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Numbers Practice

The document provides a series of activities for practicing numbers in English, including speaking, listening, and writing exercises. It includes examples of how to express numbers verbally and in written form, as well as practice with telephone numbers. Additionally, it contains dialogues for role-playing telephone calls and a reference page for number translations.

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Numbers Practice

The document provides a series of activities for practicing numbers in English, including speaking, listening, and writing exercises. It includes examples of how to express numbers verbally and in written form, as well as practice with telephone numbers. Additionally, it contains dialogues for role-playing telephone calls and a reference page for number translations.

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NUMBERS PRACTICE: ACTIVITIES

SPEAKING What’s this number in English?

(1) 45 (8) 92 (15) 1,236


(2) 67 (9) 103 (16) 3,843
(3) 99 (10) 528 (17) 9,999
(4) 25 (11) 237 (18) 20,000,000
(5) 36 (12) 999 (19) 15,000,000
(6) 51 (13) 874 (20) 800,000
(7) 80 (14) 150

LISTENING (& READING aloud with class)


Write down each number as a figure to show you have understood:

1. one hundred and twenty-five


2. six thousand, seven hundred and fifty-one
3. seven million
4. three hundred and ten
5. eighty-nine
6. fifteen
7. nine hundred and ninety-nine
8. fifteen thousand, two hundred and nineteen
9. one thousand, five hundred
10. seven hundred and sixty-five

WRITING Write out the following numbers in English: 1. 536


2. 1,712
3. 5,000,000
4. 3,829
5. 78
6. 15,000
7. 7,214
8. 981
9. 195
10. 20,452
TELEPHONE NUMBERS

What is your mobile phone (UK) number?


cellphone (USA)

 My mobile phone number is 0915 76 15 26

(= zero nine one five seventy-six fifteen twenty-six)

What is the office phone number?

 The office phone number is 251-025-6610769 (Extension 895)

(=two five one zero two five six six* one zero seven six nine) (Extension eight
nine five)
*or: “double six”

What is the office/university fax number?

 The office/university fax number is ………..

What is your home phone number?

 My home phone number is…………


 I don’t have a phone at home. I use my mobile.

LISTENING PRACTICE

Listen to the phone numbers and note them down correctly:

1. My mobile phone number is zero nine one one fourteen thirty-six zero nine.

2. My mobile phone number is zero nine one two fifteen twenty eighty-one.

3. My mobile phone number is zero nine one five sixty-five zero seven ninety- two.

4. The office phone number is two five one zero two five six six one zero seven forty-six.

5. The office phone number is two five one zero two five six six one four five nine three.
6. The office phone number is two five one zero two five double six one five three nine two
– Extension two three zero.

SPEAKING PRACTICE

Practise asking for the other secretaries’ mobile phone numbers and office phone numbers.
(They can also give you the office/university fax number and/or their home phone numbers if
they have them and wish to do so.)

Write the numbers down and check with the others that you have understood correctly!

You should also be prepared to give the other secretaries your phone numbers when they ask you.

TELEPHONE CALLS

Read the dialogues and answer the questions below.

Dialogue 1

(A) Secretary (B)Caller

(A) Hello. Haramaya University. English


Department. How can I help you?

(B) Hello. Can I speak to Mr. Teshome, please?

(A) I’ll pass you over. Please hold the line.

(B) Thank you.

(A) No problem.
REFERENCE PAGE: NUMBERS

0 zero 1000 one thousand


1 one
2 two 1,670 one thousand,
3 three six hundred
4 four and seventy
5 five
6 six 3,000 three thousand
7 seven
8 eight
9 nine 1,000,000 = 1 million
10 ten
11 eleven
12 twelve 10,000,000= 10 million
13 thirteen
14 fourteen
15 fifteen
16 sixteen
17 seventeen
18 eighteen
19 nineteen
20 twenty
21 twenty-one

30 thirty
40 forty
50 fifty
60 sixty
70 seventy
80 eighty
90 ninety

100 one hundred


101 one hundred and one

200 two hundred

542 five hundred and forty two

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