Numbers quiz (A CLIL, cultural activity)

M. Carmen Romero Riera

NUMBERS QUIZ M. Carmen Romero Riera

Level: low levels (upwards)

Materials: cup up cards + sellotape

Aim: to work mathematical competence (CLIL)+ improve cultural

knowledge on the UK.

Preparation: teacher cuts up cards and fixes them on the walls.

Procedure:

1st. Students are arranged in groups (in twos or threes).

2nd. Each group has to write all alphabet letters in a

piece of paper.

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2nd step

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3rd. Each letter is linked to a

question, whose answer

is a number.

4th. Each group has to walk

around the class, writing

down the answers (this

is, the numbers

representing each letter)

Here you have some examples

of the type of questions you

might use.

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3rd step

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4th step

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5th. When time is over, students

go back to their sits and,

with the information they

have gathered, try and answer

these final questions correctly.

Which is the winning group?

NUMBER QUIZ QUESTIONS

1. A plus T =

2. H divided by G =

3. F multiplied by O =

4. X minus W =

5. E divided by D =

6. N minus J =

7. V multiplied by Y =

8. B plus C =

9. I divided by M =

10. P multiplied by S =

11. R minus Q =

12. U plus K =

13. L minus Z =