Numbers

How do you say this number? 150

One hundred and fifty

BUT usually we don’t say it like that. Usually we say: One hundred fifty or One fifty (It isn’t proper English, but it’s common to say it like this.)

How do we say these numbers?

Now practice saying these numbers both ways with your partner

Years

How do you say this year? 2012

Twenty twelve or Two thousand twelve or Two thousand and twelve (not common)

How do you say these years?

Now practice saying these years with your partner

What about this? 1985

1985 Nineteen eighty-five (We say the first two digits as one number and the last two digits as one number.)

How do you say these?

Now practice saying these years with your partner

Now make four sentences with years in the sentence. You and your partner tell each other your sentences. For example: I was born in 1982.