Understanding Numbers 2985S

Objectives
Text Comprehension: To understand numbers in a Text
To pronounce numbers correctly
To be able to talk about yourself using numbers

Dialog
Context: Talking about Yourself
TASK: Read the Text below about a new employee talking to the human resources
manager. Pay attention to the way numbers are used in the Text.
My name is Judy Hansen and I'm 51 years old. I got married in 1979 and I have
three children. They are 13, 16 and 20 years old. I live at 253 Hornley Lane in
London. My postal code is SE5 9FP and my telephone number is 207 377 8600.

Illustration
Cardinal Numbers
1. zero, oh, 26 twenty-six
2. one
3. two 27 twenty-seven
4. three 28 twenty-eight
5. four
6. five 29 twenty-nine
7. six
8. seven 30 thirty
9. eight
10. nine 40 forty
 11. ten 50 fifty
12. eleven
13. twelve 60 sixty
14. thirteen 70 seventy
15. fourteen
16. fifteen 80 eighty
17. sixteen
18. seventeen 90 ninety
19. eighteen
20. nineteen 100 a/one hundred
21. twenty 101 a hundred and one
22. twenty-one
23. twenty-two 110 a hundred and ten
24. twenty-three
25. twenty-four 120 a hundred and twenty
26. twenty-five
200 two hundred
1,000 a/one thousand
1,001 a thousand and one
1,010 a thousand and ten
2,000 two thousand
10,000 ten thousand
11,000 eleven thousand
100,000 a/one hundred thousand
1,000,000 a/one million
2,000,000 two million
1,000,000,000 a/one billion

Note the difference in pronunciation between 13 (thirteen - the second syllable

is stressed) and 30 (thirty - the first syllable is stressed.)

Practice
Practice 1: Speaking
TASK: Read these numbers to your instructor. Remember to pause when there is a
space between groups of numbers.

Example: 01 59 334 (oh one- five nine- three three four)

A. 06 045 982 516

B. 029 01 46 82 99
C. 011 894 35275
D. 019 34 784 8697
E. 080 17 34 56 93
F. 33 1 45 67 98 73
Practice 2: Listening
TASK: Your teacher will read some numbers. Tick the number you hear.
13 thirteen 30 thirty
14 fourteen 40 forty
15 fifteen 50 fifty
16 sixteen 60 sixty
17 seventeen 70 seventy
18 eighteen 80 eighty
19 nineteen 90 ninety
Practice 3
TASK 1: Answer your teacher's questions using the numbers below.
1. 1212 (room number)
2. 528 (flight number)
3. OFP 857 (license plate number)
4. 120 km per hour (speed limit)
5. 0709-622553 (mobile phone number)
6. 1 800 555 1212 (telephone number)

Transfer
Context: Discussing Numbers
TASK: You have a job interview and must give some information about yourself
using numbers.
You can talk about:
Your address
Your telephone number
Your mobile phone number
Your age or the age of someone in your family
Your license plate number
Other topics?

Example
I live at 205 Cleveland Ave.
I have three children.
My telephone number is 920 683 0184
I am 30 years old

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