Interlingual Energizers/Name changing
Appearance
Facilitator | |
amount | 1-2 |
language level | (advanced) |
Participants | |
age | 12+ |
group size | 10-25 |
Setting | |
materials | nothing special |
space | free space but limited space |
time | 5 min |
Outcome | |
getting to know each other game, relaxing while moving around |
The activity Name changing (Deutsch: Wechselnde Namen) is part of the collection of interlingual energizers. See a list of all activities.
Introduction
The introduction is also available in 1 other languages: Deutsch
Let's get each other a bit better to know. We'll play a game where we can also move. I think this is a good thing to do now.
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Lasst uns unsere Namen ein bisschen besser kennenlernen. Bei diesem Spiel können werden wir uns bewegen. Ich denke das passt gerade gut. |
Rules
The rules is also available in 1 other languages: Deutsch
- Walk freely in the space.
- When you meet somebody introduce yourself: "Hi, my name is Paul." – "Hi, my name is Jane."
- You change names which the person you just met. Paul is now Jane and Jane is Paul.
- You continue walking.
- The game ends when you get your own name back.
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Possible extensions
- The sentence "Hi, my name is Paul" can be translated to any other language. E.g. in German „Hallo, mein Name ist Paul.“.