FiguresBased on activity 91 from English Vocabulary in Use (Pre-intermediate and Intermediate), pages 186 & 187

379Three hundred and

seventy-nine

2,860Two thousand eight hundred and sixty

470,000Four hundred and seventy

thousand

2,550,000Two million, five hundred

and fifty thousand

«There were two million people in the concert.»

«There were millions people in the concert.»

3,000,000,000Three billion

1,000,000,000One billion (AmE)

1,000,000,000,000One billion (BE)

DATES

4th JanuaryJanuary the fourth

4th JanuaryThe fourth of January

22nd March

31st December

1984Nineteen eighty-four

1700Seventeen hundred

1806Eighteen oh six

1806Eighteen hundred

and six

2006Two thousand and six

2013Two thousand (and)

thirteen

FRACTIONS AND DECIMALS

11/4

One and a quarter

11/2

One and a half

11/3

One and a third

11/5

One and a fifth

13/4

One and three quarters

1,25One point two five

1,74One point seven four

1,33One point three three

PORCENTAGES

26%Twenty-six per cent

More than 50% is the majority.

Less than 50% is the minority.

ARITHMETIC

6+4=10Six plus four equals ten

6+4=10Six plus four is ten

6+4=10Six and four is ten

6-4=2Six minus four is two

6x4=24Six times four is

twenty-four

6x4=24Six multiplied by four is

twenty-four

6÷4=1,5Six divided by four is

one point five

Talking about numbers

2, 4, 6, 8…The even numbers!

1, 3, 5, 7…The odd numbers!

Grade: 10/20 I got ten out of twenty

Grade: 4/10 I got four out of ten