1. Give English equivalents of the following:

• трехзначные числа

• в круглых числах

• он хорошо умеет считать

• его доход выражается семизначным числом

• торговый оборот

• какова общая сумма долга?

• по порядку номеров

• масса народу

• присутствовали некоторые бизнесмены

• цифровые данные

• в достаточном количестве

• целые числа

• серийный номер

2. Choose English equivalents from the box below

in sufficient quantity, in round figures/numbers, his income runs into 7 figures, he is quick at figures/good with numbers, what is the amount of the debt?, amount of business, a three figure number, numerical data, a large number of people, serial number, in numerical order, whole numbers, a number of businessmen were present.

2. Calculations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)

7 + 11 = 18

Seven

plus and added to

eleven

equals

eighteen

12 - 7 = 5	Twelve	minus	seven	equals	five
		take away		is
				makes

6 × 4 = 24	Six	multiplied by		four	makes twenty-four
		times
	Six			fours	are twenty-four
25 : 5 = 5	twenty- five	divided by	five			makes five

3. Vulgar Fractions (AmE - Common Fractions)

¹/₂ – one half, a half

¹/₃ – one third

⁴/₇ – four sevenths

4¹/₃ – four and a third

Note: Vulgar fractions (common fractions) are usually written with words within a sentence.

e.g. 48 is half of 96.

e.g. About two-thirds of the class were present that day.

e.g. An optimist sees the glass as one-half full, while a pessimist sees it

as one-half empty.

4. Decimal Fractions (Decimals)

0.2 naught [no:t] (zero) point two

. 5 point five

21. 7 twenty-one point seven

Remember: Full stops (AmE – periods) are used as a decimal point.

NOTE:

In saying number “zero” [zierou] is generally used for “0” in science

(e.g. It was 10 degrees below zero last night; absolute zero; subzero

temperatures etc.).

In ordinary speech, a British speaker usually uses “nought” (especially before and sometimes after a decimal point, as in 0.07 = nought point nought seven or “oh” [ou] (especially after a decimal point, as in 2.04 = two point oh [ou] four. “0” is always pronounced [ou] in telephone numbers, as in 23-04-07. The word “nil” for “0” is used especially in sports results:

e.g. Our team won by five goals to nil.

(American speaker can use “ zero” for “0” in each of these cases).

5. Percentages (%) are always stated in figures. When a percentage appears in written communication, the word “percent” (or per cent) is spelt out (spelled out – AmE). The symbol % may be used in tables, charts, graphs or in scientific writing.

e.g. This restaurant has a 10 per cent service charge.

e.g. Within the European Community, Ireland stands out for the youth of its population, with 37 % under 20 years of age, whereas only 21.8 % of the population of Germany is in this same age group. Ireland also has the lowest percentage (15.1 %) of those over 60, while the United Kingdom has the highest with 20.7 %.