Totem

Objectives

• The learner can ask and give information.
• The learner can use his creative skills to formulate an answer.

Materials

Two chairs

Instructions

• Put two chairs in a row facing the audience.
• A first learner stands on the last chair, a second sits on the first chair and a third sits on the floor in front of the chairs. Together they form the Totem, who holds the answer to all questions.
• Let the other learners ask the Totem whatever they want.
• The Totem answers the questions word by word: each member of the Totem says one word, starting by the one sitting on the floor.
• The Totem decides when an answer is complete.
• Repeat this exercise with different totems, so that everybody participates in a totem.

Tips for the instructor

This exercise is less suitable for beginners.