Gossip

Objectives

The learner can pass on information by carefully listening and repeating.

Preparation

• Think of a story that fits the treated topic.

Instructions

·         Sit in a circle
·         Tell the story aloud to a learner.
·         Ask the learner to pass the story aloud to the learner on his right.
·         The story is passed from learner to learner until at least five people have had a turn.
·         At the end of the exercise, discuss what parts of the story have changed and what has remained intact.
·         Explain what gossip is. Ask if they think what you have done is like/similar to gossiping?

Variant

Describe an image or an object and pass on the description.