Listening: Basic Auditory Perception & Discrimination A1 - Lesson 3: Identifying Numbers (0-100) Spoken Clearly
🎯 Learning Objectives
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
- Recognize and identify spoken English numbers from 0 to 100.
- Distinguish between similar-sounding numbers (e.g., 13 and 30, 14 and 40).
- Understand simple questions and statements containing numbers from 0 to 100.
- Feel more confident understanding numbers in everyday English situations.
💡 Key Concepts: Hearing and Understanding Numbers
Numbers are very important in daily life! We use them for prices, time, age, counting things, and much more. This lesson will help you hear and understand numbers from zero (0) to one hundred (100) in English.
Some English numbers sound similar, so it's important to listen for the small differences:
- Numbers ending in "-teen" (like 13, 14, 15...19) usually have a strong sound on the "teen" part. Example: thirTEEN.
- Numbers ending in "-ty" (like 20, 30, 40...90) usually have a strong sound on the first part. Example: THIRty.
🇰🇭 Cambodian Context: Numbers in Daily Life
Hello learners! In Cambodia, you use numbers every day – at the market (ផ្សារ - phsar) in Battambang to ask for prices (តម្លៃ - tammlei), to tell your age (អាយុ - ayu), or to count how many delicious mangoes (ស្វាយ - svay) you want! Learning English numbers will help you when you talk to tourists, in shops, or if you travel.
The sounds for English numbers might be different from Khmer. For example, the "th" sound in "three" or "thirteen" needs practice. Listening carefully to the "-teen" and "-ty" endings is also very important. We will practice this!
🎧 Pre-Listening Activity: Number Review
Let's look at some numbers. You can click "Listen" to hear how they are said.
🔊 Listening Tasks: What Number Is It?
Important Note for Learners: This lesson uses your browser's Text-to-Speech (TTS) to say numbers. Click the "🔊 Listen" buttons. The sound quality may vary. For the best learning on your full platform, high-quality pre-recorded audio by native speakers is recommended.
Task 1: Choose the Number You Hear
Click "🔊 Listen" to hear an English number. Then, choose the number you heard from the options.
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Task 2: Write the Number You Hear
Click "🔊 Listen" to hear a number. Type the number you hear in the box using numerals (0, 1, 2, 3...).
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📝 Post-Listening Activity: Number Match Game
Let's review! (On a full platform, this could be an interactive matching game.)
Can you match the spoken sound (how your teacher might say it, or use the TTS buttons) to the written number?
-> Matches numeral: 18
-> Matches numeral: 80
-> Matches numeral: 7
-> Matches numeral: 70
This shows how important the ending sounds like "-teen" and "-ty" are!
🚀 Key Takeaways & Listening Strategies
- Listen carefully to the whole number, especially the ending sound for "teen" (like in 13, 14, 15) and "ty" (like in 30, 40, 50).
- Practice saying the numbers aloud after you hear them. This helps your brain remember the sounds.
- If you are not sure, it's okay to ask someone to repeat the number in a real conversation.
- Numbers like "twenty-one," "thirty-five," "sixty-two" have two parts. Listen for both.
💬 Feedback & Learner Tips (Self-Assessment)
After trying the exercises:
- Were the "-teen" numbers (13-19) easy or difficult to hear compared to "-ty" numbers (30, 40, etc.)? This is a common challenge!
- Which numbers were easiest for you? Which were harder?
- Try listening to a weather forecast in English (online) and see if you can understand the temperatures mentioned (if they are between 0-100 Celsius).
�🇭 Tips for Cambodian Learners:
The English sounds for "teen" and "ty" at the end of numbers like thirteen/thirty can be tricky. Listen to how native English speakers put stress (strong sound) on different parts: thirTEEN (stress on TEEN) vs. THIRty (stress on THIR).
Also, numbers like 1 (one), 2 (two), 3 (three), 4 (four), 5 (five) are important basic building blocks. Practice them often! Many English numbers are used when talking about money or time in tourist areas like Siem Reap or international shops in Cambodia.
📚 Further Practice & Application
- Count things around your house in English from 1 to 100. Say them aloud.
- Ask a friend to say numbers in English, and you write them down. Then check if you are correct.
- Use online games or apps that help A1 learners practice listening to English numbers.
- When you see prices in shops that use English numbers (even in Riel or Dollars if shown with numerals), try to say the number in English to yourself.