With this ESL lesson plan, students will confidently read, say, and understand numbers and dates in English, including large numbers, ordinal forms, and different ways of saying zero. They’ll build accuracy when talking about years, prices, population figures, dates, and everyday numerical information in real-life situations.
lesson overview
This A1–A2 ESL lesson focuses on understanding, reading, and saying numbers and dates correctly in English. Students learn how to form and pronounce cardinal and ordinal numbers, read large numbers, talk about years, phone numbers, temperatures, and sports scores, and confidently say dates in both British and American English. The lesson combines clear explanations with plenty of guided practice and speaking activities to build accuracy and confidence. The user-friendly digital format allows easy navigation in presentation mode with just a click of the spacebar, requiring no additional software.
Target Audience:
- Level: A1-A2 (Elementary – Pre-intermediate)
- Best for: Adults, teens, older kids
Content Breakdown:
- Warm-Up
- Cardinal Numbers
- Reading Large Numbers
- Ordinal Numbers
- Turn Cardinals into Ordinals
- How to read ZERO?
- Numbers in Context
- How to Read Dates? (BrE + AmE)
- Practical Exercises
- Guess the Number Challenge
HOMEWORK (Extra Language Immersion):
Watch & Reflect
Students watch a short video about the United States and complete a True/False quiz using real facts, numbers, and dates.