Ex.1. Write the numbers and practise saying them

1. seven hundred and fifty (BrE) = seven hundred fifty (AmE)

2. nine hundred and ninety-nine

3. one thousand four hundred and forty six

4. nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine

5. seven hundred and fifty thousand

6. two hundred and sixty thousand, one hundred and twenty-seven

7. ten thousand and one

8. seven and a half million

9. one million, two hundred and twenty-five thousand

10. three hundred and three million

11. three point nine per cent

12. twelve point five per cent

Ex.2. Write the figures in words, then practise saying them.

1. 100; 101; 175; 210; 777

2. 1,000; 1,040; 1,100; 2,400

3. 100,000; 260,127; 500,000; 999, 900

4. 1,000,000; 1,225,375; 2,666,300; 4,385,567

Ex.3. Read aloud the following information about the total area of some countries.

1. With the third-largest population in the world after China and India, the USA is the fourth largest country in the world. The total area of the country is 9,629,091square kilometres.

2. In comparison, the total area of the United Kingdom is 242,900 square kilometers.

3. The total area of the largest country in the world, Russia, is 17,098,242 square kilometres.

4. The world’s second largest country, Canada occupies the whole of the northern part of the North American Continent. The total area of Canada is 9,984,670 sq. km.

Do you know the total area of your country?

Ex.4. How would you say these sums of money in English?

$1 or $1.00 – one dollar; $25.01 – twenty-five dollars and one cent

1. $8.75; $34.10; $432; $5,642; $3,350.55; $26,836,000;

2. €10.50; €1,280; €150, 263; €1,786,000;

3. ₤150.99; ₤255,000; ₤805,600; ₤1,490,000