Energizer, Teambuilding
Teambuilding and empowerment
15 min.
Large group, Small group
No preparation
Materials needed
Advanced, Moderate
Speaking, Listening
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Objectives

The learner can consolidate vocabulary.

Material

  • Paper and pens
  • Blackboard or something alike

Instructions

  • Form a circle.
  • Start by saying a word, related to the treated topic.
  • The learner to your left says a word that s/he associates it with.
  • The next learner makes a verbal association with the second person’s word, and so on.
    Example: ice cream, sun, holidays, beach, heat, desert … etc.
  • Write new words on the blackboard.

Variant

  • Divide the group into pairs.
  • Let each pair write down the string of words. The first pair to finish the complete string, wins.