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Today we're working on "Numbers and Ages". Read the text, analyse the argument, and try the tasks and quiz at the end.

Level: Pre-A1

6/10 sections

Numbers and Ages

Very simple numbers 1–10 and short age expressions.

numbersagesbasic counting

Core Vocabulary

Key academic vocabulary for this topic.

EnglishSpanishPOSExample
oneunonumber
twodosnumber
threetresnumber
ageedadnoun
I am ___ years oldTengo ___ añosexpression

Useful Phrases

High-value academic phrases for argument analysis.

I am ___ years old

🇪🇸 Tengo ___ años

How old are you?

🇪🇸 ¿Cuántos años tienes?

I am ___

🇪🇸 Yo soy ___

Conversation Starters

Discussion questions to activate critical thinking.

How old are you?

🇪🇸 ¿Cuántos años tienes?

I am ___ years old. And you?

🇪🇸 Tengo ___ años. ¿Y tú?

Pattern Practice

one, two, three

🇪🇸 uno, dos, tres

I am ___ years old

🇪🇸 Tengo ___ años

You are ___

🇪🇸 Tú eres ___

Mini Dialogue

A: How old are you?

B: I am six years old.

A: I am seven.

B: Nice!

A: Yes!

What number is “tres” in English?

Answer: three

Translate: “I am five years old.”

Answer: Tengo cinco años.

How do you say “edad” in English?

Answer: age

Only mark this lesson as done if you can understand the key vocabulary, analyse the argument, and explain the main ideas without looking at the screen.

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          "en": "I am ___",
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          "en": "How old are you?",
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          "A": "I am seven."
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        {
          "B": "Nice!"
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        {
          "A": "Yes!"
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          "q": "Translate: “I am five years old.”",
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          "q": "How do you say “edad” in English?",
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