Use of English ~ Secondary 6 Listening: Numbers Use of English ~ Secondary 6

Whole Numbers Also Cardinal Numbers - used for counting 100 One hundred 1,000 One thousand 1,000,000 One million 1,000,000,000,000 One billion

When is a billion not a billion? Billion (British English): a million million = 1,000,000,000,000 Billion (American English): a thousand million = 1,000,000,000 The American billion: standard in technical and financial use To avoid confusion… "million million” (1,000,000,000,000) "thousand million” (1,000,000,000)

Ordinal Numbers Used for ranking and arranging orders 5th the fifth 8th the eighth 12th the twelfth 20th the twentieth 21st the twenty-first 101st the hundred and first

Calculations + Plus (And) - Minus (Take away) X Multiplied by (Times) ÷ Divided by = Equals (Is) . Point % Percent

Fractions Ordinal numbers are often used 1/8 One eighth 1/4 One quarter 3/4 Three quarters 2/3 Two thirds 1/2 One half

How to say this? Often say "a" instead of "one“ For example… 100 "A hundred" 1/2 "A half“ 1½ "One and a half" Decimals: “point” to represent the dot 1.36 "One point three six."

Interesting Numbers (1): “0” 0 = oh after a decimal point (9.02 = "Nine point oh two" in bus or room numbers (Room 101 = "Room one oh one“) (Bus 602 = "Bus six oh two“) in phone numbers (9130472 = "Nine one three oh four seven two“) in years (1906 = "Nineteen oh six.“)

Interesting Numbers (1): “0” 0 = nought before a decimal point (0.06 = "Nought point oh six”) 0 = zero in temperature (-10°C = "10 degrees below zero“) 0 = nil in football (Chelsea 2 Manchester United 0 = "Chelsea two Manchester United nil“) 0 = love in tennis (30 - 0 = “Thirty love“)

Interesting Numbers (2): “6” and “12” 12 = a dozen 6 = a half dozen For example, 12 eggs= "A dozen eggs." 6 eggs = "Half a dozen eggs."

Interesting Numbers (3): Same Numbers in a Row Usually used in codes or contact numbers (especially telephones) 00 = double 000 = triple 0000 = double… double… / multiple How do you say this… 2255 5345 8888

Be careful with the numbers in the listening test!