Energizer, Teambuilding
Body, movement and senses, Teambuilding and empowerment
15 min.
Large group, Small group
No preparation
No materials needed
Advanced, Beginner, Moderate
Speaking, Listening
Creativity
Communication
Objectives
The learner can consolidate new vocabulary.
Instructions
- Divide the group into pairs who face each other.
- Explain that each learner has a stack of invisible cards in his/her hand, numbered from one to ten.
- At the same time, both learners in each pair turn over a card from their invisible stack and put it on an invisible pile between them.
- Simultaneously both learners say the number of their card out loud.
- If both learners say the same number, they get a point.
- The first pair to gain three points, wins.
Variant
- Make it a bit more difficult by adding the face cards (king, queen and jack).
- Instead of numbers, you can use vocabulary of any treated topic, e.g. months, alphabet, the home countries of the learners, food, colours, animals…