Sonia loves mathematics and solving puzzles. As a young child she used to wake up in the middle of the just to try to solve at least one puzzle. She is proud of her heritage, having lived in Moscow, Russia until she was 7 and moving to London thereafter. She believes it would be beneficial for future generations if more people were involved in mathematical activities such as chess, puzzles or problem solving tasks.
This film was made by young people attending supplementary schools across London. These community-run organisations teach children about their cultural heritage and can be grouped by language, ethnicity or faith.
Vocabulary chunks to learn from video :
I was born in Moscow
I lived in Moscow for 7 years
The other half of my life I’ve lived in London
There are loads of cultures
People from different backgrounds
I was always very passionate about Maths and problem solving
There’s no other way to describe it
A world grand master
He is really my inspiration
It really gives me the drive to carry on
To progress in my mathematical career
A lot of the time I have a mathematical way of explaining it
My friends make fun of it
On the way to school
My friends and family are really supportive
Do Rubik’s cubes
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That’s what jump started my Rubik’s cube obsession
I don’t think that a lot of kids nowadays like maths
I’ve known that from personal experience
Any sort of problem solving
That would be great for the future generations
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