Lesson Plans

A.1.04 – Greeting Game

20 minutes

  • Experiencing cultural misunderstandings and finding your group are the aims of this exercise.
  • Volunteers get a kind of greeting that is practiced in a certain culture.
  • They have to find their group (at least 3 persons) by greeting each other. Of course, talking is not allowed!

 

Discussion

  • How did the volunteers feel during this game?
  • What misunderstandings did they encounter?
  • How to they explain their experiences?


Cards for volunteers with an description of their way of greeting Copies of worksheet R.1.4 for learners