Personal development, Energizer, Physical, Teambuilding
Body, movement and senses
15 min.
Large group, Small group
Upto 15 min
Materials needed
Advanced, Beginner, Moderate
Speaking, Listening
Communication
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Objectives

  • The learner can give information about his/her well-being.
  • The learner can ask someone information about his/her well-being.

Material

  • Something to mark positions on the floor with.

Preparation

  • Make sure the learners know these standard expressions:
    Hello, how are you?
    1. Great.
    2. All right.
    3. Bad.

Instructions

  • Every learner stands on a marked position, forming a circle; one learner
    stands in the middle.
  • The learner in the middle asks a learner in the circle: Hello, how are you?
  • If the learner answers 1, nothing happens.
  • If the learner answers 2, his/her direct neighbors switch places.
  • If the learner answers 3, all learners switch places.
  • While learners are switching places, the learner in the middle tries to get hold of a spot in the circle.
  • The learner who has lost his/her spot in the circle, goes to the middle.

Variant

The learners can move in a specific way only, e.g. by jumping or walking backwards.