Interlingual Energizers/Name changing

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.

Deutsch
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

1. Walk freely in the space.
2. When you meet somebody introduce yourself: "Hi, my name is Paul." – "Hi, my name is Jane."
3. You change names which the person you just met. Paul is now Jane and Jane is Paul.
4. You continue walking.
5. The game ends when you get your own name back.

Deutsch
Bewegt euch frei im Raum. Wenn ihr jemanden trefft, stellt euch vor: „Hallo, mein Name ist Paul.“ – „Hallo, mein Name ist Johanna.“ Ihr tauscht eure Namen mit der Person, dir ihr gerade getroffen habt. Paul heißt jetzt Johanna und Johanna Paul. Ihr bewegt euch weiter. Das Spiel endet, wenn ihr eure richtigen Namen zurück habt. You continue walking. The game ends when you get your own name back.

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.“.

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