Complimenting ESL Games, Worksheets and Activities
Here is a free giving and accepting compliments game for students to play in class. In groups, students take turns turning over one situation card and one response card. If the situation matches the response, the student reads it aloud, keeps the two cards and has another turn. If the cards don't match, the student turns them back over, keeping them in the same place. The game continues until all the cards have been matched. The student with the most pairs of cards at the end of the game wins.
In this useful complimenting worksheet, students practice language for giving and responding to compliments. To begin, in pairs, students discuss questions on the topic of compliments. Students then categorise expressions for giving and receiving compliments. Next, students use the expressions in different situations. After that, students complete other compliments and replies using the expressions. Students then complete compliments and replies with words from a box and match them together. Lastly, in pairs, students write three compliments for their partner and then take turns complimenting each other and giving suitable replies.
In this engaging giving compliments board game, students practice giving compliments in a variety of situations. In groups, players take turns rolling the dice and moving their counter along the board. When a player lands on a square, they read the situation aloud and then give an appropriate compliment. For example, for the square 'Your friend is wearing a new dress', the player might say 'What a beautiful dress! Where did you get it?' The other students listen to the compliment and judge the player's response. If the compliment is grammatically correct and appropriate, the player stays on the square and writes down the compliment. If not, the player goes back to their previous square. The next player then rolls the dice, and so on. The first player to reach the finish wins the game. Afterwards, read each situation from the gameboard and review the groups' compliments as a class, providing feedback as required.
In this productive giving compliments worksheet, students practice language for giving compliments about personal appearance. First, in pairs, students discuss three questions about appearance-related compliments. Students then underline the correct word or phrase to complete each compliment. Next, students complete compliments with appearance-related words from a box. After that, students find mistakes in compliments and correct them. Students then read situations and write appropriate appearance-related compliments. Following that, students write down the names of three classmates and then write one appearance-related compliment for each student. Finally, without saying their classmate's name, students read each compliment to the class, who guesses who it is for.
In this enjoyable giving compliments speaking activity, students practice giving and responding to compliments. First, students write down the names of ten classmates. Students then complete a compliment for each student with their own ideas using the same idea only once and making the compliments genuine. Next, students review language for responding to compliments. After that, students go around the class giving compliments to their classmates. When students receive a compliment, they respond appropriately and then note down the subject of the compliment and who gave it on the back of the worksheet. Finally, students report back to the class on what they were complimented on and who their favourite compliment was from.
