Разговорные темы по английскому языку. Яшина Е.А. - 28 стр.

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Unit 4
NUMBERS. QUANTITY. TIME
Part A
Numbers
Anyone who works with any branch of science or technology needs to be able to
talk about figures. Notice how they are said in English.
1. Notice that English people say “and” after the hundreds.
783 seven hundred and eighty-three
408 four hundred and eight
334,000 three hundred and thirty-four thousand
Practise saying the following numbers.
277 489 612 5,870 3,923 15,804 118,307
165,000,000
2. Notice how the following numbers are said in English.
28% - twenty-eight per cent 10 m x 12 m – ten metres by twelve me-
tres
10.3 – ten point three 1
2
/
3
– one and two thirds
4
/
9
– four ninths
9
/
13
– nine thirteens or nine over thirteen
4
2
– four squared 7
3
– seven cubed
8
4
– eight to the power of four
32
0
С or F – thirty- two degrees centigrade / celsius or fahrenheit
1,623,457 – one million, six hundred and twenty three thousand, four hundred
and fifty-seven.
3. Read the following records aloud.
1. Oxygen accounts for 46.6 % of the earth’s crust.
2. The nearest star to Earth is Proxima Centauri. It is 33,923,310,000,000
km from earth.
3. The highest waterfall in the world is Angel Falls in Venezuela with a drop
of 979 m.
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         Unit 4

         NUMBERS. QUANTITY. TIME

         Part A

         Numbers

         Anyone who works with any branch of science or technology needs to be able to
         talk about figures. Notice how they are said in English.

         1. Notice that English people say “and” after the hundreds.

         783           seven hundred and eighty-three
         408           four hundred and eight
         334,000       three hundred and thirty-four thousand

         Practise saying the following numbers.

         277       489           612        5,870        3,923       15,804        118,307
         165,000,000

         2. Notice how the following numbers are said in English.

         28% - twenty-eight per cent            10 m x 12 m – ten metres by twelve me-
         tres
         10.3 – ten point three                1 2/3 – one and two thirds
         4                                      9
           /9 – four ninths                       /13 – nine thirteens or nine over thirteen
            2
         4 – four squared                       73 – seven cubed
         84 – eight to the power of four
         320С or F – thirty- two degrees centigrade / celsius or fahrenheit
         1,623,457 – one million, six hundred and twenty three thousand, four hundred
         and fifty-seven.

         3. Read the following records aloud.

              1. Oxygen accounts for 46.6 % of the earth’s crust.
              2. The nearest star to Earth is Proxima Centauri. It is 33,923,310,000,000
                 km from earth.
              3. The highest waterfall in the world is Angel Falls in Venezuela with a drop
                 of 979 m.

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