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Numerals

Numerals. 0. 0 = zero (USA) = nought (UK) but zero used sometimes Room 703 = seven “ oh ” three Football: 3 – 0 = NIL Tennis : LOVE. Decimals. 6 , 000 = 6000 = six thousan d 1.8 = one point eight (not comma!) Mind the difference in French! (. Vs ,)

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Numerals

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  1. Numerals

  2. 0 • 0 = zero (USA) = nought (UK) but zero used sometimes • Room 703 = seven “oh” three • Football: 3 – 0 = NIL • Tennis : LOVE

  3. Decimals 6,000 = 6000 = six thousand 1.8 = one point eight (not comma!) Mind the difference in French! (. Vs ,) 0.4 =noughtpoint four orzeropoint four 0.07 = nought/zero point ‘oh’ seven So, what’s the rule for pronouncing decimals? 3.56 = three point five six

  4. A few things to keep in mind… • 4 = four • 14 = fourteen • 40 =forty • 40% = percent • 100 = a/one hundred • 1000= a/one thousand • 1000 000 = a/one million • 1 000 000 000 = a/one billion

  5. The use of the plurals 200 =twohundred (NO “S”) 2000 = two thousand (NO “S”) BUT Des centaines de touristes =hundredsof tourists And … 5,000,000 =5 million (NO “S”) BUT: Des millions de gens … →Millions of peoplewatched the concert.

  6. The use of ‘and’ • 132 = one hundred (and) thirty-two • 1032 = one thousand thirty-two • 3400 = three thousand four hundred → So, what’s the rule? → you CAN use “and” between hundreds and tens BUT: “and” sometimes used between thousands and tens

  7. Special cases • Telephone numbers • Flight numbers • Room numbers • References • Each figure separately • ‘0’ = ‘oh’

  8. Reading ordinal numbers • 1st = first • 2nd = second • 3rd = third • 4th = fourth • 5th = fifth • 6th = sixth • 7th = seventh • 8th = eighth • 9th = ninth • 10th = tenth • 11th = eleventh • 12th = twelfth • 20th = twentieth • 21st = twenty-first

  9. Kings and Queens • Henry VIII : Henrythe Eighth • Louis XIV: Louisthe Fourteenth • Elizabeth II: Elizabeththe Second • Pope Benedict XVI: Benedictthe Sixteenth

  10. Reading dates • 1935 : nineteen thirty-five • 1906 : nineteen « oh » six • 55 B.C = Before Christ • A.D. 752 = Anno Domini • 14th of February 2009 → The fourteenth of February 2009  February the fourteenth (USA)

  11. Fractions • 1/3 = a third • 1/6 = a sixth • 1/11 = an eleventh • 2/3 = two thirds • 5/8 = five eighths • 3/10 = three tenths

  12. Some mathematics… 2 + 2 = 4 → two plus two equals four 4 – 2 = 2 → four minus two equals two 2 X 2 = 4 → two times/by two equals four 4 / 2 = 2 → four divided by 2 equals 2 2 (5 -3) → two brackets five minus two

  13. 3 au carré = three squared • 3 au cube : → three cubed → three to the power of three • 3 exposant 100 = 3 to the (power of a) hundred • √25 = The square root of 25 is 5

  14. Numbers as adjectives • A one-hour lesson • A three-year course • A twenty-minute walk • A two-month holiday break → What is the rule?

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