A1.4: Numbers and counting

Números y conteo

Listening & reading materials

Practice vocabulary in context with real materials.

A1.4.1 Diálogo

Sumando y restando en clase

Adding and subtracting in class


A1.4.2 Cultura

El Juego de La Oca: números y tradición

The Game of the Goose: Numbers and Tradition


Vocabulary (23)

 Tres: Three (Spanish)

Tres

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Three Show

 Cuatro: Four (Spanish)

Cuatro

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Four Show

 Cinco: Five (Spanish)

Cinco

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Five Show

 Seis: Six (Spanish)

Seis

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Six Show

 Siete: Seven (Spanish)

Siete

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Seven Show

 Ocho: eight (Spanish)

Ocho

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Eight Show

 Nueve: Nine (Spanish)

Nueve

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Nine Show

 Diez: Ten (Spanish)

Diez

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Ten Show

 Contar (to count) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Contar

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To count Show

 Veinte: Twenty (Spanish)

Veinte

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Twenty Show

 Treinta: Thirty (Spanish)

Treinta

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Thirty Show

 Cuarenta: Forty (Spanish)

Cuarenta

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Forty Show

 Cincuenta: Fifty (Spanish)

Cincuenta

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Fifty Show

 Sesenta: Sixty (Spanish)

Sesenta

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Sixty Show

 Setenta: seventy (Spanish)

Setenta

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Seventy Show

 Ochenta: Eighty (Spanish)

Ochenta

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Eighty Show

 Noventa: Ninety (Spanish)

Noventa

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Ninety Show

 Cien: One hundred (Spanish)

Cien

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One hundred Show

 Sumar (to add) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Sumar

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To add Show

 Restar (to subtract) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Restar

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To subtract Show

 Multiplicar (to multiply) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Multiplicar

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To multiply Show

 Dividir (to divide) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Dividir

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To divide Show

Exercises

These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.

Exercise 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. Lee en voz alta las tareas de cálculo y resuélvelas. (Read the calculation tasks out loud and solve them.)
  2. Da una tarea de cálculo a los demás. (Give a calculation task to the others. )

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Example phrases:

Diez más dos son doce.

Ten plus two equals twelve.

Diez menos dos es igual a ocho.

Ten minus two equals eight.

Diez por dos son veinte.

Ten times two equals twenty.

Diez dividido por dos es igual a cinco.

Ten devided by two equals five.

Una docena es doce.

A dozen is twelve.

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Exercise 2: Dialogue Cards

Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.

Exercise 3: Translate and use in a sentence

Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.

1

Sumar


To add

2

Cuarenta


Forty

3

Cien


One hundred

4

Ochenta


Eighty

5

Uno


One

Exercise 4: Reorder sentences

Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.

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1.
una | hay | huevos | en | docena? | ¿Cuántos
¿Cuántos huevos hay en una docena?
(How many eggs are there in a dozen?)
2.
comprar un | Tengo cuarenta | regalo. | euros para
Tengo cuarenta euros para comprar un regalo.
(I have forty euros to buy a present.)
3.
diez juntos. | uno al | Vamos a | contar del
Vamos a contar del uno al diez juntos.
(Let's count from one to ten together.)
4.
dar cinco | manzanas, por | favor? | ¿Me puedes
¿Me puedes dar cinco manzanas, por favor?
(Can you give me five apples, please?)
5.
veintena de | Hay una | la sala. | personas en
Hay una veintena de personas en la sala.
(There are about twenty people in the room.)
6.
dos años | contar muy | bien. | ochenta y | y sabe | Ella tiene
Ella tiene ochenta y dos años y sabe contar muy bien.
(She is eighty-two years old and knows how to count very well.)

Exercise 5: Match a word

Instruction: Match the translations

Tengo veinte años hoy. (I am twenty years old today.)
Quiero comprar cincuenta manzanas para la fiesta. (I want to buy fifty apples for the party.)
En la clase contamos hasta cien sin problemas. (In the class, we count to one hundred without any problems.)
Restamos cinco a la cuenta total. (We subtract five from the total bill.)

Exercise 6: Cluster the words

Instruction: Arrastra cada palabra a la categoría que corresponde al tipo de elemento: números o acciones matemáticas.

Números para contar

Acciones matemáticas

Exercise 7: Números cardinales: básicos

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Grammar: Cardinal numbers: basics

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Uno, Once, Cinco, Nueve, Tres, Trece, Diez, Seis

1. 5:
...
(Five)
2. 3:
...
(Three)
3. 10:
...
(Ten)
4. 11:
...
(Once)
5. 6:
...
(Six)
6. 9:
...
(Nine)
7. 13:
...
(Thirteen)
8. 1:
...
(One)

Exercise 8: Números cardinales: centenas, miles, millones

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Grammar: Cardinal numbers: hundreds, thousands, millions

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cuatrocientos setenta y seis, ochocientos sesenta y cuatro, novecientos veintiuno, cientoveinticuatro, setecientos cincuenta y tres, doscientos treinta y ocho, seiscientos cuarenta y dos, quinientos ochenta y nueve

1. 589:
...
(Five hundred and eighty-nine)
2. 238:
...
(Two hundred and thirty-eight)
3. 476:
...
(Four hundred and seventy-six)
4. 753:
...
(Seven hundred and fifty-three)
5. 921:
...
(Nine hundred and twenty-one)
6. 642:
...
(Six hundred and forty-two)
7. 124:
...
(One hundred and twenty-four)
8. 864:
...
(Eight hundred and sixty-four)

Exercise 9: Números cardinales: decenas

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Grammar: Cardinal numbers: tens

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Ochenta, Sesenta, Treinta, Veinte, Cuarenta, Noventa y nueve, Diez, Setenta

1. 80:
...
(Eighty)
2. 20:
...
(Twenty)
3. 40:
...
(Forty)
4. 70:
...
(Seventy)
5. 30:
...
(Thirty)
6. 99:
...
(Ninety-nine)
7. 10:
...
(Ten)
8. 60:
...
(Sixty)

Grammar

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A1.4.3 Gramática

Números cardinales: básicos

Cardinal numbers: basics


A1.4.4 Gramática

Números cardinales: centenas, miles, millones

Cardinal numbers: hundreds, thousands, millions


A1.4.5 Gramática

Números cardinales: decenas

Cardinal numbers: tens


Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Contar to count

Presente

Spanish English
(yo) cuento I count
(tú) cuentas You count
(él/ella) cuenta he/she counts
(nosotros/nosotras) contamos we count
(vosotros/vosotras) contáis You count
(ellos/ellas) cuentan they count

Exercises and examples phrases

Restar to subtract

Presente

Spanish English
(yo) resto I subtract
(tú) restas You subtract
(él/ella) resta he/she subtracts
(nosotros/nosotras) restamos we subtract
(vosotros/vosotras) restáis You subtract
(ellos/ellas) restan they subtract

Exercises and examples phrases

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