Welcome to

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Welcome to WiSE(Workshops in Speaking English)

• Tonight
• Saying numbers
• Led by Brea Barthel
• To start meet two new people!

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Saying numbers

• Numbers are used in daily life
• Addresses
• Phone numbers
• Age (but we dont talk about that!)
• Currency
• And more

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Saying numbers

• Example
• Sage 3201 (room number)
• 110 8th St. (street number name)
• Troy, NY 12180 (zip code)
• 276-6000 (phone number)
• 1-800-759-0315 (toll-free phone number)
• 1 (800) GIVE-LIFE (toll free, in letters)

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How do I say basic numbers?

• 3 2 1
• hundreds tens singles
• Singles are said as a number (one)
• Tens are said with singles (twenty one)
• Hundreds are usually said with their unit(three
  hundred twenty one)

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Try it!

• 3 2 1
• hundreds tens singles
• 32 coats
• 26 sweaters
• 143 boots
• 562 scarves

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How do I say a street address?

• One-digit and 2-digit numbers are said normally
  (12 twelve 23 twenty-three)
• For a 3-digit number, say the hundreds, pause,
  then say the 2-digits (321 three twenty-one)
• For a 4-digit, say the first two as a number,
  then the last two as a number(2431
  twenty-four thirty-one)
• For 5 or more digits, say each separately(65431
  six-five-four-three-one)
• Say the full street name(243 Main St. is
  two-forty-three Main Street

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Some common abbreviations

• St. Street
• Ave. Avenue (but said ave)
• Blvd. Boulevard
• Dr. Drive
• Pl. Place
• Ct. Court
• Apt. Apartment
• P.O. Box Pee-Oh Box (post office box)

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Now you try it!

• 740 Hoosick St.
• 81 Third Street (or 81 3rd St.)
• 849 Second Ave.

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How do I say phone numbers?

• ( 5 1 8) 2 7 6 - 1 2 3 4
• Area code exchange extension
• The area code shows geographic region
• The exchange shows local area(all 276 numbers
  are RPI)
• The extension shows specific phone line

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How do I say phone numbers?

• ( 5 1 8) 2 7 6 - 1 2 3 4
• Area code exchange extension
• Say area code before the three digits (area
  code five one eight pause two seven six pause
  one two three four)
• For local numbers, dont say the area codeon
  campus, dont say the exchange
• Sometimes extensions are said as numbersor as
  two 2-digit numbers(extension twelve
  thirty-four)

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Now you try it!

• ( 5 1 8) 2 7 6 - 1 2 3 4
• Area code exchange extension
• 274-8464
• 518-276-6269
• 272-8605
• 273-1170
• 518-271-1111

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What about the decimals?

• 3 2 1 . 0
• hundreds tens point tenths
• The decimal point is said point
• Numbers to the right are said numeral by numeral,
  with 0 as zero or oh
• 3.12 three point one two
• 3.06 three point oh six
• 3.06 three point zero six

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Now you try

• 3 2 1 . 0
• hundreds tens point (tenths)
• 9.36 gallons
• 26.8 miles per gallon
• 126.4 pounds
• 14.6 ounces

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What about fractions?

• Fractions are said as ordinal numbers
• 1/2 one half or a half
• 1/3 one third 2/3two thirds
• 1/4 one fourth 3/4three fourths
• 1/5 one fifth 4/5 four fifths

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What about fractions?

• If the fraction is with a whole number, say and
  in between
• 2 ¾ two and three quarters
• 9 ½ nine and a half
• 1 ¼ T one and one quarter Tablespoons
• 1 ¼ t one and one quarter teaspoons
• Platform 9 ¾ Platform nine and three quarters

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Now you try it

• 1 ½ T (tablespoons)
• 2 2/3 c. (cups)
• 1/4 C 1 T

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What about larger numbers?

• 9 8 7, 6 5 4, 3 2 1 . 0
• Millions thousands hundreds tens point tenths
• Commas separate each three digits to the left of
  a decimal point
• The sections, in order
• Hundreds
• Thousands
• Millions

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What about larger numbers?

• 9 8 7, 6 5 4, 3 2 1
• Millions thousands hundreds tens
• Each section is said separately, with its unit
• Pause where the comma is!
• 654,321 six hundred fifty four thousand
  (pause) three hundred twenty one
• 987,654,321 nine hundred eighty seven million,
  six hundred fifty four thousand, three hundred
  twenty one

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Now you try it!

• 9 8 7, 6 5 4, 3 2 1 . 0
• Millions thousands hundreds tens point tenths
• 2,984
• 32,623
• 98,765,402
• 900,009,909
• 80,800,008 (hint say and eight at the end)

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Its time for you to talk!

• Options
• Practice reading numbers, phone numbers, and
  addresses
• Talk about how numbers are organized differently
  in other countries
• Or, talk about anything!