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
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
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- 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.