Numerals

1. Numerals

2. Cardinals 0 - nought, zero (in mathematics and for temperature) - 'oh' (in telephone numbers) - nil (in sports) - love (in tennis) – originates from the French word “l’oeuf”

3. Cardinals 100 - a/one hundred We offer a/one hundred different products. • 'a'can only stand at the beginning of a number!!! • 100 - a hundred / one hundred • BUT: 2,100 - two thousand one hundred

4. Cardinals 101 - one hundred and one 114 - one hundred and fourteen 124 - one hundred and twenty-four 300 - three hundred(NO plural!!!)

5. Separation between hundreds and tens Hundreds and tens are separated by 'and'(in American English 'and' is not necessary). • 110 • one hundred and ten • 1,250 • one thousand two hundred and fifty • 2,001 • two thousand and one

6. Cardinals 1,000 a/one thousand We employ a thousand (one thousand) workers at present. (NOT: one thousand of)

7. Cardinals 1,101 - one thousand one hundred and one 3,000 - three thousand (NO plural!!!) NOT: three thousands We have three thousand articles on display. (NOT: three thousands of articles)

8. Cardinals • Hundred, thousand and million take a plural –s: • when the number is not precise • after many: • hundreds of customers • thousands of enquiries • many millions of dollars

9. Cardinals 4,356 four thousand three hundred and fifty-six 6,034 six thousand and thirty-four 5,204 five thousand two hundred and four

10. With large numbers use commas as a separator!!! • 57,458,302 • 45,342,001

11. Cardinals 1,000,000 a/one million 2,000,000 two million (NOT: two millions) 4,334,000 four million three hundred and thirty-four thousand 6,000,034 six million and thirty-four

12. Cardinals • 1,000,000,000 - a/one billion (milijarda) three billion four hundred and fifty-six million two hundred and thirty-five thousand four hundred and forty-four American dollars EXCEPTION: YEN (both plural and singular) • 1,000,000,000,000 - a/one trillion (bilion) US$ 3,456,235,444

13. Ordinals 1st first The first of January. (spoken) 2nd second This is the second time we have done business with you.

14. Ordinals 3rd - third This is my third job. 4th - fourth This is the fourth time this month that we have received wrong goods. 5th - fifth On the fifth of June. (spoken) 9th - ninth 12th - twelfth

15. Ordinals 21st - twenty-first This product took us into the twenty-first century. 100th- (one) hundredth This is our (one) hundredth trade fair. 101st - (one) hundred and first 1,000th - (one) thousandth 1,000,000th - (one) millionth

16. So, the form of ordinal numbers is: just add th to the cardinal number: four - fourtheleven - eleventh • Exceptions: • one - first– 1st • two - second– 2nd • three - third– 3rd • five - fifth– 5th … • eight - eighth • nine - ninth • twelve - twelfth • ninety - ninetieth

17. Ordinals In compound ordinal numbers, note that only the last figure is written as an ordinal number: • 421st = four hundred and twenty-first • 5,111th= five thousand one hundred and eleventh

18. Fractions ½ - (a) half Over (a) half (of) our workers have to commute. ⅓ - a/one third We offer a discount of one-third off the list price. ⅔ - two-thirds Over two-thirds of our workers live in the village. ¼ - (a) quarter The earliest starting time is (a) quarter past eight.

19. Fractions ¾ - three-quarters It took me three-quarters of an hour to get there. 1/10 - a/one tenth This is a tenth of our total investment. 1½ - one and a half The whole procedure took one and a half hours/one hour and a half.

20. Decimals • 2.5% - two point five percent (NOT: per cents) • 3.75 - three point seven five (NOT: seventy-five) • 26.012 - twenty-six point zero (or 'oh') onetwo • 36.432 % thirty-six point four three two per cent (NOT: four hundred and thirty- two per cents)

21. Dates BrE written: • We launched the new product on 5 April 2012. BrE spoken: • We launched the new product on: • the fifth of April two thousand and twelve. 2.April the fifth, two thousand and twelve.

22. Dates AmE written: • We launched the new product on April 5th 2012. AmE spoken: • We launched the new product on April fifth, two thousand twelve.

23. Dates The order of year, month and day is different: • 5/4/2012 5 April 2012 date/month/year (BrE written) • 4/5/2012 5 April 2012 month/date/year (AmE written)

24. AmE vs BrE • BrE – the tenth of February two thousand and seven • AmE – the second of October two thousand and seven 10/2/2007

25. Money • £125 - a/one hundred and twenty- five pounds • $ 1m - a/one million dollars • $6.50 - six dollars fifty • £6.15 - six pounds fifteen • € 1 bn - a/one billion euros • RSD 100 - a/one hundred dinars

26. Dimensions 1.Distance • 1 mm - a/one millimetre • 50 cm - fifty centimetres • 5 m - five metres • 7.5 km - seven point five kilometres • 2 m x 3 m - two metres by three metres

27. Dimensions 2. Mass • 10 g - ten grams • 1,000 kg - a/one thousand kilos/kilograms • 20 t - twenty tons

28. Dimensions 3. Square measure • 100 cm² - a/one hundred square centimetres • 10,000 m² - ten thousand square metres

29. Dimensions 5. Cubic measure • 1,000 cm³ - a/one thousand cubic centimetres • 100 m³ - a/one hundred cubic metres

30. Mathematical symbols 2 + 2 - two and/plus two = 4 - is/equals/is equal to four – 2 - minus/less two : 6 - divided by six ≡ - is identical with x 6 - times/multiplied by six

31. Mathematical symbols 2 + 2 = 4 two plus two equals four 4 – 2 = 2 four minus two is two 12 : 6 = 2 twelve divided by six is equal to two 8 x 4 = 32 eight multiplied by four is thirty-two

32. Mathematical symbols 2² - two squared 2¹² - two to the power twelve 23 - two cubed 2ⁿ - two to the powern > - is greater than < - is less than /2 - divided by two 1 : 7 - ratio of one to seven

33. Mathematical symbols ≈ - is approximately equal to √5 - the square root of five 3√27 - the cube root of twenty-seven ( ) - brackets  - square brackets { } - braces < > - angle brackets

34. Phone numbers • Each figure is said separately. 24 - two four 2. The figure 'O' is called oh. 105 - one oh five 3. Pause after groups of 3 or 4 figures 376 4705 - three seven six, four seven oh five

35. Phone numbers • If two successive figures are the same, in British English you would usually use the word double(in American English you would just say the figure twice) 376 4775 BE: three seven six, four double seven five 376 4775 AE: three seven six, four seven seven five

36. Phone numbers 007 335 896 double oh seven double three five eight nine six 344 6783 three double four six seven eight three 800 567 44 55 eight hundred five six seven double four double five

37. Temperature 32°C - thirty-two degrees centigrade - thirty-two degrees Celsius

38. Mathematical terms (ax)2 ax all squared (a – x)3 a minus x all cubed a3 + x4 a cubed plus x to the fourth

39. Write these as you would say them: • (ax)2 • 56.34 % • 23 x 11 = 253 • US$ 3,433,709 • May 9th, 2006 • 100 cm2

40. Write these as you would say them: • 8,436 : 2 = 4,218 • 33.354 % • 123 cm3 • $7,433,900 • 59,885 • 9th June 2005

41. Write these as you would say them: • 1224 : 3 = 408 • 45.335 % • 423m2 • $7,356,900 • 5,988 • 20th June 2003

42. Write these as you would say them: • 22,950: 54 = 425 • 96.342 % • 332 m2 • $2,702,904 • June 5th, 2012 • EUR 9.3 bn

43. Write these as you would say them: • 426 : 2 = 213 • 88.76% • 323cm2 • $5,456,835 • AUD 4,946 • 33.267% • $5.50 • 22.56g

44. Write the following as you would say it: • In my first job, back in 1976, I earned £38 a week, which was exactly £1,976 a year. • Today they're buying euros at 1.3952 and selling them at 1.2957. • It's either 0.431 or 4.031, I can't remember. • £1,000,000? But that's over $1,590,000! • No, it's 12,231, not 12.231! • You can fax them on 066-22 27 47. • For further information, call 0171-339 0131. • He's 2m11 tall, like a basketball player. • It only cost £13.99. • It's somewhere between 2½ and 2¾. • 27 x 365 is 9,855, plus 7 for leap years, plus 2 x 31, and 2 x 30, plus 16 days – I'm 10,000 days old today! • The equation is x2 – y3 = z.