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

2. 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

3. 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)

4. 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

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

6. 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

7. 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."

8. 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 ( = "Nine one three oh four seven two“)
in years (1906 = "Nineteen oh six.“)

9. 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 ( = “Thirty love“)

10. 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."

11. 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…

12. Be careful with the numbers in the listening test!