Ice Breaker Bingo

At the beginning of the school year or in an event like a seminar or workshop, may be useful to teachers and organizers of a fun activity available to facilitate the introduction. This activity is definitely worth considering the play of the Ice Breaker Bingo. Icebreaker bingo is in fact at least two different games – versions of the classic game of bingo, and teachers and organizers should select the ice is the most appropriate version ofBingo switch for age, level of trust and knowledge of English players (or students).

1. In both versions of the game, players each bingo card in light of their own. The goal of the game is the first player to reach a series of five key words on paper, if this line horizontally, vertically or diagonally.

2. In the simplest version of the icebreaker bingo, bingo cards contain the names of the members ofGroup – a different name in each square. up to ask what happens is the teacher (or organizer) about the group, one person at a time, others say a little 'about you, and stop with the name. The other player can then select the names of their cards, and the first player to reach the five in a row can be called Bingo – Bingo is one, but only when the correct identification of persons making up each of the names in their award-winningLine.

3. more complex version of the game, the squares of the bingo cards or activities are printed with the description (eg "has a cat", "could play the piano, is a vegetarian). The players then attempt to circulate between them, others that fit this description, and if a match is found, write the person's name to find in the field. The problem is that each be used once per card, and, of course, invited to take the players and talk to manyother members of the group, as they can.