Up to the Fifth Floor

The class is facing one of the walls of the room, standing in some distance to it. You describe the following situation: "In front of you is a block of flats. In the fifth floor some windows are lit - so there are people at home. You are alone down in the street and somebody starts to harass you. You want to alert somebody in the fifth floor, so you are going to shout "Fire!!". To make shure that you will be really heard, you have to shout very loudly!"

For the students it is easier to do this exercise if they first call all together, then everyone alone.

Text for a more friendly alternative:

"You are standing in front of an appartement block.
You are going to visit a friend who is living in the fifth floor. Unfortunately the bell is not working and you dont´t have a mobile phone with you, neither. So you are calling her name
as loudly as possible asking her to open the door."Body Language