Nzd To Euro Currency Conversion Activities

Euro Currency Countries and their Capital Cities Pair Activity 1 Learning Progression

Level

Vocabulary

3

Have a listening vocabulary of everyday words and some less common words

Comprehension

2

Listen for the gist or for specific information

Listening

Listening and Speaking

Learners will be able to:

Interactive Speaking and Listening

2

Decoding

4

Reading Critically

2

Reading

Respond to and use skills and appropriate language to manage simple interactions and negotiate meaning Fluently decode specialised words, including words of many syllables Recognise the uses of a visual text (map)

Measure and Describe, name and interpret Interpret shape and Location 1 relative positions in space space RESOURCES: • Euro Currency Countries and their Capital Cities Cards (attached) • Map of Europe per pair. One can be found at: http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/pdf/eur_country.pdf • Answer sheet per pair. INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Give learners a copy of a map of Europe. 2. Ask learners what they know about Europe. Note responses on the board or butcher paper. 3. Discuss reading maps, ask for hints from the learners. Responses might be: reading the legend, words, or shapes of the countries. 4. Advise learners they will be playing a map reading competition. 5. Divide the class into pairs. 6. Hand out answer sheet to each pair. 7. Read the rules to the class. 8. Select 10 cards and read the country name out one at a time, with 30 seconds between each card. 9. Go through answers with learners. Were there any countries or cities they had not heard of? What do they think the place might be like? RULES: • The tutor will read the name of a country and give learners 30 seconds to find the capital on the map and write down the answer. • Pairs will find 10 capitals. • The pair with the most correct will win.

Euro Currency Countries and their Capital Cities Pair Activity 1 CARDS COUNTRY

CAPITAL CITY

Andorra

Andorra la Vella

Austria

Vienna

Belgium

Brussels

Cyprus

Nicosia

Finland

Helsinki

France

Paris

Germany

Berlin

Greece

Athens

Ireland

Dublin

Italy

Rome

Kosovo

Pristina

Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Malta

Valletta

COUNTRY

CAPITAL CITY

Monaco

Monaco

Montenegro

Podgorica

The Netherlands

Amsterdam

Portugal

Lisbon

San Marino

San Marino

Slovakia

Bratislava

Slovenia

Ljubljana

Spain

Madrid

World famous in €urope Pair Activity 2

Learning Progression

Leve l

Vocabulary

3

Comprehension

2

Listening

Listening and Speaking

Interactive Speaking and Listening

2

Decoding

4

Comprehension

2

Reading

Learners will be able to: Have a listening vocabulary of everyday words and some less common words Listen for the gist or for specific information Respond to and use skills and appropriate language to manage simple interactions and negotiate meaning Fluently decode specialised words, including words of many syllables Locate items of information in short, simple texts

RESOURCES: • “World famous in €urope” sheet. Print out a copy for yourself and one per pair of learners. • Answer sheet per pair. INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Advise learners they will be playing a competition to listen to the clues given and matching the clues given to the correct country. 2. Divide the class into pairs (can be the same pairs as for activity 1). 3. Hand out answer sheet to each pair (same as per activity 1). 4. Read the rules to the class. 5. Select 10 cards and read the Famous For clues out one at a time, with 30 seconds between each card. 6. Go through answers with learners. Did they learn anything about the countries? Do they have a better idea about what some of the places might be like? RULES: • The tutor will read the “Famous For” clues and give learners 30 seconds to find the country and write down the answer. • Skim through the names of the countries listed and think about what you might know already. • Scan down through the list to find words that match the clues. • Pairs will need to find 10 countries. • The pair with the most correct will win.

World famous in €urope Pair Activity 2

The 22 countries that use the €uro have long histories and rich cultures. Below is a fun list of some of the things each country is famous for. Use the list to match the “Famous For” clues to the country. COUNTRY Andorra

FAMOUS FOR… Duty free goods and great skiing

Austria

Applestrudel, castles, palaces, the Sound of Music, and Mozart

Belgium

Home of the European Union Parliament, chocolate, waffles, and Tintin

Cyprus

An island of taverns and beaches

Finland

Has 200,000 lakes, home of the Nokia mobile telephone company

France

Tour de France bicycle race, Eiffel Tower, Napolean, and gourmet food

Germany

Oktoberfest, music, lederhosen, and Heidi Klum

Greece

Home of the Olympics and the mathematician Pythagoras

Ireland

Kissing the Blarney Stone, dancing, music, Guinness, and St Patrick’s Day

COUNTRY Italy

FAMOUS FOR… Pasta, pizza, fine art, the Colosseum

Kosovo

Being part of the Balkans and Prizren bread

Luxembourg Malta

A tiny country, banking services, and having a Grand Duke Blue Grotto and Knights of St John Monte Casino, car races, being a principality, and Grace Kelly

Monaco Montenegro The Netherlands

Mountains and the Ostrog Monastery Cheese, tulips, clogs, windmills, and canals Port and Madeira wines, pastries, and famous soccer players

Portugal San Marino

Desserts, World Heritage site of Mount Titano

Slovakia

Great forests with lynx, chamois and brown bears

Slovenia

Wines, limestone caves and world cup skiing.

Spain

Bullfights, tapas, flamenco, and Picasso

Vatican City

Being a city state, The Pope, Sistine Chapel, St Peter’s

Names:

€uro Currency Countries ANSWER SHEET

Activity 1 CAPITAL CITY

Activity 2 COUNTRY 2.

2.

4.

3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

€uro Countries Quiz

1.

6. 8. 10. 12. 14.

8.

16.

9.

18.

10.

20.

Converting the €uro to NZD (and vice versa) Activity 3

Learning Progression

Level

Learners will be able to:

Vocabulary

3

Have a listening vocabulary of everyday words and some less common words

Comprehension

2

Listen for the gist or for specific information

Listening

Listening and Speaking

Interactive Speaking and Listening

2

Respond to and use skills and appropriate language to manage simple interactions and negotiate meaning

Numeracy

Proportional Reasoning

6

Use multiplication and division to solve problems that involve rates

Reading

Decoding

4

Fluently decode specialised words, including words of many syllables

RESOURCES: • Four currency conversion cards sets (print out each set per group) • Questions sheet per person. INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Ask learners “What is Currency?”. Write responses on the whiteboard or butcher paper. 2. Discuss how currency has been used all over the world in different forms for thousands of years. From cocoa beans of the Mayans, to ancient silver, gold and copper coins, to today’s paper money. Currencies are issued by central banks of different countries. 3. We are going to learn about a relatively new currency called the Euro. It has been in use only since 2002, but 320 million people in 22 countries use it. We are going to learn about exchanging New Zealand dollars into Euro dollars. Tutor explains that we are going to use the Euro to learn currency conversion first because it is a it is a easy number to work out in our head: $1.00 NZD = €0.50 and €1.00 = $2.00 NZD, or each NZD is worth half of each Euro, and each Euro is worth double each NZD. 4. Hand out currency activity cards. 5. Learners to work in groups of 3-4. 6. Tutor works through the first question with the class: €0.50 Euro = $1.00 NZD

$2.00 NZD = €1.00 Euro

$100 x 0.5 = €50.00 Euro

€100 x 2 = $200 NZD

7. Tutor assists groups as necessary. Go through answers with the class when completed. 8. Hand out Currency Conversion worksheets. Trainees to complete. Go through answers with the class.

Currency Conversion Questions Use the cards to work out the answers to these questions

1) How many New Zealand dollars (NZD) would you get if you exchanged €100?

2) How many New Zealand dollars (NZD) would you get if you exchanged €150?

What would you get if you exchanged $100 NZD What would you get if you exchanged $150 NZD for Euros? for Euros?

3) How many New Zealand dollars (NZD) would you get if you exchanged €20?

4) How many New Zealand dollars (NZD) would you get if you exchanged €5?

What would you get if you exchanged $20 NZD for Euros?

What would you get if you exchanged $5 NZD for Euros?

Activity 3 Cards

€uros per NZ Dollar Rate

NZ Dollars per €uro Rate

€0.50 = $1.00 NZD

$2.00 NZD = €1.00

X

=

Changing €uros to NZ Dollars

Changing NZ Dollars to €uros

(Exchange Rate on 16/10/09)

(Exchange Rate on 16/10/09)

(Exchange Rate on 16/10/09)

(Exchange Rate on 16/10/09)

€ x $2.00 = NZD

NZD x €0.50 =€

Currency Conversion Question 1: NZ Dollars

€uros

$200.00

€100.00

NZ Dollars

€uros

$400.00 €200.00 NZ Dollars

€uros

$100.00

€50.00

Currency Conversion Question 2:

NZ Dollars

€uros

$150.00

€75.00

NZ Dollars

€uros

$300.00

€150.00

NZ Dollars

€uros

$75.00

€37.50

Currency Conversion Question 3:

NZ Dollars

€uros

$20.00

€10.00

NZ Dollars

€uros

$40.00

€40.00

NZ Dollars

€uros

$10.00

€20.00

Currency Conversion Question 4:

NZ Dollars

$5.00 NZ Dollars

$0.50 NZ Dollars

€uros

€2.50 €uros

€10.00 €uros

$10.00

€5.00

NZ Dollars

€uros

$2.50

€1.25

Name: ____________________

Euro to NZD Currency Conversion

We are learning: to calculate currency conversions. Example 1: Changing Euros to NZ Dollars You hire a taxi in Paris for €40 and want to work out how much that would cost in New Zealand Dollars

€ x $2.00 = NZD (Exchange Rate on 16/10/09)

€40 x 2 = $80 NZD Now read and calculate the cost in NZ dollars: 1) Shoes that sell for €90 in Vienna:

2) Hats that sell for €19 in Madrid

€90 x 2 = $_____NZD

3) Pizzas sell for €7 in Rome:

€19 x 2 = $ _____NZD

4) Blocks of cheese in Amsterdam for sale for €9 each:

€7 x ____ = $____ NZD

5) Chocolates bought in Brussels for €12:

€___ x ___ =$ ____NZD

6) Maths books for sale in Athens, €15:

______NZD

___ x ___ =$ ____NZD 7) Now complete the table below:

Euro €

1.00

2.00

NZD $

2.00

4.00

5.00

100.00 20.00

2,000.00

NZD to Euro Currency Conversion

We are learning: to calculate currency conversions. Example 2: Changing NZ Dollars to Euros You book a holiday to Europe. You want to take $1,500 NZD changed into Euros and work out how much it is:

NZD x €0.50 = € (Exchange Rate on 16/10/09)

$1,500 NZD x €0.50 = €750 Now read and calculate the cost in Euros: 1) You book a hostel on-line in Munich, Germany for Oktoberfest for $35 NZD:

2) A meal (including apple strudel!) for you and your partner in Salzburg, Austria costs $180 NZD:

$35 NZD x €0.50 = € ______

3) A visit to the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain costs $25 NZD

$180 NZD x €0.50 = € ______

4) You buy a ski pass in Andorra for $60 NZD:

$_____NZD x €0.50 = € ______

5) A flight from Amsterdam to Barcelona, Spain is $200 NZD:

$_____NZD x €____ = € ______

6) You buy a meal in Grenada, Spain for $40 NZD:

$_____ x €_____= € ______

= € ______

7) Now complete the table below:

NZD $

1.00

2.00

Euro €

0.50

1.00

5.00

100.00 5.00

500.00