Reading and writing Numbers

Work in pairs. Read these numbers carefully to your partner. He (or She) will have to write them down on his (or her) worksheet.

361 90 304 150 013 7 652 1800 604 772 153 (phone number) 1871 (Year) 2009 (Year) 2012 (Year) 0.367 25 % 12th 31st 84th George VI 28/09/00 35 + 4 = 39 13 4 = 9 23 2 = 46 3 2x + 6x2 2 = 8 25 43 5 10 4 6 9

Now it is your turn. Write down the numbers your partner is going to read you.

Write down using digits

Twenty-four

Write down using words

24
Seventy-one thousand four hundred and one

71 401
Five hundred fifty thousand and thirteen

550 013
Seventeen thousand six hundred and two

17 602
Six one oh eight seven oh double five three

610 870 553 0.367 2.05

Thirty-seven per cent Nought point three six seven (BrE). Zero point three six seven (AmE). Two point nought five

37%
Thirty-fifth

35 39 23

th

Thirty-ninth
th

Twenty-third
rd

2-0 (football) 30-0 (tennis)

Two nil (BrE) Two to zero or two to nothing (AmE) Thirty love Henry the Eighth

Henry VIII
The thirty-first of December two thousand and nine

31/12/09 The remainder of 9:4 Three rational numbers 9 4 7

The remainder of nine divided by four is equal to one One half, three halves, seven quarters, five sixths. Minus nine sevenths is not equal to minus four

Reading and writing Numbers

Work in pairs. Your partner is going to read you some numbers. You will have to write them down in this table.

Write down using digits 361

Write down using words

Three hundred and sixty-one Ninety thousand three hundred and four

90 304
One hundred fifty thousand and thirteen

150 013
Seven thousand six hundred and fifty-two

7 652
One thousand eight hundred or eighteen hundred

1800
Six oh four double seven two one five three

604 772 153

Eighteen seventy-one

1871 (year)
Two thousand and nine

2009 (year)
Twenty hundred twelve

2012 (year) 0.367 25%

twelfth Nought point three six seven (BrE). Zero point three six seven (AmE). Twenty-five per cent

12th
Thirty-first

31

st

Eighty- fourth

84th
George the Sixth

George VI 28/09/00 35 + 4 = 39 13 4 = 9 23 2 = 46 3 2x + 6x2 2 = 8 25 43 5 10 4 6 9

The twenty-eighth of September two thousand Thirty-five plus four equals thirty-nine Thirteen minus four is equal to nine Twenty-three times two equals forty-six Two x cubed plus six x squared minus two is equal to eight Square root of twenty-five is less than or equal to forty-three Five sixths minus ten ninths is greater than or equal to minus four

Now it is your turn. Read these numbers carefully to your partner.

24 71 401 550 013 17 602 610 870 553 (phone number) 0.367 2.05 37 % 35th 39th 23rd 2-0 (football) 30-0 (tennis) Henry VIII 31/12/09 The remainder of 9:4 Three rational numbers 9 4 7