ToolBox - Numbers vocabulary

.:. Numbers vocabulary.:.

Why are numbers important?

Numbers greater than 100

Numbers and daily life practice

Telephone numbers and years

Numbers 1-100

.:. How to say these common numbers?.:.

Telephone numbers

Years

Usually, you can say them in two different ways.

Usually, it is divided into two cases.

1. Say each number individually

1. For years from 1000 to 1999:

2. Say the number in chunks. (Especially for longer phone numbers)

2. For years from 2000 onward:

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Find the Correct order

10

Listen to the following audio and put the numbers in the correct order. When you finish, check the answers in the bottom below.

25th June

14

671

14

0208 542 8976

8,000.000

68

1 metre 27

1985

5.325

103

Answers

5. 1 metre 27 6. 68 7. 103 8. 671

1. 0208 542 8976 2. 14 3. 1985 4. 25th June

9. 5,325 10. 8,000,000

Numbers 1 -100

They are single numbers: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.

1 to 10

They are teen numbers: eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen.

11 to 19

Multiples of 10

They are: twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety, one hundred. To make other numbers, combine the tens and ones: 21 = twenty-one 45 = forty-five 99 = ninety-nine

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Why are the numbers important?

Numbers are an essential part of the English language and appear in almost every aspect of daily life: telling the time, counting money, giving prices, talking about dates, or sharing personal information like age or phone numbers. Learning to use numbers correctly not only improves communication skills but also helps you better understand everyday situations in English.

Solve the following game, it will be a short introduction of the activities of this toolbox!

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Numbers greater than 100

To make these numbers, you say the number, "hundred" and add the rest: 101 = one hundred one 125 = one hundred twenty-five 350 = three hundred fifty

100-900

For 1,000, say one thousand. Combine it with smaller numbers like this: 1,234 = one thousand two hundred thirty-four

1.000

More than 10.000

Larger numbers like 10,000 or 100,000 follow the same pattern: 10,000 = ten thousand 356,789 = three hundred fifty-six thousand seven hundred eighty-nine

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Numbers in daily life

Numbers are all around us in daily life, and you'll encounter them in many different situations in English. Here are some common places where you can find numbers in everyday life:

• Time: What time is it? It’s 3:30 p.m.
• Prices in stores: This shirt costs $15
• Calendar: My birthday is on June 15th.
• Phone Numbers: Call me at 555-1234.
• Addresses: My house is at 123 Elm Street.
• Apartment numbers: I live in apartment 305.

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