As the excitement of the World Cup in South Africa grips us all, primary language teachers will be asking themselves what enjoyable and challenging activities they can use in class to celebrate and enjoy the event.

To help give some inspiration, Language Teaching Adviser at CILT, the National Centre for Languages, has identified a whole range of learning activities that can be used to motivate, further language acquisition and deepen cultural insights.

From research projects about South Africa (which has eleven official languages!) to football matches with simple refereeing phrases in your chosen language, there are many ideas to try out - and a wide range of themes you could cover.

To read more of Nigel’s ideas, just visit the CILT Primary languages website.