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Facoltà di Economia

• Corso di Laurea in Economia e Gestione Aziendale
• Corso di Laurea in Economia e Finanza
• Pre-Corso
• Lingua Inglese Business English
• prof.ssa Luisanna Fodde
• a.a. 2003/2004

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Communicative Competences 8. Time and
Numbers What time is it? Whats the time? Its
five oclock Its half past one Its twenty to
three Its two forty-five (245) Its quarter to
three (245) Its ten past six
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Communicative Competences 7. Time and
Numbers How many times have I told you ..? Im
having the time of my life Time flies Time is
money Time after time My time has come Once upon
a time there was a girl. Once, twice, three
times
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Communicative Competences 7. Numbers
What day is today? Whats the date today? Today
is Monday, January (the) 14th, 2003 Monday, 14th
January 2003 I was born on February 18th, 1958 He
was born in 1985 She was born on Tuesday They
were born in spring                     
                                                  
                                                  
         
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NUMBERS AND FIGURES DECIMAL CARDINAL ORDINAL
NUMBERS TEN HUNDRED THOUSAND MILLION
BILLION PER CENT PERCENTAGE ONE THIRD (1/3)
TWO QUARTERS (2/4) ONE FIFTH (1/5) 2,5 (TWO
POINT FIVE PER CENT) 2,500 (TWO THOUSAND FIVE
HUNDRED POUNDS) 14,550,000 (14 MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS)
14,550m 53bn
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New York FACTS AND FIGURESNEW YORK CITY
LOCATIONContinent North America Country
United States of America State New York
(NY)County New York County CityNew York
 Coordinates 404011N 735638WTime
Zone Eastern Time ZoneNEW YORK CITY
POPULATIONMetro 21,199,865 ('00
census) 19,549,649 ('90 census)City 8,008,278
('00 census) 7,322,564 ('90 census)Metro density
895.8 inh./sq. km.2320.1 inh./sq.mi.

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Facts and figures about the Eiffel Tower
HEIGHT With flagpole, 1,030 feet when completed
in 1889. Now, with TV antenna, 1,069 feet. Was
tallest structure in world until New York City's
Chrysler Building in 1930.CONSTRUCTION Started
January 1887. Assembled from 18,038 iron pieces
and 2.5 million rivets in two years, two months,
five days. Weighs 10,100 tons.COST 1.5
million, much of it recouped in ticket sales
during Paris World Fair of 1889, when tower
opened.BUILDER Gustave Eiffel, engineer, born
in Dijon, eastern France, in 1832. Built bridges,
railway stations designed iron skeleton of
Statue of Liberty in New York. Died 1923, age
91.OWNER City of Paris.VISITORS 200 million
since 1889 more than 6 million this
year.QUOTE "It is much more famous than I am."
-- Gustave Eiffel.