tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7509800714802303035.post3735828708756039974..comments2023-12-08T00:36:28.852-08:00Comments on Janet's Abruzzo Edublog: Introductions and IcebreakersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7509800714802303035.post-66786814367328586882010-06-30T09:45:49.824-07:002010-06-30T09:45:49.824-07:00Hi Shaun
Thank you for the great idea! I like it...Hi Shaun<br /><br />Thank you for the great idea! I like it very much! It could also be done as a "musical circles" game.<br /><br />Divide students into 2 circles, an inner one and an outer one. Facing away from the students, the teacher plays some jazzy music and students dance / prance their way clockwise (inner circle group) and anti-clockwise (outer circle group). You stop the music and students turn to face each other and chat for 1 minute on a topic that you call out. Teacher starts music again and stops it after a few moments. Students repeat process as before. It's great fun!<br /><br />I'd like to try out your line-up version as it's a new way for me.<br /><br />Thanks very much!<br /><br />JanetJanet Bianchinihttp://civitaquana.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7509800714802303035.post-62068130740246472292010-06-30T09:27:52.822-07:002010-06-30T09:27:52.822-07:00We share the same couple of favourites Janet, my o...We share the same couple of favourites Janet, my other staple one, I call line up. The sts stand in two lines opposite each other and facing so each has a partner. Give them a topic i.e. where are you from and they have to one minute to talk to each other - when time starts they walk forward, shake hands and start talking, after a minute one person from one line moves to other end, everyone shuffles along so that there is a new partner. Repeat the minute and repeat the move as many times as you want. Repeating the same topic gives confidence and therefore fluency but changing the topic keeps higher level sts interested. After you've finished the moves, get each line to go into a circle and share the information they learned about the other line then do class feedback. (it was too long a description to post on the wallwisher:-). I look forward to reading more as the summer progresses.<br /><br />ShaunShaun Wildenhttp://Shaunwilden.comnoreply@blogger.com