What number is that?
A famous past president of the USA, Abraham Lincoln,
once started a speech with a number. He said:
“Four score and seven years ago…”
A score is another name for twenty. What number did
Abraham Lincoln begin his speech with?
1. Abraham Lincoln is saying a number in a funny way. What is his number?
2. Which part of Lincoln’s number is different to the way that we say our
numbers?
3. Can you say that number using our numbers?
4. Can you say Lincoln’s number using twenty instead of score?
5. What is four score and seven in our numbers?