English counts

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo lwoo
• Leerjaar 1

NUMBERS

ENGLISH

Let's check your homework

Please open your book to page 24/25

English counts!

Let's talk numbers! 

Lesson Goal

• You can use cardinal numbers.
• You can spell numbers correctly.


•  You can pronounce numbers correctly
  Ready?    
  
  

How many days in January?

1. thirty
2. thirty-one
3. tirteen
4. thirty one

How much is a dozen?

1. twelf
2. twelve
3. eleven
4. ten

How much is a gross?
Hint: it's a dozen dozens.

1. a hundred and twenty
2. a hunderd and forty
3. a hundred and forty-four
4. a hundred and fortyfour

How many prongs are there
on most forks?

1. for
2. four
3. three
4. five

How many hours in a day?

1. twenty-four
2. twinty-four
3. twenty four
4. twinty four

How much is half of eighty?

1. forty
2. fourty
3. forthy
4. fourthy

How many known and named
planets are there in the solar system?

1. eight
2. ten
3. nine
4. ?

Drag the  numbers to their spelling.

seventy-eight

twenty-one

forty-nine

thirty-four

eighty-five

ninety-four

sixty-five

forty-three

fifty-eight

one hundred

eighty-seven

fifty-six

78 

21

49

34

85

94

65

43

58

100

87

56

Cardinal numbers

We use cardinal numbers (1, 3, 8, 17, 56, 84 etc.) for counting.

After twenty, you use a hyphen (streepje) between numbers.

• Twenty-one
• Thirty-four
• Forty-five
• Seventy-seven
• Fifty-six

Listening

Watch the next clip. 
Where it stops: complete with the correct number. 
   

00:38

... up to ? on just one hand..

01:03

... up to 5 groups of 12 is ?

01:25

... up to ? on each hand

01:33

... all the way to ?

01:40

Can we count any higher?

1. yes
2. no

Homework

Do the exercises on p32 in your course book. They should be 'a piece of cake' for you now!
Deadline: 20th of October

Let's practice

Please open your book to page 40, assignment 46

What is the highest number you can write by yourself in English?