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Numbers- Clarification

A LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS

Checking/ clarifying phrases and pronouncing numbers review

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Clarifying language and numbers review

 

Student A

Dictate the following numbers to your partner as fast as you can. Only say each one once. When you have finished, they will have a chance to double check what you said.

  1. 772,114,320
  2. 30/3/2000
  3. 23/1/1999
  4. 20
  5. 1 1/3
  6. 911
  7. 30th
  8. 15
  9. 012 022 3344
  10. 00005
  11. 1/100
  12. 623 kilos
  13. 4:14
  14. 6th
  15. 7s
  16. nought
  17. one
  18. tree
  19. foe
  20. fibre
  21. metre

Now write down the numbers that you hear your partner dictating. You will only hear each number once and you can’t ask any questions yet.

You can now ask your partner seven questions only. You must use different phrases each time. There are some suggestions for suitable phrases below.

Useful language

Can I read that back?            

Can you say that another way?

Is that a (telephone number or…)? 

I wasn’t quite clear about…?

Can I (double) check…?          

Did you say… or…?

So, that’s…, right?               

I didn’t catch the first/ middle/ last part (of…)

Can you repeat the whole thing?   

Can you spell it out for me?

Can you say it again one more time more slowly?    

Do you mean… or…?

Is that (sun) with a (u)?           

Is that spelt with… (or….?)

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Student B

Listen to your partner saying some of the numbers below as quickly as they can and try to choose the correct one on each line. They will only say each one once and you can’t ask any questions at this stage. Put a question mark next to any which you aren’t sure about.

  1. 772,114,320 or 77,211,432
  2. 30/5/2000 or 30/3/2000
  3. 23/1/1999 or 23/6/1999 or 23/7/1999
  4. 12 or 20
  5. 1 1/3 or 1/3
  6. 911 or 9/11 (emergency telephone number and date of World Trade Centre attacks)
  7. 13th or 30th
  8. 15 or 50
  9. 012 022 3344 or 01 2022 3344
  10. 00005 or 0.000005
  11. 100 or 1/100
  12. 623 kg or 623 km
  13. 4:14 or 4:40
  14. 6 or 6th
  15. 7th or 7s
  16. nought or note
  17. one or Won
  18. three or tree
  19. foe or four
  20. five or fibre
  21. mate or metre

Look at their sheet to check, then check the pronunciation of any which you got wrong.

You can now ask your partner seven questions to try to confirm which number they were describing. You have to use a different phrase each time.

Useful language

Can I read that back?                

Can you say that another way?

Is that a (telephone number or…)?    

I wasn’t quite clear about…?

Can I (double) check…?            

Did you say… or…?

So, that’s…, right?                

I didn’t catch the first/ middle/ last part (of…)

Can you repeat the whole thing?    Can you spell it out for me?

Can you say it again one more time more slowly?    

Do you mean… or…?

Is that (sun) with a (u)?             

Is that spelt with… (or….?)

Now dictate the numbers below to your partner, saying each as quickly as you can but pausing between each one. Only say each once at this stage (unless you make a mistake) and don’t answer any questions yet.

  1. 16
  2. 19
  3. 30
  4. 14
  5. 40
  6. 1,012
  7. 090 22444
  8. 2 1/3
  9. 4/5
  10. 07:40
  11. 1/1000
  12. 8th
  13. nines
  14. wan
  15. first
  16. force
  17. quota

Your partner will ask you seven questions to check their understanding, check with your worksheet, then check the pronunciation of any they got wrong.

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