We are starting classes on October, 15 and we are going to study the basic things in English. Let's start with numbers. This is what I'm going to explain in class.
NUMBERS
There are 3 groups of numbers:
1. From 1 to 12 : the numbers with "proper names"
NUMBER
|
NAME
|
PRONUNCIATION
|
1
|
ONE
|
/wʌn/
|
2
|
TWO
|
/tuː/
|
3
|
THREE
|
/θriː/
|
4
|
FOUR
|
/fɔː(r)/
|
5
|
FIVE
|
/faɪv/
|
6
|
SIX
|
/sɪks/
|
7
|
SEVEN
|
/ˈsevən/
|
8
|
EIGHT
|
/eɪt/
|
9
|
NINE
|
/naɪn/
|
10
|
TEN
|
/ten/
|
11
|
ELEVEN
|
/ɪˈlevən/
|
12
|
TWELVE
|
/twelv/
|
2. From 13 to 19 : the -teen numbers
NUMBER
|
NAME
|
PRONUNCIATION
|
13
|
thirteen
|
/ˌθɜːˈtiːn/
|
14
|
forteen
|
/ˌfɔːˈtiːn/
|
15
|
fifteen
|
/ˌfɪfˈtiːn/
|
16
|
sixteen
|
/ˌsɪksˈtiːn/
|
17
|
seventeen
|
/ˌsevənˈtiːn/
|
18
|
eighteen
|
/ˌeɪˈtiːn/
|
19
|
nineteen
|
/ˌnaɪnˈtiːn/
|
3. Numbers from 20 to 90 : the -ty numbers (in Spanish we say -ta)
NUMBER
|
NAME
|
PRONUNCIATION
|
20
|
twenty
|
/ˈtwenti/
|
30
|
thirty
|
/ˈθɜːrti/
|
40
|
forty
|
/ˈfɔːˈti/
|
50
|
fifty
|
/ˈfɪfˈti/
|
60
|
sixty
|
/ˈsɪksˈti/
|
70
|
seventy
|
/ˈsevənˈti/
|
80
|
eighty
|
/ˈeɪˈti/
|
90
|
ninety
|
/ˈnaɪnˈti/
|
The main difference
between the group 2 and 3 are:
- The ending : -teen /ˈtiːn/ a long /i:/ (like two ii in Spanish) -ty /ti/ short /ɪ/
- The stress (acento/golpe de voz) group 2 □□ group 3 □□
How to write numbers:
Twenty-four sixty-seven There is a hyphen (-) between the two parts
Activities:
- Exercise 1: look at a clock and say the numbers in order and then jumping from one to another
- Exercise 2: dictation of numbers like telephone numbers or additions: 23+30 ; 47+50
- Exercise 3: you can practise with this page with listening comprenhension of numbers; click here
Videos with numbers to help you with pronunciation:
·
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7AmBGd4tmU
: numbers for kids.
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