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School Subjects Game. Guess the School Subject

Clues about what happens in a lesson, and the class guesses the subject. Covers the whole timetable in English - maths, science, PE, IT - and practises "my favourite subject is" and "I am good at".

The English timetable has its own vocabulary, including two abbreviations that puzzle everyone at first: PE is physical education and RE is religious education, alongside maths, science, history, geography, art, music and IT.

A guessing game teaches them faster than a list because the clues describe the lesson rather than the name: we draw, we sing, we learn about countries. Afterwards the class can say which subject they like and, more usefully, get the preposition right – I am good at maths, never good in maths.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the school subjects in English?

Maths, English, science, history, geography, art, music, PE – physical education – and IT or computing. British schools also use RE for religious education and DT for design and technology.

How do I say which subject I like?

My favourite subject is history; I am good at maths; I am not very good at PE; I find science difficult. Note that we say good at, not good in, which is the mistake this topic produces most often.

How can a guessing game teach subjects?

Give clues about what you do in the lesson – we draw, we sing, we learn about countries – and let the class name the subject. It practises the vocabulary and the present simple in the same breath.