Numbers Run

incl. materials

oral

30 min.

Objectives

The learner can consolidate word series, e.g. numbers, alphabet, days, months, a sentence.

Materials

• Two sets of cards with the word series, e.g. numbers 1 to 10.
• Something to mark a starting line.

Instructions

• Divide the group into two teams.
• Draw a starting line. Each team stands in a row at the starting line.
• Place each set of cards, with the vocabulary facing down, a few meters away from the teams. Place the cards in a random order.
• The aim of the exercise is to have all the cards facing up, respecting the logical order.
• The first learner of each team runs to the set and turns around a card at random.
• If s/he turns the card 1, s/he can turn a second card.
• If s/he turns a wrong card, s/he memorizes the position of the card together with his/her team, puts the card back facing down and runs back to the team.
• One by one, the learners run to the set and turn around one card, or a second/third if it is the correct one.

The learners of each team are allowed to help their running member by shouting instructions.

Variant

• You can make the exercise more difficult by putting obstacles between the starting line and the cards.
• If the series forms a sentence, make sure each word has a unique position in the sentence. Write the first word with a capital.

In a beginners group, you can tell the learners the sentence beforehand; advanced learners must figure out the sentence by themselves.

Tips for the instructor

Practice the pronunciation of the words before and after the game.