I know that I usually post about Mathematics Education, but I am getting a Masters Degree in Education with an emphasis on English Language Learners. I also teach a free English Conversation Class at my church once a week. This class has a 60 minute lesson and then a 30 minute game. Last week I took a game that I learned from my Drama Students (oh year, my wife and I also run the Drama program at my school).
The students sat in a circle and told a story one word at a time. One of the teachers wrote the story on the board so everyone could see it. The story didn't make much sense. It started off with one of the teachers sleeping and then her bike was flying and then a plane flew between football goal posts, etc. It was all over the place. One aspect of this game that I really enjoyed was that it required students to think about grammar and word choice. We had to corrected the grammar as we went and have short discussions about what is correct and why and it was a great way to emphasis basic grammar including articles, which my students struggle with. My students were initially taught English in a very structured setting with worksheets, this was a very open activity which stretches their abilities.
If you have an ESL class, I would encourage you to try a game like this.
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