The Number Before or After

The Number Before or After

  • Post category:Listening

Topic: Numbers

Mode: Interpretive

Level: Novice

Students will hear a number and then choose the number that comes before or after it. 

Components of this activity: Scripts, a multiple choice exercise with answers in bold.

Instructions to the teacher

In advance, make a recording of the following numbers in red, or read the numbers aloud to the class. Make a worksheet with multiple choice options for each question, but don’t include the number students will hear.

Instructions to students

Listen carefully and choose the number right before the one that you hear.

Version 1: The Number Before

  1. Thirteen

12, 13, 15, 17

  1. Eleven

10, 12, 15, 16

  1. Seventeen

16, 18, 15, 13

  1. Twenty

19, 18, 15, 13 

  1. Eighteen

17, 18, 19, 11

  1. Twelve

11, 18, 14, 12

  1. Fifteen

14, 18, 13, 19

  1. Sixteen

15, 14, 13, 12

  1. Fourteen

13, 11, 18, 17

  1. Nineteen

18, 11, 16, 17

Version 2: The Number After

  1. Six

7, 6, 4, 8

  1. Three

4, 8, 3, 5

  1. Nine

10, 9, 8, 11

  1. Four

5, 7, 6, 4

  1. Eight

9, 8, 7, 10

  1. One

2, 1, 3, 0

  1. Five

6, 5, 2, 7

  1. Two

3, 1, 4, 2

  1. Nine

10, 6, 9, 5

  1. Ten

11, 6, 9, 5

Categories: Listening