UNIT 3
NUMBERS, DATES, TIMES
Y CARDINAL NUMBERS:
0 zero/nought
1 one
2 two
3 three
4 four
5 five
6 six
7 seven
8 eight
9 nine
10 ten
iL eleven
12 twelve
13, thirteen
4 fourteen
15 fifteen
16 sixteen
17 seventeen
18 eighteen
19 nineteen
20 twenty
21 twenty-one
30 thirty
35 thirty-five
40 forty
50 fifty
60 sixty
70 seventy
80 eighty
90 ninety
100 a/one hundred
101 a/one hundred and one
200 two hundred
220 two hundred and twenty
1,000 a/one thousand
1,001 alone thousand and one
1,221 a/one thousand, two hundred and twenty-one
1,000,000 a/one million
1,003,030 a/one million, three thousand and thirty,Lynn Rudd - Rose Filazzola
NOTICE HOW THE NUMBER WITH A DECIMAL POINT IS INTERPRETED:
1.221 one point two two one
AS OPPOSED TO:
1,221 one thousand, two hundred and twenty-one
2B Now write the following numbers in full and @ practise reading them aloud:
23 = 39= 44=
722 99 = 121
1,666 = 1,100,110 =
1.666 = 7.268 =
VY ORDINAL NUMBERS:
1s first
204 second
30 third
4m fourth
sh fifth
on sixth
7 seventh
a eighth
oe ninth
10" tenth
a eleventh
12% wwelfth
13" thirteenth
14% fourteenth
1s fifteenth
16" sixteenth
7 seventeenth
18% eighteenth
19% nineteenth
20" twentieth
21" twenty-first
30" thirtieth
35" thirey-fifth
40" fortieth
50" fiftieth
60" sixtiech,
70" seventieth
80" cightieth
90% ninetieth
100" alone hundredth
101* a/one hundred and first
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200" two hundredth
220" two hundred and twentieth
1000" a/one thousandth
1001* a/one thousand and first
1221" a/one thousand, two hundred and twenty-first
1,000,000% — a/one millionth
1,003,030" — a/one million, three thousand and thirtieth
NB. The number 0 after a decimal point is usually read “nought”, but zero can also be used:
8.04 = eight point nought four
Integer or whole number = A complete entity, a whole not a fractured number: 10 is an integer.
Digit = Any of the figures from 0 to 9: 12,365 is a five digit number.
Odd Numbers = Not divisible by two without leaving a remainder: 1, 5,9, 15 are odd numbers.
Even Numbers = Numbers divisible by two: 2, 4, 6, 8 are even numbers.
v DAYS OF THE WEEK:
Monday
‘Tuesday
Wednesday
‘Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday NB. the days of the week must begin with a capital letter
v MONTHS OF THE YEAR:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
‘August
September
October
November
December NB the months of the year mus
begin with a capital letterLynn Rude ~ Rose Filazzola
YW THEYEAR:
1900 nineteen hundred
1900s the nineteen hundreds
1907 nineteen oh seven
1990 nineteen ninety
1999 nineteen ninety-nine
2000 two thousand
2002 nwo thousand and two
v THE DATE:
06/09/74 In British English this date is read -
the sixth of September nineteen seventy-four/September the sixth nineteen seventy-four
but in American English the same date would be read-
June the ninth nineteen seventy-four/the ninth of June nineteen seventy-four
V E-MAIL ADDRESS:
rudd@di.uniba.it = ru dd at d i dot uni b a dot i t (all small letters)
filazzola@di.uniba.it = fil az zo 1a at di dot u ni b adot i ¢ (all small letters)
SX Write out in full you own e-mail address and then how it is pronounced
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“US. Now write these dates in full (British English) and @ read them aloud:
25/12/03 =
31/01/98 =
15/08/70 =
04/07/45 =
13/05/83 =English in Chemistry
v PERCENTAGES
50% fifty percent 24% two andahalf percent 6.25% six point two five per cent
v MATHEMATICAL OPERATIONS
16+7=23 sixteen plus seven equals/is equal to twenty-three
cighteen minus five equals/is equal to thirteen
four times/multiplied by nine equals/is equal to thirty-six
twenty-seven divided by three equals/is equal to nine
v TELEPHONE NUMBERS
0270 53399 oh two seven oh, five three three nine nine
‘oh two seven oh, five double three double nine
v MONEY
British American
Ip apenny/one p Ie a/one cent
10p ten pencelten p 10¢ ten cents
£1 alone pound 1s alone dollar
£3.75 three pounds seventy-five pence $3.75 threedollarsseventy-fivecents
v THE TIME
7.00 seven o'clock
seven (informal)
8.00a.m. eight a.m./eight o'clock in the morning
10.00 p.m. ten p.m,/ten o'clock in the evening
7.30 half past seven/seven thirty
half seven (informal)
7.15 (a) quarter past seven/seven fifteen
7.45 (a) quarter to eight/seven forty-five
9.20 twenty (minutes) past nine/nine twenty
9.55 five (minutes) to ten/nine fifty-five
10.23 wenty-three minutes past ten/ten twenty three
10.46 fourteen minutes to eleven/ten forty-six
16.08 sixteen oh eight
21.00 twenty-one hundred hours
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v FRACTIONS
2 a/one half half an hour
1/3 a/one third a third of a mile
3/4 three quarters three quarters of a pound
5/8 five eighths five eighths of an inch
1% one anda half one and a half cups
WS. Write these operations in full and read them aloud:
1,000 + 2,555 = 3,555
1.68 - 0.48 = 1.2
25x4= 100
130 + 10 = 13
Be ractise reading these telephone numbers aloud:
080-5423967; 0274-9961708; 0423-645523; 334-2600498
ZA White these prices in full and e read them aloud:
70p =
£25.50 =
30¢ =
$45.40 =
3 Write these times in full and HES read them aloud:
e.g. 08.00 = eight o'clock; 08.10 = ten past eight
10.15 = 12.30 =
11.25 12.40 =
06.4 07.50 =
11.00 = 11.05 =
07.2: 10.37 =
3. Write these factions in falland WES ead them aloud:
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213 =
4v=
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