Grammar unit 7
Dealing with numbers
A four-digit year is commonly read out in pairs of two digits.
The modern Commonwealth was formed in 1949. (nineteen forty-nine)
The first year of each century is pronounced differently.
In 1600 the East India Company was founded. (sixteen hundred)
Mind how you read out fractions.
1/5 of the Earth’s landmass is occupied by the Commonwealth. (one fifth)
To talk about surface area, we use square metre / kilometre.
It was over 33,700,000 km². (thirty-three million seven hundred thousand
square kilometres)
Mind the punctuation in large and decimal numbers.
About 2.5 billion people live in the Commonwealth’s 56 countries.
Degrees of comparison
When comparing people or things that share characteristics, we use as … as ….
Talia dances as well as Penny.
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Dealing with numbers
A four-digit year is commonly read out in pairs of two digits.
The modern Commonwealth was formed in 1949. (nineteen forty-nine)
The first year of each century is pronounced differently.
In 1600 the East India Company was founded. (sixteen hundred)
Mind how you read out fractions.
1/5 of the Earth’s landmass is occupied by the Commonwealth. (one fifth)
To talk about surface area, we use square metre / kilometre.
It was over 33,700,000 km². (thirty-three million seven hundred thousand
square kilometres)
Mind the punctuation in large and decimal numbers.
About 2.5 billion people live in the Commonwealth’s 56 countries.
Degrees of comparison
When comparing people or things that share characteristics, we use as … as ….
Talia dances as well as Penny.
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