THE NUMERAL. Ex. 158.Give the right form of the figures in brackets in letters.

Ex. 158. Give the right form of the figures in brackets in letters.

1. My birthday is on... of.... 2. They got flat (40) on (5) floor in house (123). 3. Find file (11) and correct (2) sentence. 4. Catherine (2) put a monument to Peter (1) in St. Petersburg. 5. — What's the date today? — It's... of... today. 6. Read (3) paragraph. 7. My son is (21) today. 8. They are celebrating their (15) anniversary on Saturday. 9. Take (1) turning to the right. 10. You'll find text (12) on (30) page. 11. We live on (6) floor. 12. Is (2) o'clock all right with you? 13. There are more than (200) languages spoken in Nigeria. 14. A (1000) is a (1000) years. 15. In the jungle we were attacked by (1 000 000) of mosquitoes. 16. If you need money badly, we can give you a loan of (200) dollars. 17. Will you give me (2) chance? 18. (2) song will certainly become a hit. 19. He was said to have salted away (4 000 000) dollars. 20. There are (300) kinds of macaroni in Italy. 21. Statistics say that more than (4 000 000) adults in Britain have trouble with reading and writing.

 

Ex. 159. How do you say these numbers in English? Write your answers after each one

1. 462

2. 2 1/2

3. 2,345

4. 6.75

5. 0.25

6. 3 1/3

7. 1,250.000

8. 10,04

9. 47 %

10. 10 September

11. 3 July

12. 602 8477 (phone number)

13. -5° Centigrade

14. In 1903

15. In 2001

16. 0.7

Ex. 160. Insert the right article if necessary

1. Today in court we are listening to... case 243. 2.... second part of the book was much more interesting than... first one. 3.... participle one is used for building up progressive tenses. 4.... second participle is used to build up Passive forms. 5.... flight 579 starts at five sharp. 6. The planes came again for... second attack. 7. Let's regard it as... first step, just... beginning. 8. It was... first-night and the actors were nervous. 9.... exercise 27 begins at... page 44. 10.... year passed, then... second, and... third, but there was still no news. 11. They agreed to meet on... Fifth Avenue near... building No. 112. 12.... two years in Africa taught him a lot. 13.... flat 55 is on... fifth floor. 14. The room was at... sixes and sevens. 15. This style was in fashion in... eighties. 16. It was... fifty-fifty deal. 17. She was... third-year medical student.

 

Ex. 161. Write answers to these problems

1. 23 and 36 is.... 2. 24 times 8 is.... 3. 80 minus 20 is.... 4. 65 divided by 13 is.... 5. Add 10 and 6,multiply by 8, then subtract 40 and divide by 11. What have you got left?6. Divide 33 by 11,multiply by 7,and subtract 16. What number is left?

 

Ex. 162. Answer these questions Write your answers in words

1. When were you born? 2. How much do you weigh? 3. What is the number of the flat or the house where you live? 4. Is that an odd or an even number? 5. What is the approximate population of your town? 6. What is the approximate population of your country? 7. What is the normal temperature of a healthy person? 8. How many kilometers are there in a mile? 9. How many years are there in a millennium?

 

Ex. 163. Read and translate the sentences Comment on the words In bold type

1. She is a second cousin of Mark's father. 2. He was quite certain she had no need or desire to meet with him a second time. 3. Edvina returned to her book without giving her mother a second glance or a second thought. 4. It's said that everything goes in threes. 5. And then,

to be a second wife was so much more difficult than to be a first. 6. I'm glad they've gone to Venice for a second honeymoon. 7. He was heavily defeated in a second round of local elections. 8. In the bookshop to his delight Maxim spotted a copy of "The Young Lions" by Irwin Shaw, his favourite writer. It was a first edition, published in 1948. 9. Over the years I have acquired a sixth sense about my mother's mood. 10. Is it possible to find a second job? 11. A third clerk left her desk and prepared to leave. 12. Without a second thought Blackie said urgently, "I have a solution, Emma! Marry me!" 13. The boy slopped through the ledge on all fours. 14.1 think it's better this way, that we go out in twos and threes — less noticeable, for one thing. 15.1 was worried. Everything seemed to be at sixes and sevens. 16.1 began, as they say, to put two and two together. 17. A first class college offers you the highest standards of educating. 18. Elevenses is a light snack that you have in the middle of the morning.

Ex. 164. Translate into English.

1. Я родился 31 декабря, так что это двойной празд­ник для меня. 2. Ум хорошо, а два лучше. 3. Конференц зал находится на четвертом этаже. 4. Школа №1236 находится на 15-й Парковой улице. 5. Дело номер 587 слушается в шестой комнате. 6. Седьмая часть прибыли этой фирмы идет на благотворитель­ность. 7. — Как насчет второй чашечки кофе? — Спа­сибо, одной достаточно. 8. Он сделал вторую, третью попытку, и лишь четвертая увенчалась успехом. 9. У них большая семья. Вторая машина не помешала бы. 10. В гараже две машины. Одна папина, а вторая мо­его старшего брата. 11. Александр закончил школу в 2001 году. 12. Кто говорит, что третий лишний? На­оборот, бог троицу любит. 13. Сейчас я перечитываю «Тысячу и одну ночь». 14. Население этого города — семь миллионов человек. 15. Первая любовь не забы­вается. 16. Они встретились на премьере. 17. Давай устроим чай на двоих, хорошо? 18. Книгами А. Крис­ти зачитываются миллионы. 19. Многим нравятся фильмы шестидесятых. 20. Ему было где-то ближе к пятидесяти. 21. Мои друзья живут на Третьей улице Строителей. 22. Дети пробрались через изгородь на четвереньках. 23. Вода покрывает четыре пятых зем­ной поверхности. 24. В Ватикане 11 500 комнат. 25. В республике Сан-Марино живет всего 20 000 жителей.