ESL Miming Games
Back to the Board

This entertaining miming game can be used to review a variety of vocabulary. One player from each team comes to the front of the class and sits with their back to the board. Write three words you want the students to revise on the board. When you say 'go'... read more
Charades

This amusing ESL miming game can be played by students of all ages and levels. One player from each team comes to the front of the class and sits facing their team with their back to the board. Write a word you want the students to practice on the board... read more
Classic Charades

In this classic miming game, students use actions to describe film, song or book titles. A player from one team comes up to the front of the class. Give the player a film, song or book title to act out. The player then has three minutes to mime the title... read more
Emphasize

In this acting game, students use word stress, tone, gestures and body language to act out a situation for others to guess. Begin by reviewing word stress and emphasis with the class using the examples in the PDF. Next, in pairs, students memorize a... read more
Verb Antics

Here is an engaging miming game to help students practice verbs and verb forms. A player from one team comes to the front of the class and is given a verb to mime. The player then mimes the verb to the class. The first team to correctly guess the verb... read more
What am I doing?

This fun miming game can be used to practice or review the present continuous tense. A student from one team comes to the front of the class and is given a present continuous sentence to mime. The student asks the class 'What am I doing?' and mimes the... read more