🔢 Numbers, Phone Numbers & Jobs
Today you will learn to count from 0 to 10, ask for and give a phone number, and say who people are and what they do — using the verb "to be". Ready? Let's dial in!
Leo Wants To Call His New Friend
Read the little scene below.
🤔 Can you already guess how to say your own phone number in English? Let's find out together!
🔢 Numbers 0 To 10
Click a number to hear how it sounds in English!
📱 What's Your Phone Number?
In English, we say a phone number one digit at a time — not as one big number! And "0" is often said as "oh", like the letter O.
The Question
- "What's your phone number?"
The Answer
- "It's five-oh-three, two-seven-six-one."
🎲 Try It Yourself!
Click the button for a brand-new phone number, said out loud digit by digit.
🔤 The Verb "To Be"
"To be" changes depending on who we're talking about. We also have a short, contracted way to say each one!
I am → I'm
"I'm a student."
You are → You're
"You're my friend."
He is → He's
"He's an engineer."
She is → She's
"She's a teacher."
It is → It's
"It's new."
We are → We're
"We're roommates."
They are → They're
"They're architects."
💼 What Do They Do?
Here are some jobs. Notice how we use "to be" to say what someone does!
Architect
"Leo is an architect. He designs buildings."
Engineer
"Oscar is an engineer. He builds machines."
Teacher
"Sami is a teacher. She helps us learn English!"
Doctor
"Maya's mom is a doctor. She helps sick people."
Listen And Repeat!
Click 🔊 Listen to hear the phrase, 🐢 Slowly to hear it slower, then 🎙️ My turn and say it out loud into your microphone!
✍️ Practice Time!
Exercise 1 — True Or False?
Exercise 2 — Complete The Dialogue
Fill in the missing word in each line of the conversation.
🎭 Create & Record Your Own Dialogue
Write a short dialogue between two characters who just met: exchange phone numbers and say what job you each have, using "to be".
🎙️ Now, Record It!
Act out your dialogue out loud (alone with both voices, or with a friend) and record yourselves. Then listen back!
🎯 Final Quiz — Numbers, Phone Numbers & Jobs
Answer 7 questions to test everything you learned in this lesson!