LISTENING SKILLS

March 19, 2014

Today• Listening strategies & listening for details: Numbers

Listening for details: Test/Quiz situation

Look at your work sheet.

What information could you use on this page to help you with listening?

Numbers

1 2,000,300

500 %

9,999,999,999,999

450,000

English number system1 2 3 4 5… EASY!

10 11 12 13… 20 21 22 30 40 50…still easy!

100

Has 3 digits (numbers)

hundreds 200 300 400 500 …900

English number systemHundreds

• 150 = 100 + 50• one hundred fifty

• 935 = 900 + 35• nine hundred thirty-five

• - Look at first digit, then at the other two digits.

English number system1,000 3,000 5,000 8,000

Has 3 digits AFTER the comma (4 – 6 digits total)

2,500 = 2,000 + 500 two thousand five hundred

thousands

English number system1,000 3,000 5,000 8,000

Has 3 digits AFTER the comma (4 – 6 digits total)

10,000 = ?

- Look at the number of digits LEFT of the comma.

100,000 = ?

thousands

English number system1,000,000 4,000,000 9,000,000

Has 6 digits AFTER the first comma (7 – 9 digits total)

10,000,000 = ?

100,000,000 = ?

millions

English number system1,000,000,000 4,000,000,000 9,000,000,000

Has 9 digits AFTER the first comma (10 – 12 digits total)

10,000,000,000 = ?

100,000,000,000 = ?

1,000,000,000,000 = 1 trillion

bill ions

English number systemWhat are these numbers?

4,600 350,000,000

25, 000,000 88,000

813 740,000,000,000

920,000 1,000,000,000,000

English number systemWrite these numbers as digits:

• Five billion - 5,000,000,000

• Three hundred fifty thousand - 350,000

• Seven thousand eight hundred – 7,800

• Forty-four million – 44,000,000

• Six million four hundred thousand – 6, 400,000

• Nine point three million – 9,300,000

“:Point”12, 300,000 12.3 million

456,800,000,000 456.8 billion

12,030,000 12.03 million

English number system1. 6,700

2. 45, 000,000

3. 223,000

4. 8, 000,000,000

5. 19,000

6. 89, 500

7. 720,000,000

8. 92,340,110,000

NumbersWhat are some situations where numbers are important?

- Money

- Demographics (i.e., population)

- Research

NumbersHearing numbers can be difficult until you have a lot of practice with them.

To help you understand numbers that you are hearing , you can use inference.

- Use the context and any background knowledge you have to help understand numbers you hear.

Numbers - InferenceExample: Prices (in won) - Hyundai Sonata

Source: www.autoevolution.com

1,000 won

10,000 won?

100,000 won?

1,000,000 won?

10,000,000 won?

100,000,000 won?

1,000,000,000 won?

20,400,000 – 27,000,000 won

Numbers - InferenceExample: Population- Shanghai

1,000

10,000

100,000

1,000,000

10,000,000

100,000,000

1,000,000,000

13,000,000

Numbers - InferenceExample: Research

- Adult obesity rate in America

Rate usually = percentage (%)

- The number will not be over 100.

35.7%

1,250,000 won

Macbook air

6,900 won

HomeworkFrom tonight, check the website “Homework” section.

Download the assignment page and listen to the audio clip.

Answer the questions.

Deadline: Friday (in class)