Outside the classroom, Personal development, Teambuilding
Expert and on the go, Teambuilding and empowerment
60 min.
Large group, Small group
Upto 1 hour
Materials needed
Advanced, Beginner, Moderate
Speaking, Listening
Cultural awareness
Communication
Objectives
The learner can give and ask information when trading goods.
Material
- Paperclips (or other cheap things such as ballpoints, tea bags…), enough objects to trade.
Preparation
- Teach the learners phrases to use when buying or trading something.
Instructions
- Divide the group into pairs.
- Explain the concept of the exercise: to trade a paperclip for something more valuable, which in turn has to be exchanged for another object.
Examples on Youtube may help: ‘Trading a paperclip’ - Let the pairs walk around and trade with the other pairs.
- Ask them to take a picture of every object traded.
- The pair ending up with the most valuable object, wins.