Icebreaker Option 2

This is an activity designed to get trainees talking to each other. You will need to place seven signs up throughout the room you are working in. Each sign will have a number 1-7 assigned to it.

• Show overhead, Icebreaker Activity (Foreign Place I'd most Like to Visit).
• Have trainees go to the numbered area that corresponds with the number of the country they have chosen.
• Give trainees two minutes to discuss why they would like to go there and share any other pertinent information.
• Show overhead, Icebreaker Activity (My Favorite Ethnic Food).
• Have trainees go to the numbered area that corresponds with the number of the food they have chosen.
• Give trainees two minutes to discuss why it is their favorite food and share any other pertinent information.
• Show the remaining three overheads (in the series) and repeat the process.

A: The Tutor

15 minutes

What makes an effective tutor?

Have handout, What Makes an Effective Tutor photocopied and cut up before the session.

• Divide the participants into group of threes.
• Give each group the photocopied cards and ask each group to choose 10 words or phrases that would best describe a "good tutor."
• If there is time, have them categorize their 10 adjectives in order of importance.
• Resume as a larger group and compare responses.
• Show the overheads, Good Tutors Are.

Options for presenting the overhead:

• Discuss the reasons why you consider each of the adjectives important for a tutor. Refer back to points mentioned previously during the group work.
• Give a few general examples of how the tutor could accomplish each.