Dates English Teacher

Activity 3 Listen and repeat. 5 min

Objective: to practise the pronunciation of numbers above 1,000

STEP 1: Ask the pupils to look at the numbers. Ask them to tell you what they notice in these numbers. The answer should be: “There is a comma after the millions and thousands, but no spaces”.

STEP 2: Read the first number aloud or play the DVD. The pupils should repeat all together after you/the DVD. Do the same with the second number. Now ask your pupils to tell you what they notice. They should answer that there is “and” between “hun dred” and “nine”, that‟s between hundreds and tens.

STEP 3: Read the next numbers/Play the DVD. The pupils repeat them after you/the DVD. Go on till the end of the list. Note: You can look at pages 116-117 of the textbook for information about numbers, especially numbers above 1,000. There you can find information about the spelling, writing and reading rules of numbers.