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Lesson 02
A0
Core
60 min

Numbers 1–20 & How Old Are You?

Count. Say your age. Share phone numbers.

Count 1 to 20. Say your age. Read phone numbers out loud.

Numbers 1–20 & How Old Are You? — illustrative photo
  1. A0/A1
    Beginner
  2. A1/A2
    Elementary
  3. A2/B1
    Pre-Intermediate
  4. B1/B1+
    Intermediate
  5. B2
    Upper-Intermediate
  6. C1
    Advanced
  7. C2
    Proficiency

Look & say · Step 1

5 min

Get ready

activity
Count on your fingers

Hold up your hand. Count 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 with the teacher.

activity
Number hunt

Look around the room. Find 3 numbers (clock, page, phone).

discussion
Birthdays around us

Whose birthday is soon? Stand up if your birthday is this month.

Words to learn · Step 2

8 min

New words today

Open in Vocabulary Bank

one

1

"I have one brother."

two

2

"Two coffees, please."

three

3

"Three days a week."

four

4

"Four people in my family."

five

5

"It's five o'clock."

six

6

"Six eggs, please."

seven

7

"Seven days a week."

eight

8

"I get up at eight."

nine

9

"Nine students in class."

ten

10

"Ten minutes, please."

eleven

11

"Eleven o'clock."

twelve

12

"My sister is twelve."

thirteen

13

"He is thirteen years old."

fourteen

14

"Fourteen days."

fifteen

15

"Fifteen minutes."

sixteen

16

"She is sixteen."

seventeen

17

"Seventeen books."

eighteen

18

"I'm eighteen years old."

nineteen

19

"Nineteen students."

twenty

20

"I'm twenty years old."

birthday

The day you were born

"Happy birthday!"

phone number

Numbers to call someone

"What's your phone number?"

Activate · Personalise · Recycle

Use these words now

Make each sentence true for you. Say it aloud to a partner.

one

"For me, one is …"

Finish the sentence with your own idea.

seventeen

"For me, seventeen is …"

Finish the sentence with your own idea.

two

"For me, two is …"

Finish the sentence with your own idea.

You'll meet these words again in Reading, Listening, Speaking and Homework.

Matching
Match the number to the word.

Tap an item on the left, then tap its match on the right.

Answer all items, then check.
Categorise
Put each number in the right group.
Answer all items, then check.

Sounds & saying · Step 3

5 min

13 vs 30 — hear the difference

Numbers ending in '-teen' have a strong second syllable: thir-TEEN. Numbers ending in '-ty' are flat: THIR-ty.

  • • thirteen / thirty
  • • fourteen / forty
  • • fifteen / fifty
  • • sixteen / sixty

Language focus · Step 4

10 min

How old are you? — I'm ___ years old.

Open in Grammar Bank

Quick rule

How old are you? — I'm ___ years old.

Ask and answer about age with 'I'm'.

When to use it
  • You can say the full phrase or just the number.
See it in action
1

How old are you?

2

I'm 25 (years old).

3

How old is your sister? — She's 12.

4

I'm twenty.

Question 1.How ___ are you?

Question 2.I'm 18 ___ old.

Question 3.She ___ 30.

Answer all items, then check.

Quick check 1.I'm ___ years old. (number 12)

Quick check 2.How old ___ they?

Answer all items, then check.

Reading · Step 5

7 min

My class

Hi! I'm Leo. I'm 19 years old. 🎓 My sister Mia is 12. My brother Sam is 5. We are three.

Question 1.How old is Leo?

Question 2.How old is Mia?

Answer all items, then check.
True / False
Is each sentence True or False?

Q1.Sam is 5 years old.

Q2.Leo is older than Mia.

Q3.There are four people.

Answer all items, then check.

Listening · Step 6

10 min

On the bus

Listening audio

Tap play to listen. Replay as many times as you need.

Lin

Hi! How old are you?

Theo

I'm seventeen. And you?

Lin

I'm eighteen. What's your phone number?

Theo

It's oh-seven-five-five-two-three.

Question 1.How old is Theo?

Question 2.How old is Lin?

Answer all items, then check.
Tick what you hear
Tick the numbers you hear.
Answer all items, then check.

Practice · Step 7

8 min

Choose the word

Question 1.I'm ___ years old. (20)

Question 2.She ___ ten.

Question 3.How ___ are they?

Question 4.My brother is ___. (5)

Answer all items, then check.
Type a short answer
Write 1–3 words

Q1.Write the word: 7

Q2.Write the word: 12

Q3.Complete: How ___ are you?

Answer all items, then check.

Survival English · Step 8

4 min

Speaking — Say your age clearly

Task

Answer 'How old are you?' in 5 seconds.

Strategy

Stress the syllable: thir-TEEN sounds different from THIR-ty.

Example

I'm twenty-one years old.

Writing · Step 9

5 min

Write a little

Your task

Write 3 sentences: your age, a friend's age, and a family member's age.

Show model answer

I'm 24. My friend Lola is 22. My brother is 17.

Speaking · Step 10

12 min

Talk together

Stand up. Ask 4 classmates: 'How old are you?' Answer with a full sentence. Write down their ages.

Useful phrases

  • • How old are you?
  • • I'm ___ years old.
  • • Really?
  • • Me too!
Dialogue completion
Choose the best reply.
  • A
    How old are you?
  • B
    _______________
  • A
    Cool! What's your phone number?
  • B
    _______________
Answer all items, then check.

Homework · Step 11

Take-home

Practice at home

speaking

Count from 1 to 20 out loud 3 times.

writing

Write the ages of 3 people in your family.

Recap · Step 12

3 min

What you learned

  • 🔢 Count from 1 to 20 in English.
  • 🎂 Ask: 'How old are you?'
  • 💬 Answer: 'I'm ___ years old.'
  • 🗣️ Hear the difference between -teen and -ty.
  • 📞 Read phone numbers one digit at a time.
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