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Height and numbers 1–100: How tall are you?
Textbook: p. 8
GoalSay numbers 1–100; ask and say height: “How tall are you? I’m 1 meter, 25 centimeters.”
New words
centimeter · santimetrmeter · metrHow tall are you? · bo‘yingiz qancha?How high is it? · qanchalik baland?
Explanation
The tens: ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety, one hundred. Careful: forty has no “u”! Do not mix up the “-teen” numbers (13–19) and the “-ty” numbers (30–90): thirteen / thirty, fifteen / fifty. From 21 to 99 we use a hyphen: twenty-one, sixty-seven. 100 centimeters = 1 meter. We use “tall” for people and “high” for things: “How tall is Ali? He’s 1 meter, 32 centimeters.” “How high is the table? It’s 75 centimeters.”
Worked examples
How tall are you? I’m 1 meter, 30 centimeters.
How high is the door? It’s 2 meters.
Class activity
“Measure up”: in groups, children measure each other with a tape (with the teacher’s help). The pair writes: “Sardor is 1 meter, 38 centimeters.” Then find the tallest and the shortest child.
Practice
1
Write 67 in words.
sixty-seven
2
Which is spelled correctly: forty or fourty?
forty
3
The classroom door is 2 meters. Make the question and answer.
How high is the door? It’s 2 meters.
4
A boy is 1 m 40 cm. Say it in English.
He’s 1 meter, 40 centimeters.