Advanced games provide the playground to teach children English without the pressure of traditional textbook learning. Games allow children to pick up concepts quickly while retaining information. They also provide engaging sessions in which the children gain great exposure to the language as well as practice. With the use of puzzles, games and activities, English instructors can command the attention of their students, while increasing the pace and keeping the motivation alive in the classroom.

The Clothesline Game
Students work together in groups to identify different parts of speech. Each group is provided with a stack of phrases and words on pieces of construction paper. When prompted, students must hang the correct cards that contain the corresponding parts of speech on a clothesline in the classroom. Each group gains points based on how many cards on the clothesline are correct during each round.

Natural Thesaurus Activity
To practice vocabulary, an instructor can introduce new words to the class along with their respective definitions. As he reviews each word, he can use each word in a sentence to teach word usage and the strength of context clues. After a set of 15 words are reviewed, the class can be divided into groups. When the instructor states a vocabulary word, the group that hits the buzzer first has to provide a synonym to match the word. The group that has the most correct synonyms is announced the winner.

Tic-Tac Toe Challenge
Two groups of students must complete challenges correctly to get access to the game board, in which they can play an "X" or an "O" much like the traditional Tic-Tac Toe game. The challenges consists of puzzles, pictures and questions in relation to grammar, word usage and vocabulary. These challenges can be presented in the form of an obstacle course inside the classroom, a set of puzzles on each table or visuals on the blackboard. The group that gets the most wins out of 10 rounds wins the entire challenge.

The Scrambled Word Game
The instructor picks the main vocabulary word of the day that she would like the students to learn but does not reveal it. This instructor presents a series of words that contain the main vocabulary word within those words. The letters that make up the words can appear together or separate. For example, if the main word is "tea," then the scrambled words can be "teaspoon" or "antenna." Both words include the main word "tea." The first group to unscramble all of the words and discover the mystery word of the day wins the game. Then, the instructor can discuss the mechanics behind the main vocabulary word of the day, reviewing its origin, word usage and pronunciation.