Compartment [2]
Short description | Conversation in which given sentences are to be included | ||
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Group size | PAIRS SMALL GROUPS CLASS | ||
Duration | 15 minutes | Level | 2️⃣ |
Goal of this exercise is improving
The aim of this exercise is to improve
spontaneity
creativity
Interpretation
Children learn to orient themselves spontaneously in a situation, to speak freely. They learn to approach 'their sentence' skilfully, despite all the unpredictable directions the conversation might take, in order to be able to incorporate it unobserved.
Instructions
Two children sit opposite each other in a fictional train compartment and start a casual conversation. The aim is for both people to accurately insert into this conversation a sentence that has been secretly communicated by the coordinator/teacher so that the other person does not hear it.
For those who have thought up these two sentences, it is great fun to watch how the two passengers on the train conduct the conversation so that their sentence can be uttered discreetly.
The game ends when one player has "unmasked" the other's sentence or - if this does not happen - the game can be stopped after about 5 minutes. The audience has to guess the phrases inserted into the conversation.
Tips
The more absurd the sentences, the crazier - of course, the more difficult it is for the players to shape the conversation in their own way without being immediately discovered.