Intermediate - EFL Classroom 2.0

#16 Teaching Numbers (Low Intermediate)
Teaching numbers is a very
practical skill that students will
appreciate. Knowing how to count
isn't enough! We use and state
numbers in many different ways.
Students need to be exposed to
these.
Prepare -- Put up a whole lot of
numbers on the board. Prices /
temperatures / serial numbers /
percentages / decimals / fractions /
square roots / math problems / dates
/ ratios / diameter / length X width /
ft. inches etc....
Then ask students a question and from that, they must state the answer that is
on the board. Cross each one off as they are asked/answered. Then go over
them for pronunciation or review them at the end of the lesson.
Practice. -- Students take the handout and fold it in half. One reads/dictates
first for their partner. The partner takes down notes and records the numbers.
Make sure they know how to ask "Could you repeat that?" and "Could you
speak a little more slowly, please?"
After they are finished they unfold their sheet and correct their dictation.
Produce - Students make their own sentences using the model and changing
the numbers. Then practice again with their partner.
You might extend with a listening exercise, having students listen and record
the numbers stated in a dialogue.....
And then after all that, I usually do the song, "Feel like a number" or " I, 2, 3,
Gloria Estaphan (attached)
Also, this video is a super "engager" - to get students into the lesson about
numbers..... and for kids, The Song of the Count rulz!