Numbers, Dates and Prices
Numbers, dates, and prices are the most consequential everyday-English skill below word level. Mistakes here aren’t grammar errors — they’re missed appointments, wrong addresses, and overpayments. One, two… twenty… thirty… one hundred… one thousand… a million for cardinal numbers. First, second, third… twenty-first for ordinals (used for dates). Monday, Tuesday… March, April… 2026, 2030 for days, months, years. £12.50, $99.99, €15 for prices with currency. Combined, this is the productive base every A1 learner needs to handle shops, bookings, addresses, and dates.
This worksheet builds A1 confidence with numbers, dates, and prices in transactional contexts.
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What’s inside:
- Reference table with cardinals, ordinals, days, months, and price formats
- Listening-style dictation: write the numbers, prices, and dates you hear
- Gap-fill in shop dialogues, booking confirmations, and date-of-birth forms
- Personalised production: write today’s date, your birthday, and a price for three items you own
- Full Answer Key plus Teacher Notes with dictation extension
Common challenges: 13, 14, 15 vs 30, 40, 50 sound similar at speed — the central A1 listening trap. Date conventions differ: British 14 March 2026, American March 14, 2026 — both common in international English. Price conventions: £12.50 read as twelve pounds fifty (no and); $99.99 as ninety-nine ninety-nine or ninety-nine dollars and ninety-nine cents. Phone numbers read digit by digit: 020-7946-0182 as oh two oh, seven nine four six, oh one eight two.
For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR A1, in beginner classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study. Numbers, dates, and prices are tested in Cambridge A2 Key (KET) Listening Parts 1–2 and embedded across Speaking. Part of the Work & Money collection — the natural next step is Jobs and Occupations Vocabulary, which extends number-and-money basics into employment vocabulary.
