Starter • Unit 1: Hello & The World

What's Your Phone Number?

Say numbers 0-10, say the days of the week, exchange phone numbers, and arrange to meet on a day.

50 min
(recycling) verb be: I and you + What's your...?
20 words
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Listening

10 minutes
Sara and Mark (from L01) meet again. They exchange phone numbers and plan to see each other.

Dialogue: Sara and Mark (from L01) meet again. They exchange phone numbers and plan to see each other.

Mark and Sara

Here is the text from the listening. Read along and check your answers.

Mark
What's your phone number?
5, 5, 3, 8, 6, 9, 0.
Sara
Mark
5, 5, 3, 8, 6, 9, 0?
Yes!
Sara
Mark
OK! What day is your class?
Monday and Wednesday.
Sara
Mark
See you on Thursday?
Thursday! See you. Bye!
Sara
Mark
Bye!
or click any bubble to hear one line

Comprehension:

1. What's Sara's phone number?

2. Who asks for the phone number first?

3. What days is Sara's class?

4. When do they meet?

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Language Focus

12 minutes

Grammar: (recycling) verb be + What's your...?

FormStructure
AffirmativeI am (I'm) ___. / You are (You're) ___.
NegativeI am not (I'm not) ___. / You are not (You're not) ___.
InterrogativeWhat's your ___? — What day is your ___?

Examples:

What's your name? — I'm Sara.

What's your phone number? — It's 5, 5, 3, 8.

What day is your class? — Monday and Wednesday.

What's = What + is (mesmo padrão: I'm = I + am).

Try it!

1. What your name? ('s / 're / 'm)
2. What day your class? (is / am / are)
3. What your phone number? ('s / 're / 'm)
4. Today Monday. (is / am / are)

Common Errors

What is your name? What's your name?
What are your phone number? What's your phone number?
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Practice

15 minutes

Numbers 0-5

Match the number to the word.

Column A

0
1
2
3
4
5

Column B

zero
one
five
two
four
three

Numbers 6-10

Match the number to the word.

Column A

6
7
8
9
10

Column B

ten
six
seven
eight
nine

Practice — Numbers and Days

Read each prompt out loud. Use the EXACT phrase — and ADAPT for your real number/day.

1. Someone asks: 'What's your phone number?' Reply with your real number, slowly: 'It's nine, eight, seven...'

2. Count out loud from one to ten: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.

3. Your teacher says: 'See you on Friday!' Reply: 'See you on Friday! Have a good weekend!'

Days of the Week

Put the days in the correct order, from Monday to Sunday.

ThursdayMondaySaturdayWednesdayFridayTuesdaySunday

Numbers and Days from the Dialogue

Complete the sentences with words from the box.

WednesdayThursdayMondayzerofive
1. Sara's phone number has two s.
2. Sara's phone number ends in .
3. Sara's class is on and Wednesday.
4. Mark and Sara meet on .
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Let's Talk

13 minutes

Let's Talk!

Use what you learned today to answer these questions. Elaborate as much as you can!

Real personal info — answer about YOUR life, not the dialogue.

1. What's your favorite day of the week? Why?

Follow-up: Mine is [day] too! / Mine is different — it's [day].

2. How many people are in your family? Count them with me.

Follow-up: Wow, [number]! That's a big/small family!

3. What's your phone number? (you can change one digit if you want!)

Follow-up: Got it! Let me read it back: ___, ___, ___...

4. What day is today and what day is tomorrow?

Follow-up: And the day after tomorrow is ___?

Self-Assessment

How did you do today?

  • I can count from zero to ten.
  • I can say the days of the week.
  • I can say my phone number in English.

Great work today!

Next class: countries! Where are you from? He's from Brazil. She's from Japan.