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Icebreaker activities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the period from 23 May to 27 May, the fifth and the last  project mobility meeting of learning and teaching fluent English in the town of Vara\u017edin in Croatia was held. The topic of mobility was speaking in a foreign language and numerous project activities on this topic were done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Icebreaker activities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. <\/u><\/strong>Name Game<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have the group sit in a circle where everyone can see the others. The first person says their name. The next person continues, but after saying their own name, they repeat the first person\u2019s name. This continues with each person repeating one more name. Reassure people towards the end that it\u2019s ok if they get stuck & encourage the others to jump in to help if anyone is lost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Playing Catch the Ball Introductions<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, give the first person the soft foam ball.  Introduce the game and<\/p>\n\n\n\n

explain that the ball is the \u201cshare an interesting fact\u201d ball.  The first<\/p>\n\n\n\n

person must reveal something interesting about themselves and then throw the ball to the<\/p>\n\n\n\n

second person. The second person also reveals something about<\/p>\n\n\n\n

themselves and throws it on to the next person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. <\/u><\/strong>One Word at a Time<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Create a surprise sentence by saying one word at a time. Give a general topic. The first person in the group says one word to a topic. The next person continues with another word. Eventually, the group creates a whole sentence by each member contributing only one word at a time. The outcome is always unexpected & almost always funny. Make sure people don\u2019t say two words when using articles or pronouns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Back to Back Drawing<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The game requires two people to sit facing away from each other, where one team member is given a picture of an object or word. Without specifying directly what it is, the other person must describe the image without using words that clearly give away the image. This is a great game to develop verbal communication .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. What is my name<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stick the name of a country on people\u2019s backs. Have players mingle and ask each other questions to find out which country they are from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Videos:
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Croatian legend:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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