ESL Bingo Card Generator

ESL ("English as a Second Language"), also known asLanguage") or "ESOL" ("English for Speakers of Other
"EFL" ("English as a Foreign Language"), or sometimesLanguages") are also used.
as "ESOL" ("English for Speakers of OtherOne particular group activity that many ESL teachers
Languages"), is the term used to refer to the study ofhave introduced into their classes is the game of bingo.
English by people (usually adults), who are nativeStudents can find this both enjoyable and educational -
speakers of other languages. Such people may wisheven though bingo is a relatively simple game,
to learn English for business or professional reasons,explaining the rules, setting up, and then playing, entirely
for personal reasons, or perhaps because they arein English of course, can be quite a challenge to a
immigrating to a majority English-speaking country suchnon-native speaker. Additionally, the mechanics of the
as the United States, Great Britain or Canada.game can also be modified by the teacher - at
In today's world, English is the principal lingua franca inChristmas for example, the bingo cards might be
many fields of endeavour, including business, science,printed with Christmas themed items rather than
medicine, and aviation. For this reason, as well as fornumbers. Likewise, on other occasions, the bingo cards
reasons such as immigration and personal interest,might be printed with English words or phrases, or
many adults who are native speakers of othereven with place names. The teacher's imagination is
languages often want to learn or improve their English.really the only limit, since bingo cards containing virtually
One of the main ways that they do this is through ESLany kind of item can be easily and cheaply printed
("English as a Second Language") classes - note:using a PC and some bingo card generator software.
sometimes the acronyms "EFL" ("English as a Foreign