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Here are movie clips (mostly AmE) where they say numbers. This activity is not easy,  		but try to understand some of the numbers you hear. When you understand  		a number, write it down, that will help you keep concentration and, if  		you're working with other students, you can compare results. Can you  		find the logic in the results?
 Before watching the video read the pronunciation tips in Explanations.
After watching the video look at the answres at the KEY.
 PRONUNCIATION TIPS ![]()
 
 Some numbers may be especially difficult for you to understand. Most of the  numbers here are in American English, often in colloquial pronunciation, so here  are some clues to help you understand:
 
 Pronunciation in colloquial American English
 
 
 (standard AmE and colloquial BrE) When T goes between vowels (or between R and a  vowel) it is pronounced like a quick D (like the Spanish R in "cara"):
 
 THIRTY sounds like "thirdy"
 FORTY sounds like "fordy"
 EIGHTY sounds like "eidy"
 
 
 (only in colloquial AmE) When T goes after N, some American people don't  pronounce it:
 
 TWENTY may sound like "twenny"
 SEVENTY may sound like "sevenny"
 NINETY may sound like "niny"
20 30 100
 99 100
 98
 97
 96
 95 106
 94 94
 93
 92
 91
 90
 89 2
 88
 87 7
 86
 85
 84
 83
 82 82 82 
 82
 81
 80 18
 79
 35 38 78
 40 52 25 77
 76 76 ...
 75
 74
 73
 72
 71
 70
 69 69
 68
 67
 66
 65
 64
 15 63
 62
 61
 16 60
 59
 57 58
 57
 55 56
 55
 54
 53
 52 1 1 1 49
 51
 48
 49 48
 47
 46
 44 45
 44
 43
 42
 41
 40
 39
 38
 37
 36 36
 35
 34
 33
 32 32 5 20
 31
 30 30
 29
 28
 27
 26
 50 25
 24 24
 23
 22 22
 21 5 
 20
 19-47 18
 18
 17
 16
 15
 100 90 14
 13
 12
 11
 10
 9
 8 8 8 8
 4.5 (four and a half) 7
 6
 5
 4
 3
 2 (he says: two too many)
 1 1 1
 
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 Yes, the scenes were ordered from 100 down to 1!