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CARDINAL NUMBERS

----TEENTEENTEENTEEN ----TYTYTYTY

1 ONE / u`n /

2 TWO / tu /

3 THREE / ri /

4 FOUR / f:r /

5 FIVE / `fiv /

6 SIX /siks/

7 SEVEN / `sevn /

8 EIGHT / `eit /

9 NINE / `nin /

10 TEN / ten /

11 ELEVEN / i`lvn /

12 TWELVE / `twlv /

13 THIRTEENTEENTEENTEEN / er`ti:n /

14 FOURTEENTEENTEENTEEN / f:r`ti:n /

15 FIFTEENTEENTEENTEEN / fif `ti:n /

16 SIXTEENTEENTEENTEEN / siks`ti:n /

17 SEVENTEENTEENTEENTEEN / sevn`ti:n /

18 EIGHTEENTEENTEENTEEN / ei`ti:n /

19 NINETEENTEENTEENTEEN / nain`ti:n /

20 TWENTYTYTYTY / tu`enti / or /tu `en /

30 THIRTYTYTYTY / `:rt /

40 FORTYTYTYTY / `f:rt /

50 FIFTYTYTYTY / `fift /

60 SIXTYTYTYTY / `sikst /

70 SEVENTYTYTYTY / `sevnt /

80 EIGHTYTYTYTY / `eit /

90 NINETYTYTYTY / `nint /

AGEAGEAGEAGEShe /He is 30.

They are 25(years old).Im 20.

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TELEPHONE NUMBERS

WRITE SAY49 69 66 03-15 02

800-5588007

four nine six nine double six

ou three, extension fifteenou two

eight hundred double fivedouble eight double zeroseven

YEARSWRITE SAY

In 1536In 2005In 2010In 2015In1998In 1970s =

in fifteen thirty sixin two thousand fivein twenty ten

in twenty fifteenIn nineteen ninety eightin the seventies

ADDRESSES

WRITE SAY

1407 Lincoln Ave.

7065 Belmont Rd

830 Sunrise St .

9902 Nightmare Blvrd

fourteen ou seven, LincolnAvenue

seventy sixty five, BelmontRoad

eight thirty, Sunrise Street

ninety nine ou two,Nightmare Boulevard

12:30

10:00

7:50 pm

12:20 am

Its /at twelve thirty

At ten oclock

At seven fifty pi em

at twelve twenty ei em

TIME

12

9 3

6

12:30

HALF PAST TWELVE

1:15

A QUARTER PAST ONE10:05

FIVE PAST TEN

9:45

A QUARTER TO TEN

2:00

TWO OCLOCK

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Solving problems with numbers

Metric measures are used in manufacturing certain typesof American products, such as cameras, film, and opticaland other types of instruments. One of the most widelyused still cameras is the 35-mm single- lens reflexcamera.

I f the 35-mm film for this camera were measured bythe U.S. system, how wide would it be?a) About two inches wideb) Just under 1 inch widec) Just under 1-1/2 inches wide

Assume that you saw this short description in anewspaper: Never once losing the pace, EnglandsJames Rulander set a new Olympic record today forthe 1500m race. How many kilometers long was the race?

_____________

Using the U.S. system of measurement, how longwas the race?a) Just under two milesb) Slightly more than a milec) Just under a mile

Metric measures are also used in international swimmingand speed skating, field events and a variety of othersports. A popular international swimming event is the200-meter freestyle.

If the swimming pool is 20 yards long, approximately, howmany times will the swimmer have to swim the length of

the pool to complete the race?a) About 7 timesb) About 9 times

c) About 11 times

d) About 13 times

Some scientists who study the earth, such as physicists,geologists, astronomers and chemists, think that theinner core of the earth consists of solid iron and nickeland has a radius of about 3,400 km.

What is the radius in miles? _________________What is the radius in meters? ______________

In the U.S. system the acre is the unit most commonlyused in buying and selling land. One acre is 4,840 squareyards, or.

How many m2? ____________________

The following ad appeared in a newspaper:For sale: spacious 3-bedroom home on a large 0.4

hectare corner lot. Country charm, yet only a 1.6kilometer walk to town and shopping. Additional vacant

land in parcels of 1.2 hectare. Based on the U.S. system:

a) How many miles from town is the home?________________.b) What is the size of the lot in acres?

________________.

c) What is the size of each vacant parcel in acres?___________________

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ORDINAL NUMBERS

1ST FIRST /frst/

2ND SECOND

3RD THIRD /rd/

4TH FOURTH

5TH FIFTH /fif/

6TH SIXTH

7TH

SEVENTH8TH EIGHTH /ei/

9TH NINTH /nain/

10TH TENTH

11TH ELEVENTH

12TH TWELFTH

13TH THIRTEENTH

14TH FOURTEENTH

15TH FIFTEENTH

16TH SIXTEENTH

17TH

SEVENTEENTH18TH EIGHTEENTH

19TH NINETEENTH

20TH TWENTIETH

30TH THIRTIETH

40TH FORTIETH

50TH FIFTIETH

60TH SIXTIETH

70TH

SEVENTIETH80TH EIGHTIETH

90TH NINETIETH

21st TWENTY FIRST

22nd TWENTY SECOND

23RD TWENTY THIRD

24TH TWENTY FOURTH

25TH TWENTY FIFTH

31ST THIRTY FIRST

Ordinal Numbers show you the position of something in an ordered group of things or events.

WORLD WAR II: The second World WarHenry II: Henry the SecondThe First Step on the Moon

August 3, 2007: August the third, two thousand seven

April 23, 2012 : April the twenty third, twenty twelve