Personal development, Energizer, Physical, Teambuilding
Body, movement and senses, Teambuilding and empowerment
15 min.
Large group, Small group
No preparation
No materials needed
Advanced, Beginner, Moderate
Speaking, Listening
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Objectives

The learner can understand vocabulary about sports.

Instructions

  • Have a group conversation about sports.
    Who does sports?
    Which one?
    How many times a week?
    What are typical moves?
    etcetera
  • Define together with what moves three learners will portray a sport. You can add sports that have not been named.

Examples

    • Football: Learner A passes the ball between learners B and C.
    • Handball: Learner A throws the ball, learners B and C block the ball.
    • Basketball: Learner A throws the ball in the basket, formed by learners B and C.
    • Boxing: Learner A and B box, learner C is the referee.
    • Bowling: Learner A throws the ball, learners B and C are the pins falling over.
    • Swimming: Learner A swims, learners B and C are orbiting as sharks.
    • Volleyball: The learners mimic volleyball techniques: serving, passing, hitting, blocking.
    • Hockey: Learner A hits the puck, learners B and C jostle learner A.
    • Tennis: Learner A throws the ball over the net, formed by learners B and C.
    • Surfing: Learner A surfs the waves, formed by learners B and C.
  • Let the learners form a circle, you stand in the middle.
  • Appoint a learner and name a sport. This learner A will mimic the sport with his/her two neighbors, learners B and C.
  • If learner A reacts too slowly or makes a mistake, s-he goes in the middle, appoints a learner and names a sport.