Exercise 4.8. – Globingo: “A human being is part of the whole world”.

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Educational objectives The purpose of this game is to show that a human being is part of the whole world.
Resources A sheet of bingo squares for each student.
Question sheet.
Questions for group discussion.

Procedure

  1. The students fill in the squares according to the questions asked. Each square has got two lines: one for a name, one for a country. They should try to find for each square the name of one of their classmates, and the name of the country which fits.
    There are a variety of questions which can be asked. You usually need A to L but you can add different ones, though students are only allowed to use the name of a classmate once. Otherwise they have to cross out one square and can’t get a “bingo” in that row.
  2. After the game, there could be a group discussion. The students will find out that migration is something normal in just about every family and nation. They will talk about global situations and the world as a network.

Materials for teachers

Questions: find someone in the room who …

  • has travelled to some foreign country
  • has got a pen pal in another country
  • is learning a foreign language
  • has got a relative in a foreign country
  • enjoys music from a foreign country
  • has helped a visitor from a foreign country
  • enjoys eating food from a foreign country
  • has a car made in a foreign country
  • lives in a home where more than one language is spoken
  • has got a relative who was born in another country
  • has seen a story about another country in the newspaper recently
  • has recently talked to someone who has lived in another country
  • has learned something about another country on TV recently.

Questions for group discussion

  1. What did you learn about one another in this process?
  2. What was the most surprising thing you learned about your fellow students?
  3. What does the game teil you about our world?

 

Materials for students: Bingo Sheet

A
name:
country:
B
name:
country:
C
name:
country:
D
name:
country:
E
name:
country:
F
name:
country:
G
name:
country:
H
name:
country:
I
name:
country:
J
name:
country:
K
name:
country:
L
name:
country: