goes)
Present Continuous (I am working)
Past Simple (I went, He bought)
Can (for ability)
Going to (for future plans: I’m going to visit her.)
Grammar features typical of A2:
Talking about daily routines
Using simple past (e.g., I visited my grandma last week.)
Forming basic questions and negatives
Giving basic advice or instructions (You should…)
Basic verbs like go, like, know, etc. B1 Level (Intermediate)
At the B1 level, learners can use more complex grammar structures and express more detailed thoughts.
The present perfect tense is introduced at this level, especially for:
Talking about experiences: I have been to Paris.
Recent events: She has just left.
Actions that started in the past and continue to the present: We have lived here for five years.
Typical B1 grammar includes:
Present Perfect
Past Continuous
Future forms (will, going to, present continuous for future)
First conditional
Comparatives and superlatives
Modal verbs (should, must, might, etc.)
Just wanted to say — take my comment as a positive sign! The lesson you made is great, and I’m really looking forward to using it with my B1–B2 learners
Thanks for your comment! In our experience, basic Present Perfect forms are often introduced at the end of A2, but we totally understand if you prefer to use it with your B1 students. Let us know how it goes 🙂
I always feel Present Perfect is introduced too late. Although the use is rather complicated and unlike most students’ native languages, it tends to disrupt the whole idea of tenses and everything needs to be reconsidered afterwards. That’s why I’m also planning to introduce it soon to my A2 level students. I love the games, thank you, Olia!
That’s a great point! Students can definitely start with simple ever/never + Present Perfect sentences and just practise them as fixed, useful chunks (like ‘I’ve never tried it!’). No need to dive into rules or tense names too early, just giving them these handy structures works really well 🙂
Well this lessonjust fantastic! Thank you so much.
Glad you liked it🙌
I love this! Thank you! Great even for B-level students as little warm ups or re-energizing activities in longer lessons 🙂
So glad to hear that 🙂
This is genius! I love it so much! I would love see a B2/C1 version of this. Thank you Olia
Thank you so much! I’m really glad you like it 😊
You can also check out this B2/C1 worksheet with games 🙂