Small and large numbers

1. Autorem materiálu a všech jeho částí, není-li uvedeno jinak, je Mgr. Iris Kernerová.Dostupné z Metodického portálu www.rvp.cz ; ISSN 1802-4785. Provozuje Národní ústav pro vzdělávání, školské poradenské zařízení a zařízení pro další vzdělávání pedagogických pracovníků (NÚV).

2. Small and large numbers Obr.1 Obr.2 Obr.3 Obr.4 Obr.5

3. How to read numbers1 - 999? • 17 • 33 • 52 • 101 • 211 • 897 • seventeen • thirty-three • fifty-two • one hundred and one • two hundred andeleven • eight hundred and ninety-seven

4. Large numbers In English, thousands, millions and billions are written with commasand are used in singular. • 2,000,000 • 3,000,000,000 • 4,000,000,000,000 • two million • three billion • four trillion

5. Large numbers Read the following numbers. • 1,267 • 328,000 • 8,520,000 • 5,754,000,000 • one thousand two hundred and sixty-seven • three hundred and twenty eight thousand • eight million five hundred and twenty thousand • five billion seven hundred and fifty-four million

6. Currencies Read the following numbers. • $ 30.40 • CZK 28.50 • € 350.10 • £ 240 m • $ 8.6 bn • £ 0.50 • thirty dollars, forty • twenty eight crowns, fifty • three hundred and fifty euros, ten • two hundred and forty million pounds • eight point six billion pounds • fifty pence / fifty p [pi:]

7. Your turn Work in pairs. Write down five numbers larger than 1,000. Read out the numbers for your partner to write down. Then swap roles. • You say: One million two hundred and thirty thousand • Your partner writes: 1,230,000

8. Decimals Decimals are written with a decimal point. When we use a decimal we say each number to the right of the decimal point individually. • 5.75 • 0.21 • 15.26 % • ‘five point seven five’ • point two one • fifteen point two six per cent

9. Fractions Write the fractions in number and complete the percentages. • ½ • …… • …… • …… • …… • …… • a half50 % • a quarter…. % • three quarters…. % • four tenths…. % • a fifth …. % • two twentieths…. %

10. Fractions Solution • ½ • ¼ • ¾ • 4/10 • 1/5 • 2/20 • a half50 % • a quarter25 % • three quarters75 % • four tenths40 % • a fifth 20 % • two twentieths10 %

11. Your turn Work in pairs. Write down six numbers, three decimals and three fractions. • You say: Two thirds. • Your partner writes: 2/3

12. 0 – the figure nought • decimal numbers • nought [nɔːt] • 0.01 point nought one Obr.6

13. 0 – the figure nought • temperature • zero • The temperature fell below zero. Obr.7

14. 0 – the figure nought • telephone/room numbers • [ǝu] • 02-4056 [ǝutu: fo: ǝufaiv six] Obr.8

15. 0 – the figure nought • football, ice hockey score • nil • 2:0 two nil Obr.9

16. 0 – the figure nought • tennis score • love • 15:0 fifteen love Obr.10

17. Your turn Imagine you are • a radio speaker reading sports news. Prepare a few scores, which include the figure 0. Read them loud to your neighbour, whose task is to write them down. • aradio speaker reading weather forecast. Then swap roles. • You say: Here is the latest sports news for you. Manchester United beat Chelsea 3:0, …

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