I. Read the text paying attention to the use of Indirect speech in it. Would you like to live such a long life?

When she died at the age of 122, Jeanne Calment was the oldest person on record. This amazing woman, from Arles in France, had not exactly lived what might be described as ‘a healthy lifestyle’. Family and friends reported that she was fond of cheese, wine and chocolate. She had also smoked cigarettes until she was 117. We asked several experts how a person, especially a cigarette-smoker, could live so long. They offered more than one answer. ‘The average life expectancy is now about 80 for women and 75 for men’, observed Dr Elizabeth Jones, director of the Centre for Studies on Ageing. She says that there has been a steady rise in the maximum age of death throughout Europe during the past century and a major reason for this is improved medical care. Another researcher, Dr Michael Glass, says, ‘There are no theoretical reasons why we can’t have a life span of 200 years.’ Better medical care won’t be the only factor, according to Dr Glass. He explained that genetic engineering would soon allow us to repair or replace damaged cells, the real cause of ageing. He believes that we will be able to stop the ageing process. Other researchers have noted that attitude is also an important factor in longer life. Dr John Park is the author of ‘Living Beyond 100’. ‘Those who live to a ripe old age,’ he says, ‘are those who can cope with stress and other difficulties in life.’ He wrote in his best-selling book that people who lived past 100 were almost always optimistic and had a great attitude to life.

Раздел VI Приложение 1 Числительное (Numeral)

3. Числительным называется слово, обозначающее количество или порядок предметов по счету. Числительные в английском языке, так же как и в русском, делятся на количественные и порядковые.

Количественные числительные обозначают количество предметов и отвечают на вопрос How many? - Сколько? Порядковые числительные обозначают порядок предметов при счете и отвечают на вопрос Which? - Который?

 

Количественные

Порядковые

1 one 2 two 3 three 4 four 5 five 6 six 7 seven 8 eight 9 nine 10 ten 11 eleven 12 twelve 13 thirteen 14 fourteen 15 fifteen 16 sixteen 17 seventeen 18 eighteen 19 nineteen 20 twenty 21    twenty-one ['twentI'wAn] 22    twenty-two 23    twenty-three 24    twenty-four 25    twenty-five 30    thirty  ['TWtI] 31    thirty-one 32    thirty-two 40    forty  ['fLtI] 50     fifty  ['fIftI] 60    sixty  ['sIkstI] 70    seventy  ['sevntI] 80    eighty  ['eItI] 90    ninety  ['naIntI] 100   a (one) hundred ['hAndrqd] 101   a (one) hundred and one 116   a (one) hundred and sixteen 125 a(one)hundred and twenty-five 200   two hundred 500   five hundred 1,000   a (one) thousand ['Tauzqnd] 1,001   a (one) thousand and one 1,256   a (one) thousand two hundred and fifty-six 2,000   two thousand 25,000    twenty-five thousand 100,000   a (one) hundred thousand 1,000,000   a (one) million ['mIljqn] 1,000,000,000   a (one) milliard в Англии; a(one) billion в США

1st first 2nd second 3rd third 4th fourth 5th fifth 6th sixth 7th seventh 8th eighth 9th ninth 10th tenth 11th eleventh 12th twelfth 13th thirteenth 14th fourteenth 15th fifteenth 16th sixteenth 17th seventeenth 18th eighteenth 19th nineteenth 20th twentieth 21st twenty-first 22nd twenty-second 23rd twenty-third 24th    twenty-fourth 25th    twenty-fifth 30th    thirtieth  ['TWtIIT] 31st    thirty-first 32nd    thirty-second 40th    fortieth  ['fLtIIT] 50th    fiftieth  ['fIftIIT] 60th    sixtieth  ['sIkstIIT] 70th    seventieth  ['sevntIIT] 80th    eightieth  ['eItIIT] 90th    ninetieth  ['naIntIIT] 100th   hundredth  ['hAndrqdT] 101st   hundred and first 116th   hundred and sixteenth 125th   hundred and twenty-fifth 200th   two hundredth 500th   five hundredth 1,000th   thousandth  ['TauzqnT] 1,001st   thousand and first 1,256th   thousand two hundred and fifty-sixth 2,000th   two thousandth 25,000th   twenty-five thousandth 100,000th   hundred thousandth 1,000,000th   millionth  ['mIljqnT] 1,000,000,000th   milliardth или billionth  ['bIljqnT]

 

В английском языке слова hundred сто, thousand тысяча, million миллион являются существительными, поэтому, если они используются в ед. числе перед ними обязательно ставится неопределенный артикль a или числительное one, например:

a hundred или  one hundred  -  (одна) сотня; 1,025 - a (one) thousand and twenty-five  - (одна) тысяча двадцать пять

 - Они не принимают окончание множественного числа -s, когда перед ними стоит числительное, например:

two hundred   две сотни, двести three thousand    три тысячи five million   пять миллионов

- Но они принимают окончание множественного числа -s, если они выражают неопределенное количество сотен, тысяч, миллионов, а после них употребляется существительное с предлогом of.

hundreds of students thousands of songs

сотни студентов тысячи песен