The following English cheers and yells have been compiled from the net. Many can be adopted into our scouting system in Lebanon. Others can use some adaptations. There are a lot more available, but they are either strictly "American" and make no sense when used by non-BSA scouts, or are just not all that good.  If you're interested in the American or not-so-good cheers, contact me and I'll send you a copy of them.

These, I think, are really good and can do well here in Lebanon. They would add an especially unique and fun touch to campfires and public presentations. Try using some instead of our regualr yells.

The ones marked with  are my personal favorites (kteer salbeh!)

Apollo: Shout: Countdown, 10 - 1 !! BLASTOFF! then with your hand gain orbit and even out. Then say, "BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP." 

Archery: Mimic shooting an arrow, then call out, "Bull's Eye!" (anyone have an arabic translation of "Bull's Eye"?)

Artillery: Begin clapping slowly and increase in speed: then slow down until finally the last time
the hands are not brought together. 

Axe: Pretend to get out an axe and swing it at a tree while saying, "Chip, chop, chip, chop ... TIMBER!"

Bee: Put arms straight out and pretend to fly, while going "Buzz-z-z-z, Buzz-z-z-z." 

Big Hand: Leader says, "let's give them a big hand" everybody in the audience holds up one of their hands with the palm up. (this one is extremely good for English based scouts .. no idea how to make it work in arabic though)

Big Sneeze: Cup hands in front of nose and sneeze in hands. Having nowhere to put it, wipe your hands in your hair. 

Blast-off: Start counting backwards from 6 to 1. Bend the knees a little more on each count until you are in a squatting position. Then, while saying, "BLAST OFF!", just straight up in the air. 

Bow and Arrow: Make motion as if shooting an arrow and say, "Zing, Zing, Zing." Pretend to release an arrow with each zing. Variation: Slowly draw arrow from quiver on your back. Place arrow against string of bow, pull back, release and say "pffft." 

Bull Cheer: Make bull horns with fingers while shouting "El Toro, El Toro !" 

Bull Fighter: Hold down cape and move to in appropriate motion while shouting "OLE!" 

Can of Applause: Cheer and applaud as cover is removed from can and become quiet as lid is replaced. 

Carpenter: Pretend to be holding a hammer in one hand and a nail in the other. Start pounding the nail with the hammer while saying, "Bang, Bang, Bang ... Ouch". 

Chinese: How! How! How! Phooey, Phooey, Phooey. 

Christmas Bells: Pretend to hold a bell rope, then get the left side of the audience to say "DING" on the
downstroke and the other side of the audience to say "DONG" on the upstroke. Repeat three times. 

Clam: Fold hands together, interlocking fingers. Make noise by pressing palms together. 

Class A: Clap rapidly in the following rhythm: 1-2-3-4, 1-2, 1-2, 1-2-3-4, 1-2, 1-2, 1-2-3-4...(pause)..One big clap. 

Cow Yell: MOOOOO!!! MOOOOO!!! MOOOOO!!! 

Dreamer: Pretend to snore and wake up. Stretch and say: WOW, that was a Great Dream !!! 

Drum: On legs make a rat-a-tat sound 3 or 4 times, then hit the stomach two times and say "Boom, Boom". 

Eskimo Cheer: Brrrrr-rrr, Brrrrr-rrr. 

Ferris Wheel: Move right arm in a large circle, on the upswing say: "OHHHHH!" On the downswing say: "AHHHHH!"

Firecracker: Strike a match on the leg, light the firecracker, make noise like fuse "sssss", then yell loudly
"BANG!!" 

Flintstone: Shake hands over the head and say, "Yabba-dabba-doo". 

Ghost: Wave hands like a ghost and say: "BOO! BOO! BOO!" three times and then yell: "YAHHH!!" 

Giant Beehive: Tell the group to buzz like a bee. When your hand is raised, the volume should increase. When you lower your hand the volume should decrease. Practice this at various levels. 

Gondolier: Make a motion as if polling a boat, singing out: "O, SOLE MIO" 

Grand Sneeze: "A-h-h-h Chooooo! Three times, each time getting louder. 

Handkerchief: Tell the group that they are supposed to applaud as long as the handkerchief you are about to throw in the air, when it hits the floor to stop applauding. Variation: Catch the handkerchief instead of letting it drop. Vary the applauding by using short throws, long throws, throwing to someone in the audience etc.

Lightening: With one hand draw a zig-zag in the air in front of you saying, "ZAP, ZAP, ZAP." 

Livewire: Grab onto a live electrical wire and shake the whole body. 

Mosquito: With hand, slap yourself on the neck, arms, legs, while saying "Oooo, Aaaah."

Motorcycle: Lift up the left foot and slam it down starting the engine with your hands pretending to hold handlebars and saying "V-V-r-a-a-a-a-m-m-m-m." 

PTA Clap: Just plain old clapping for those who lack any imagination. 

Pat on the Back: Everyone pat the back of the left shoulder with their right hand. 

Pinky: Clap little fingers together. 

Race Car: Say "Varoooom" five times starting quietly and increasing in loudness each time while shifting gears with right hand. 

Rainstorm Cheer: To simulate rain, have everyone pat one finger of the left hand and one finger of the right hand. Gradually increase the intensity of the storm by increasing the fingers hitting together. Decrease the number of fingers as the storm passes. 

Relay: First person in row claps next person's hand and so on down to the end of the row. 

Reverse Applause: Move hands away from each other. 

Silent Yell: Raise both fists to level with hand and shout without any sound while shaking both fists. Or else have everyone stand in unison and open their mouths and scream without making any sound. 

Six Shooter: Point finger in the air and say "BANG" six times, then blow smoke from the end of the gun. 

Watermelon: Hold a piece of watermelon in both hands, make the motions of taking several bites, turn head and spit out the seeds.