Grey Elephants in Denmark - Teach Them



Time

10 minutes

Description

This fun icebreaker is based on three types of public transportation in Thailand:

• Samlo (“three wheels”) is a rickshaw. Pronounced: “sawm-low” (long “o”)

• Tuk Tuk (the sound the vehicle makes) is a three-wheeled motorcycle taxi. Pronounced: “took took”

• Songthaew (“two rows”) is a pickup truck with two rows of covered benches in the back. Pronounced: “song-tow” (“tow” as in the first part of “towel”)

This icebreaker energizes and adds some silliness to a workshop. Because the words are unfamiliar and a little challenging to remember, it requires focus and concentration.

Materials

Print out the pictures of the vehicles in the file called, “Samlo, Tuk Tuk, Songthaew – Photos.pptx” You can download it on the Lesson and Material Downloads page at .

Preparation

None

Procedure

Use the following script (or modify to suit your needs):

• “Let’s do an icebreaker!”

• “I need everyone to come stand in a circle.”

• “Now, place your hands together like this (demonstrate) as if you were about to say a prayer.”

• “This is your ‘Zinger!’”

• “You use it to point to someone and say a word.”

• “There are three words that you must say in the right order, and they describe three types of public transportation in Thailand.”

• “The three types of transportation are ‘Samlo,’ which is a rickshaw; ‘Tuk Tuk,’ which is a three-wheeled motorcycle taxi; and ‘Songthaew,’ which is a pickup truck with two rows of covered benches in the back.”

• “So, the three transportations again are: ‘Samlo,’ ‘Tuk Tuk,’ and ‘Songthaew.’”

• “Everyone say them with me….‘Samlo!’….‘Tuk Tuk!’….‘Songthaew!’” (You may want to practice this several times so that they are familiar with the words.)

• “Excellent!”

• “Here’s how this icebreaker is done…I’ll start and point to someone with my Zinger.”

• “I’ll say, ‘Samlo!’”

• “Then that person has to quickly point to someone and say, ‘Tuk Tuk!’”

• “Then that third person has to quickly point to someone and say, ‘Songthaew!’”

• “The fourth person now starts over, quickly points to someone and says, ‘Samlo!’”

• “It’s okay to point right back at the person who pointed to you if you want to try to catch them by surprise.”

• “This keeps going until one of two things happens:

o Someone gets confused and says the wrong word (or a correct word in the wrong order).

o Someone takes too long to respond.”

• “If either of these two things happens, that person is out, and whoever used their Zinger on them starts off the new round.”

• “What questions do you have?” (Answer questions. Then, begin a round, or have someone else begin it. Play continues until you are down to two or three people. Announce them as the winners!)

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