ESL classroom game
Reef Rescue
Each question is one stretch of reef with a cave for every answer. The student taps a cave and the diver swims in. A right answer frees a trapped sea friend, who joins the school of fish following the diver.
Multiple choiceTrue / false
How to play Reef Rescue
- Press Play and the diver sets off along the reef.
- Read the question and tap the cave with the right answer, or press 1 to 4, A to D, or T and F. Arrows and Enter work too.
- Rescue as many sea friends as you can before the reef ends.
Right and wrong answers
A right answer frees a sea friend. A wrong one wakes a sleepy, toothless shark and the diver zooms home while the right cave's friend peeks out, so nothing is scary. The clock pauses through the feedback.
Levels and classroom ideas
Made for Pre-A1 to A2. Answers are short (up to 16 characters) and the tone is gentle.
- Question types
- Multiple choice and True / false
- Length
- 5 to 20 questions
- Text fits
- Questions up to 60 characters, answers up to 16
- Rescue sea animals in an ocean vocabulary unit.
- Count the rescued friends together at the end.
- Use it for simple present questions: "What do fish eat?"
Sample set: Under the sea
A1 Open the generator to play these, edit them, or make your own.
- Which animal has eight legs?octopus · fish · whale · sealAnswer: octopus
- A turtle has a hard ___.shell · tail · fin · noseAnswer: shell
- A whale lives in the sea.True / FalseAnswer: True
- Which one is a colour?blue · wave · sand · boatAnswer: blue
- A ___ is a very big sea animal.whale · crab · shrimp · snailAnswer: whale
- Fish breathe with their ___.gills · legs · wings · earsAnswer: gills
Reef Rescue: questions teachers ask
Is the shark scary for young children?
No. It is sleepy and toothless, and the diver simply zooms home before the next question.
How long can the answers be?
Up to 16 characters per answer and 60 per question.
How many questions are in a game?
Between 5 and 20, with 10 by default.
