I am on the bus

Objectives

• The learner can appoint someone by using the name of a fellow learner.
• The learner can repeat simple phrases.

Preparation

• Put a chair for every learner in a circle, add an extra one.
• Write on the blackboard:
  I am.
  On the bus.
  And I’m sitting next to…

Instructions

• The person sitting left of the empty chair hits the empty chair with one hand, sits down on it and says ‘I am sitting’.
• The person who is now sitting left of the empty chair, hits the empty chair, sits down on it and says ‘on the bus’.
• The person who is now sitting left of the empty chair, hits the empty chair, sits down on it and says ‘And I sit next to … (name of another learner)’.
• The learner whose name is mentioned, starts the game again.

Variant

• Wipe out the text on the blackboard.
• Ask the learners to make a similar sentence e.g.
  I cycle
  through the city
  and I cycle next to…

Tips for the instructor

Once everyone understands the exercise, speed up the pace! The concentration increases and the exercise becomes more fun.