3. Look at the five lists of numbers and choose a term from the box that describes each one.
cardinal numbers, ordinal numbers, fractions, decimal numbers, percentages |
1. __________0, 10, 15, 20 …………………
2. __________1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th………………..
3. __________ ½, ¼ ¾ ……………………..
4. __________0.25, 0.50, 0.75………………
5. __________9%, 25%, 75%.......................
4. Saying numerals. Look at the written forms of the dates, times, money and dimensions. Can you say them? Listen and repeat the numerals.
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1.24.10.2001
24.11.1975
1.3.1960
27.5.2010
5.6.1961
2.7.05 p.m.
3.45
4.15
9.35
12.30
3.55
3.£ 100
$101
1,000 yen
€1,101
£5000
$1,000,000
€1,000,000,000
4.10 cm
1,000 kg
100 cm2
5.8 km
15 m
4 g
5(2). Listening. Listen and repeat the numerals above.
6. Say the numerals.
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$105,673, 29.12.2011, 11.20 p.m., 7.9 km, €1,594, 17.06.2003, 5.45 a.m., £45,592, 56cm2
7(3). Listening.
Cardinal numbers
7.1. In 1999 a minimum wage was set in Britain. Workers were happy, but the employees were not. Why is this?
7.2. Listen and complete the paragraph.
In 1999 the minimum wage was set at £________ an hour for adults and £__________ for young workers aged between eighteen and twenty-one. Employers wanted the minimum wage to be £___________ but workers wanted it set at £_____________.
7.3. Is there a minimum wage in Russia? Do you think government should set a minimum wage?
8(4). Listening.
Ordinal numbers
8.1. Look at the chart. It shows the world ranking of the cost of living in 13 European cities. Listen and complete the gaps in the chart.
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THE MOST EXPENSIVE CITIES IN THE WORLD
City
This year
Last year
a
5
3
Zurich
6
3
b
7
6
Geneva
8
5
c
10
28
Stockholm
13
8
Copenhagen
14
8
Vienna
14
8
Dusseldorf
d
14
Lyon
e
15
Amsterdam
24
21
Helsinki
24
23
f
26
26
9(5). Listening.
Decimals
9.1 Look at the bar chart showing annual holidays in eight different countries. Listen and complete the missing figures at the end of the bars.
10(6). Listening.