EXERCISES. Exercise 1. Choose the right variant. Exercise 1. Choose the right variant.

Exercise 1. Choose the right variant.

 

1) My birthday is on (25, May).

a) the twenty – five of May

b) the twenty – fifth of May

c) the twenty – fifth May

 

2) They’ve got flat (17) on (6) floor in house (123).

a) the seventeenth, the sixth, the one hundred and twenty – third

b) seventeen, six, one hundred and twenty – three

с) seventeen, the sixth, one hundred and twenty – three

3) Catherine (2) put a monument to Peter (1) in St. Petersburg.

a) the second, the first

b) two, one

c) a second, a first

4) She is (2) cousin of Mark’s father.

a) the second

b) two

c) a second

5) (3) song will certainly become a hit.

a) a third

b) the third

c) three

6) The flight (579) starts at (6) sharp.

a) five hundred and seventy – nine, six

b) the five hundred and seventy – ninth, the sixth

c) five hundred and seventy – ninth, six

7) 6028477 (phone number)

a) sixty twenty-eight forty-seven and seven

b) six oh two eight four double seven

c) six oh two eight four seven seven

8) in 1995

a) one thousand nine hundred and ninety – five

b) one double nine five

c) nineteen ninety – five

9) 8, 346

a) eight three four six

b) eighty three forty – six

c) eight thousand three hundred and forty – six

10) 12. 705

a) twelve point seven nought five

b) twelve point seven oh five

c) twelve thousand seven hundred and five

11) ⅞ %

a) seven eighths per cent.

b) seven eighth per cent.

c) seventh eighth per cent

12) In the jungle we were attacked by (1000) of mosquitoes.

a) one thousand

b) thousands

c) a thousand

Exercise 2. Answer the questions. Write the numbers in full.

 

1. How many minutes are there in two hours? 2. How many kilometers are there in a mile? 3. What is your normal temperature? 4. How much do you weigh? 5. How many cents are there in $ 2.5? 6. How many days are there in a year? 7. When were you born? 8. What is your telephone number? 9. What is the number of your flat?

10. What is the approximate population of Russia?

Exercise 3. Write these numbers in English.

 

1) 567 11) 3 August

2) 6 ½ 12) 969 64 85 (phone number)

3) 3, 267 13) – 3 Centigrade

4) 8.94 14) in 1807

5) 0.51 15) 3 ³

6) 7 ¼ 16) 5, 000, 000, 000

7) 2, 146, 000 17) 8, 093

8) 11.06 18) 40 – 0 (the result in a tennis game)

9) 58 % 19) in 2000

10) 9 May 20) 5 – 1 (the result in a football match)

Exercise 4. Write the answers to these sums and read them aloud.

1) 47 and 35 is …...

2) 33 multiplied by 6 is …...

3) 25 times 12 is …...

4) 117 plus 88 is …...

5) 246 minus 100 is …...

6) Add 12 and 4, multiply by 8, then subtract 40 and divide by 11. You have got …...

7) 90 divided by 6 is …...

8) Divide 66 by 11, multiply by 5, add 20 and subtract 18. You have got …...

Exercise 5. Write the following in English (all the numbers in full).

 

А) 1-го сентября 2007 года Б) первый космонавт

22 июня 1941 года второй приз

8 марта 1900 года девятнадцатый параграф

1.628.43 книги сорок третья страница

15.000 студентов двадцать пятая квартира

365 дней тридцать седьмой размер обуви

Exercise 6. Correct the mistakes (if any) in these sentences.

 

1. The radio said that there were more than ten thousands people taking part in the meeting. 2. She bought three dozens eggs. 3. My birthday is on the twenty – one of March. 4. His telephone number is four six seven five nought nine two. 5. There are two hundred fifteen pages in this book. 6. Write down the following: zero point six hundred and twelve plus five point seventeen. 7. This is twenty-four per cents of the total. 8. The game ended with the score three nought. 9. The temperature is two degrees below oh. 10. He was born in nineteen eighty – first.

Exercise 7. Translate into English. Write the numbers in full.

 

1) Мой старший брат родился 1 января 1950 года. 2) Он заплатил за это ожерелье (necklace) пятнадцать тысяч долларов. 3) Нам нужно спешить. Самолет улетает через полтора часа. 4) Сколько безработных (unemployed) в этом городе? - На сегодняшний день 2338 человек. 5) Джейн купила две дюжины груш. 6) На митинге присутствовало три тысячи студентов.

7) Тысячи студентов ежегодно заканчивают университеты и колледжи нашего города. 8) Наш домашний номер телефона – 279-90-63. 9) Когда и где ты родился? – Я родился …. (напишите ответ). 10) Подождите полчаса, пожалуйста. Документы скоро будут готовы. 11) Миллионы звезд ярко мерцали (sparkle) на черном южном небе. 12) Если тебе нужно вызвать пожарную команду (fire brigade), звони 01. 13) Одна четверть равна 25-ти процентам.

14) Один дюйм (inch) равен двум с половиной сантиметрам. 15) Эти дома были построены в девяностые годы девятнадцатого века.