Numbers and counting

in English
 Numbers:
We can use them for…

Counting – how many?

23, 614, 7
Describing age – how old?
8 years, 76 years
We use numerals or words…
Numeral Word
1 one
2 two
3 three
4 four
5 five
6 six
7 seven
8 eight
9 nine
10 ten
We use these letters
after a number to
show the order:
st ~ nd ~ rd ~ th
Numbers showing order
Numeral Word
1st first
2nd second
3rd third
4th fourth
5th fifth
6th sixth
7th seventh
8th eighth
9th ninth
10th tenth
Counting with numbers
Remember : st ~ nd ~ rd ~ th
1: First 1st (st)
2: Second 2nd (nd)
3: Third 3rd (rd)
4: Fourth 4th (th) ---then---
5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th (th)
Counting with numbers
st ~ nd ~ rd ~ th
21: Twenty-First 21st (st)
22: Twenty-Second 22nd (nd)
23: Twenty-Third 23rd (rd)
24: Twenty-Fourth 24th (th) ---then---
25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th (th)
Counting with numbers
st ~ nd ~ rd ~ th
31: Thirty-First 31st (st)
32: Thirty-Second 32nd (nd)
33: Thirty-Third 33rd (rd)
34: Thirty-Fourth 34th (th) ---then---
35th, 36th, 37th, 38th, 39th, 40th (th)
Using a number to
show the order
Running a race What order did the
runners finish?

Who finished first?

(1st)
Who finished second?
(2nd)
Who finished third?
(3rd)
Who finished fourth?
(4th)
Giving directions
Where is the shop you
are looking for?

“It’s the third (3rd)

building to the right”

(Where is the shop?)

Giving directions
Where is the shop you
are looking for?
first third
second
(1st)
(2nd) (3rd) “It’s the third (3rd)
building to the right”

(Which one is it?)

< left right >

Finding a person
Which woman were you
talking to?

“She’s the ninth (9th)

person in that queue”

(Which woman is she?)

 Finding a person
Where is the woman you
were talking to?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

“She’s the ninth (9th)

person in that queue”

(Which woman is she?)

Making a choice
Tell me, what elephant
do you like?

“I like the second (2nd)

elephant the most”

(What elephant do they

like?)
Making a choice
Tell me, what elephant
do you like?
first second
(1st) (2nd)
“I like the second (2nd)
elephant the most”

(What elephant do they

like?)
Using a number group
or range
 Group or range:
We can use them for…

Weather – how high or low?

High 30s (thirties) means 35o to 39oC
Describing age – how old?
Aged in 40s (forties) means 40 to 49 years
Groups or ranges
Teens (13 to 19)
“thirteenth to nineteenth”
Twenties (20 to 29)
“twentieth to twenty-ninth”
Thirties (30 to 39)
“thirtieth to thirty-ninth”
Forties (40 to 49) *Note: not fourties
Fifties (50 to 59)
Groups or ranges
Sixties (60 to 69)
Seventies (70 to 79)
Eighties (80 to 89)
Nineties (90 to 99)
*Note: not ninties
Hundreds (100 to 900+)
Some examples of
number ranges
Temperature range

“Weather: Windy and

cold, in the low teens”

Between 13 and 16
degrees
Year range

Some objects from the

50s (fifties)

From 1950 to 1959

Age range

“I hope to live into my

80s (eighties) or
90s (nineties)”

Age between 80 to 99
years
Price range

“It will cost hundreds of

dollars to repair these
windows!”

Price between $100 and

$999
Try to answer these:
Todays date
What number day of
the month is it today?

It is the ____ day of the

month
st ~ nd ~ rd ~ th
This month
What number month
of the year is it?

It is the ____ month

of the year
st ~ nd ~ rd ~ th
This year - age
What number birthday
will you have this year?

It will be my ____
birthday this year
st ~ nd ~ rd ~ th
4, 15, 22, 36, 48, 53, 71, 94
Counting objects
I have eaten my
seventh (7th) chocolate
…

The next one I eat will be

my ____
st ~ nd ~ rd ~ th
 Well done.
Don’t forget to practice