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Unit 1 - Lesson 5 English numbers (1, 2, 3 ... 10)
Remember
Numbers
Learn
Numbers
The numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, … (and so on) are whole numbers.
We need numbers
We use numbers to count things, like apples:-
1. 
Here's an apple. Just one apple.
2. Here's another apple. Now we have two apples.
Try counting from one to ten and have a go at the counting rhymes in English:-
Rhymes and Songs
One, two, three, four, five,
Once I caught a fish alive.
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten,
Then I let it go again.
One, two - buckle my shoe ,
three, four - knock on the door,
five, six - pick up sticks,
seven, eight - close the gate,
nine, ten - a big fat hen.
Ten Green Bottles
Ten green bottles
Hanging on the wall
Ten green bottles
Hanging on the wall
And if one green bottle
Should accidentally fall
There'll be nine green bottles
Hanging on the wall
And so it goes on...
Nine green bottles
Hanging on the wall
Nine green bottles
Hanging on the wall
And if one green bottle
Should accidentally fall
There'll be eight green bottles
Hanging on the wall
Eight green bottles
Hanging on the wall
Eight green bottles
Hanging on the wall
And if one green bottle
Should accidentally fall
There'll be seven green bottles
Hanging on the wall
Seven green bottles
Hanging on the wall
Seven green bottles
Hanging on the wall
And if one green bottle
Should accidentally fall
There'll be six green bottles
Hanging on the wall
Six green bottles
Hanging on the wall
Six green bottles
Hanging on the wall
And if one green bottle
Should accidentally fall
There'll be five green bottles
Hanging on the wall
Five green bottles
Hanging on the wall
Five green bottles
Hanging on the wall
And if one green bottle
Should accidentally fall
There'll be four green bottles
Hanging on the wall
Four green bottles
Hanging on the wall
Four green bottles
Hanging on the wall
And if one green bottle
Should accidentally fall
There'll be three green bottles
Hanging on the wall
Three green bottles
Hanging on the wall
Three green bottles
Hanging on the wall
And if one green bottle
Should accidentally fall
There'll be two green bottles
Hanging on the wall
Two green bottles
Hanging on the wall
Two green bottles
Hanging on the wall
And if one green bottle
Should accidentally fall
There'll be one green bottle
Hanging on the wall
One green bottle
Hanging on the wall
One green bottle
Hanging on the wall
If that one green bottle
Should accidentally fall
There'll be no green bottles
Hanging on the wall
You can try a shorter version with sticks of dynamite:-
Ten Sticks of Dynamite
Ten sticks of dynamite
Hanging on the wall
Ten sticks of dynamite
Hanging on the wall
And if one stick of dynamite
Should accidentally fall
There'll be no sticks of dynamite
And no bloody wall.
More English Lessons
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Test
Type in the numbers correctly Fill It
How good is your memory? Test your numbers by matching the words and figures:-
Numbers - Memory Test Numbers 1 to 5
Numbers - Memory Test Numbers 6 to 10
Put the mixed up numbers into order - Sort It!
Practise Your English
Read car licence plates. My old car licence plate was:-
| N34 6DQ = N Three Four Six D Q |
Share what you know about the numbers 1 to 10. Are there any numbers you prefer?
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Week 5
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