Talking about temperature

Posted by Esther on 03:02
Temperature

Present simple and continuous

Posted by Esther on 08:12

Numbers

Posted by Esther on 02:16

Sums

Symbols           Word (common term in brackets)
+ Plus (And) +
- Minus (Take away) -
x Multiplied by (Times) x
÷ Divided by ÷
= Equals (Is) =
. Point .
% Percent %
(((1 + 6) - 2) x 2) ÷ 2.5=4
One plus six minus two multiplied by two divided by two point five equals four
or
One and six take away two times two divided by two point five is four
1 + 6 - 2 x 2 ÷ 2.5=4
10% 100=10 Ten percent of one hundred equals ten. 10% 100=10

Separation between hundreds and tens

Hundreds and tens are usually separated by 'and' (in American English 'and' is not necessary).
110 - one hundred and ten
1,250 - one thousand, two hundred and fifty
2,001 - two thousand and one 


Now look at the following figures and observe how they are said in English:
 
A sum of money: £ 22.30 (Notice that a point is used to express sums of
money, but it is not pronounced) (twenty-two pounds, thirty)
 
An address: 24 Park Avenue : (twenty-four Park Avenue)

A date: 16th February 1971 (February the sixteenth, nineteen seventy
one)

June 2nd, 1906 (June the second, nineteen-o-six)
 
A speed: 205 km/h (two-hundred and five kilometres the hour)

A big number: 624,112,350 (always remember to put and after any
hundred) (six hundred and twenty-four million, one hundred and twelve
thousand, three-hundred and fifty)

One

We often say "a" instead of "one".
For example when we have the numbers 100 or 1/2 we say "A hundred" or "A half".

Fractions

Not all numbers are whole numbers, or just fractions (see above), they are a mixture of both.
For example:
11/2
- "One and a half."

 

Decimals

When pronouncing decimals we use the word point to represent the dot. The numbers following the dot are pronounced separately.

For example:


When you have the number 1.36 we say
"One point three six."

 

 

Squared / Cubed / To the power of

Square numbers are written 2² = we say "Two squared" = 2 x 2 = Two squared equals four.
Cubed numbers are written 2³ = We say "Two cubed" = 2 x 2 x 2 = Two cubed equals eight
You can also say "to the power of" - "Two to the power of two equals four." and "Two to the power of three equals eight."
You can then have "to the power of" any number.
Two to the power of twelve = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 4096.
It's much easier to write 2¹² = 4096.

 

Interesting Numbers

~ 0 ~

In English 10, 20, 30, through to 90 are 1 ten, 2 tens, 3 tens, etc.
Also there are a number of ways you can say 0 in English.
When we use it For example:-
0 = oh after a decimal point 9.02 = "Nine point oh two."
in bus or room numbers Rooom 101 = "Room one oh one."
Bus 602 = "Bus six oh two."
in phone numbers 9130472 = "Nine one three oh four seven two."
in years 1906 = "Nineteen oh six."
0 = nought before a decimal point 0.06 = "Nought point oh six."
0 = zero in temperature -10°C = "10 degrees below zero."
US English for the number 0 = "Zero"
0 = nil in football Chelsea 2 Manchester United 0 = "Chelsea two Manchester United nil."
0 = love in tennis 20 - 0 = "Twenty love."
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~ 12 ~

The number 12 is often represented as a dozen and the number 6 as a half dozen.

For example:

12 eggs= "A dozen eggs."
6 eggs =
"Half a dozen eggs."

~ 13 ~

A dozen is 12, but a baker's dozen is 13, because in the past bakers who were caught shortchanging customers could be liable to severe punishment, so they used to add an extra bread roll to make up the weight.

~ 1 billion ~

When is a billion not a billion?
In British English billion traditionally means a million million = 1,000,000,000,000 = 1012
In American English billion means a thousand million = 1,000,000,000 = 109
The American billion has become standard in technical and financial use.
However, to avoid confusion it is better to use the terms "thousand million" for 109 and "million million" for 1012.
Milliard " is French for the number 109. It is not used in American English but is sometimes, but rarely, used in British English.

Letters as Numbers

~ k ~

The letter k is often used to denote a thousand. So, 1k = 1,000.
If you see a job advertised and it offers a salary of £12k it means £12,000.00.

~ m ~

The letter m is often used to denote a million. So, 1m = 1,000,000.
If you see a job advertised and it offers a salary of £12m, apply for it!

~ bn ~

The letters bn denote a billion. So, 1bn is usually 1,000,000,000 (see above).
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myriad

The word myriad used to mean 10,000. Nowadays it's used to refer to a countless number or multitude of specified things.
For example: Earth hosts a myriad of animals.


Here you´ve got a useful site to practise numbers.
More practice here.

Source:  http://www.learnenglish.de/basics/numbers.html

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

Posted by Esther on 04:07
This is the picture we´ve studied today. Revise it as tomorrow we´ll play again that "crazy prepositions race".


Object Pronouns

Posted by Esther on 10:06
An object pronoun is not the subject of the sentence It is usually the object that is affected in some way by the subject of the sentence. It might be tricky to get a handle on this definition, but you would be surprised to know just how many object pronouns you use in your everyday life.
Have a look at these web pages to practise them.

Pronouns

Exercises

More exercises

Present Perfect

Posted by Esther on 10:01
 Hi guys,

 Last day Celia asked for a Present Perfect presentation to revise this tense. So here it is:


At the airport

Posted by Esther on 09:07
Airports can be very stressful. Fiesr of all, let´s learn some vocabulary:



Have a look at this video and find out useful expressions yo may hear or say at any airport.


Now, watch this short video about a hungry dog and a passport. Can you find any grammar mistake?


So.... answer the question: What was the worst thing your dog ate?

TELLING THE TIME

Posted by Esther on 05:26

TELLING THE TIME

Nicky was mugged

Posted by Esther on 10:06
Listen to the file and put the text in the right order. What happened to Nicky?

LISTEN HERE

Call me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen

Posted by Esther on 10:16


What are the forms of the past simple, of the gerund and of the participle for the following verbs?

infinitive
Past simple
participle
gerund
hold



take



throw



come



blow



give



show



know



meet



miss



look




So... what about  reviewing past forms of regular and irregular verbs as well as the Past Continuous forms with a famous song? Listen to the son and try to fill in the gaps with suitable verbs in past simple or past continuous.



 Now, check the lyrics:






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