Count to twenty in English together. Easy, right? Now listen carefully when we meet the French numbers above ten. From seventeen onwards, something changes: the words are built out of smaller numbers stuck together.
What you are doing today
- Counting and recognising the French numbers from eleven to twenty
- Spotting which of them are built from two smaller parts
Here are today's ten numbers, from eleven to twenty. We meet them in two groups.
- Group 1 (11–16): hear the French, then the whole class repeats twice.
- Group 2 (17–20): same again. Listen hard: you will hear two smaller numbers joined together.
On a second pass, you may guess the French before the flip if you feel ready.
You each have a printed bingo card (your teacher will hand them out). Listen carefully. When you hear a number in French, mark it on your card. Imagine a stall at a French market calling prices: quinze euros, douze euros. First full line shouts "Bingo!" then reads the line back in French. The calls lean on the numbers above ten, so stay sharp.
Write the French words for 11 to 20 in your copy. Use the list on the board. Then circle the ones made of two smaller numbers.
Board list: onze · douze · treize · quatorze · quinze · seize · dix-sept · dix-huit · dix-neuf · vingt
Imagine a basket of croissants at a French boulangerie. Spin the wheel. Say the number it lands on in French. Then say the next number only if it is still between onze and vingt. If you land on vingt, shout vingt and stop. The class cheers!
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