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Introduction
Pick a number is a simple but effective online game for teaching and learning languages. A topic is selected and a grid of 20 numbers is shown. Teams take it in turns to reveal a picture behind a number and name or describe the picture
in the target language for points.

Pick a number online game at Teach Online

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Our online Pick a number game is played with up to 8 teams to teach languages through play and repetition.
Pick a number at Teach Online can be used to teach 5 languages - English, French, German, Spanish and Welsh.

Pick a number mfl game in French with the topic Clothes
Pick a number game at Teach Online using the topic Clothes in French

The game starts with a grid of 20 numbers. Teams take it in turns to click on a number - a picture is revealed from the selected topic - the team must name or describe the picture in the target language to win that cell. If the class decides the language was acceptable, the team can score a point. The language (speech and text) for a picture is available by clicking on the question mark once a picture is revealed.

Pick a number is a game you can use free with up to 15 topics in your language teaching.