Euro Currency Countries and their Capital Cities

Pair Activity 1
Learning Progression Level Learners will be able to:
Have a listening vocabulary of
Vocabulary 3 everyday words and some less
Listening common words
Listen for the gist or for specific
Comprehension 2
information
Respond to and use skills and
Listening and Interactive Speaking appropriate language to manage
2
Speaking and Listening simple interactions and negotiate
meaning
Fluently decode specialised
Decoding 4 words, including words of many
Reading syllables
Recognise the uses of a visual
Reading Critically 2
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
Leve
Learning Progression Learners will be able to:
l
Have a listening vocabulary of
Vocabulary 3 everyday words and some less
Listening common words
Listen for the gist or for specific
Comprehension 2 information

Respond to and use skills and

Listening and Interactive Speaking appropriate language to manage
2
Speaking and Listening simple interactions and negotiate
meaning
Fluently decode specialised
Decoding 4 words, including words of many
Reading syllables
Locate items of information in
Comprehension 2 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 FAMOUS FOR…

Andorra Duty free goods and great skiing

Applestrudel, castles, palaces, the Sound of Music,

Austria and Mozart

Home of the European Union Parliament, chocolate,

Belgium waffles, and Tintin

Cyprus An island of taverns and beaches

Has 200,000 lakes, home of the Nokia mobile

Finland telephone company

Tour de France bicycle race, Eiffel Tower, Napolean,

France and gourmet food

Germany Oktoberfest, music, lederhosen, and Heidi Klum

Home of the Olympics and the mathematician

Greece Pythagoras

Kissing the Blarney Stone, dancing, music, Guinness,

Ireland and St Patrick’s Day
 COUNTRY FAMOUS FOR…

Italy Pasta, pizza, fine art, the Colosseum

Kosovo Being part of the Balkans and Prizren bread

A tiny country, banking services, and having a Grand

Luxembourg Duke

Malta Blue Grotto and Knights of St John

Monte Casino, car races, being a principality, and

Monaco Grace Kelly

Montenegro Mountains and the Ostrog Monastery

The Netherlands Cheese, tulips, clogs, windmills, and canals

Port and Madeira wines, pastries, and famous soccer

Portugal players

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

Being a city state, The Pope, Sistine Chapel, St

Vatican City Peter’s

Names:

€uro Currency Countries

ANSWER SHEET
 Activity 1 Activity 2
CAPITAL CITY COUNTRY

1. 2.

2. 4.

€uro Countries Quiz

3. 6.

4. 8.

5. 10.

6. 12.

7. 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:
Have a listening vocabulary of
Vocabulary 3 everyday words and some less
Listening common words
Listen for the gist or for specific
Comprehension 2
information
Respond to and use skills and
Listening and Interactive Speaking appropriate language to manage
2
Speaking and Listening simple interactions and negotiate
meaning
Proportional Use multiplication and division to
Numeracy 6
Reasoning solve problems that involve rates
Fluently decode specialised
Reading Decoding 4 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 2) How many New Zealand dollars (NZD) would
you get if you exchanged €100? 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 4) How many New Zealand dollars (NZD) would
you get if you exchanged €20? you get if you exchanged €5?

What would you get if you exchanged $20 NZD What would you get if you exchanged $5 NZD
for Euros? for Euros?
Activity 3 Cards

€uros per NZ Dollar Rate NZ Dollars per €uro Rate

(Exchange Rate on 16/10/09) (Exchange Rate on 16/10/09)

€0.50 = $1.00 $2.00 NZD =

NZD €1.00

X =
Changing €uros to NZ Changing NZ Dollars to
Dollars €uros
(Exchange Rate on 16/10/09) (Exchange Rate on 16/10/09)
€ x $2.00 = NZD x €0.50
NZD =€
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 €uros

$5.00 €2.50
NZ Dollars €uros

$0.50 €10.00
NZ Dollars €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 €19 x 2 = $ _____NZD

3) Pizzas sell for €7 in Rome:

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

€7 x ____ = $____ NZD

€___ x ___ =$ ____NZD

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

5) Chocolates bought in Brussels for €12:

______NZD
___ x ___ =$ ____NZD

7) Now complete the table below:

Euro € 1.00 2.00 5.00 100.00

NZD $ 2.00 4.00 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, 2) A meal (including apple strudel!) for you
Germany for Oktoberfest for $35 and your partner in Salzburg, Austria
NZD: costs $180 NZD:

$35 NZD x €0.50 = € ______ $180 NZD x €0.50 = € ______

3) A visit to the Guggenheim Museum in 4) You buy a ski pass in Andorra for $60
Bilbao, Spain costs $25 NZD NZD:

$_____NZD x €0.50 = € ______ $_____NZD x €____ = € ______

5) A flight from Amsterdam to Barcelona, 6) You buy a meal in Grenada, Spain for
Spain is $200 NZD: $40 NZD:

$_____ x €_____= € ______ = € ______

7) Now complete the table below:

NZD $ 1.00 2.00 5.00 100.00

Euro € 0.50 1.00 5.00 500.00