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Nexus resource
Romans definitions games
Instructions for learners
Subject(s):
History
Age group(s):
8-11
Topic:
The Romans in Britain
Licence information | This resource is free to use for educational purposes. ©British Council 2014
Source | This resource was originally developed by Jenny Rhodes and has been adapted by EAL Nexus.
Instructions for Learners
Definitions Bingo: an activity for any number of players
 You need paper and pencils.
 One person is the leader.
 All the others choose and write down any six of the words in
the box below:
calendar
months
chicken
mosaic
baths
bricks
literature
hypocaust
roads
villa
poetry
cherries
aqueduct
toilets
jewellery
coins
cats
apple
writing
rabbit
numbers
pavements
games
glass
surgery
 The leader starts to define them, one by one. Do not say its
name! Like this:
The Romans built these
to take water from one
place to another
The Romans
made these to
pay for things
The Romans
brought these furry
animals to England
to eat
 If you have it on your list, you can cross it off
 The winner is the first person to cross all their items off
 If you play again, someone else can be the leader
 This speaking frame may help:
The Romans made these for…
The Romans built these for…
The Romans used these for…
The Romans created…
The Romans invented these because…
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Instructions for Learners
Make-a-line: an activity for two players
 Use one Game Picture Board, a 1-2-3 spinner and a few
counters each, a different colour for each player. Cut
out the speaking frame cards if you want to use them.
 First player spins:
o If it’s a 1, choose a picture in the 1 line.
o If it’s a 2, choose one in the 2 line.
o If it’s a 3, choose one in the 3 line.
 Describe the picture. Use the correct name. Like this:
The Romans built aqueducts to get water from
one place to another
 Then you can put your colour counter on the picture.
 Second player has a turn.
 Keep taking turns till one of you has a line of three
counters, across, down or diagonal.
 They shout ‘Line up!’ and win.
 If you spin a number, but all of that number is covered by
counters, you can ‘bump off’ the other player’s counter if
you can correctly describe the picture.
 Play the game until one of you has five wins.
 *To make it harder, use the speaking frame cards.
 When you choose a picture, you must also choose an
appropriate card and use it to make your answer.
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Speaking frame cards:
This is a ____________ ,
which …
The Romans
used__________ for …
The Romans needed
to … so they invented
___________
The Romans invented
_______________ to …
The Romans built
___________because…
The Romans brought
___________ to Britain
because…
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