Chapter 6 - Numerals - Mini Lesson

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo
• Leerjaar 1,2

Linguistics year 1 DT

Lesson 7, Chapter 6 - Numerals

Learning goals

After today's class, you can...

...identify the right punctuation

...apply the right punctuation in any situation

Warm-up:
Name your age in
corrent numerals!

Punctuation:

From 21 and upwards...

...tens and units are joined by a...

Examples:

Twenty-one

Fourty-two

Sixty-nine

Seventy-seven

Thousands

English:	Dutch:
1,000	1.000
12,345	12.345
320,958	320.958
1,495,607	1.495.607

Money and Currency

English:	Dutch:
€ 2.99	€ 2,99
£ 6.50	£ 6,50
zł 99.99	zł 99,99
$ 420.69	$ 420,69

Decimals: Everything behind the full stop

English:	Dutch:
3.2 per cent	3,2 procent
12.3 seconds	12,3 seconden
13.007 (thirteen point oh oh seven)	13,007 (dertien punt nul nul zeven)

The total you have to pay at McDonald's is thirty pounds and fifty pence. You have a hundred pound bill.

How much do you receive in change? Use the right punctuation.
Can you also write down the change in letters?

Write down and translate the following numbers from Dutch to English with the right punctuation, grammar and spelling:
- 2,5 procent
- 6,9 seconden
- vijfentwintig comma nul twee

Refresher: Translate the following Dutch words in English using letters only!
- Tweeëntwintig
- Vijfenvijftig
- Zesendertig
- Negenennegentig

What have we learned today?

Punctuation: Hyphens!

From 21 and onwards, tens and units are joined by a hyphen.

Twent-one, thirty-four, sixty-six,

seventy-nine, ninety-nine, etc.

Punctuation: Comma's and full stops!

In most cases, the British do everything the other way around.

The standard with thousands, money & currency, and with decimals!