Numbers
Read the following numbers out loud. Note that in English the comma separates thousands, the decimal point (.) is used to separate the decimals from the integer part of a number.
3.14782 is read three point one four seven eight two. Each number is read separately. Thousands are separated with a comma.
Exercise : 453.91 52.74 1,375,862 47.33333 1926 236,809 75 2005
93 82.5 1215 1/3 3/8 4/7 99.74326 $2 trillion
Which numbers might be found in dates?
Writing dates
Dates : write 9th September 2001, but read out loud the ninth of September two thousand and one.
Write the following dates then read them out loud:
12/7/1942, 9/11/1965, 13/4, 2005, 18/3/1912
The Americans give the year first, then the month, finally the day
2009-1-25 (This date was generated by Word automatically)
Increasing and decreasing, rising and following
Be careful with the prepositions :
a rise of 10% in growth, the economy grew by 12 %, there was a decrease in GDP of 3%, the markets decreased by 2% yesterday.
With a noun we use of + %, with a verb by + %
Note the use of nouns and numbers: page 15, chapter II, paragraph 11, table 3. No article is used.