Chapter Two
Cardinal Numbers
We usually use Arabic system. Arabic numerals are 1,2,3,4, etc. The numbers used to count the objects in a group are called cardinal numbers:1,2,3,4 etc. The odd numbers are those beginning with 1 and counting by twos:1,3,5,7,9, etc. The even numbers are those beginning with 2 and counting by twos:2,4,6,8,10, etc.
A. Listen to the sentences and rememberthe numbers. Write the number on the blanks. Write the numbers in figures not words.
Follow the example.
Example：In Britain，from the age of________to about________ you start off at the primary school.
In Britain，from the age of
to about
you start off at the primary school.
1. My first________ years I went to a public school in my hometown.
2. This course would be about 
________ a week.
3. In Italy，odd numbers such as________ are lucky.
4. In Hainan，the temperature is usually________ degrees centigrade.
5. For more than________ years UNICEF has been making a better world.
6. Each professional baseball team plays________ games each season.
7. Leap year has________ days.
8. There are________ countries speaking English.
9. Tony got________ grades in CET4 last year.
10. The Oriental Pearl Radio and TV Tower is________ meters high.
B. Listen to the following sentences. Write T if the number in the sentence is correct and write F if the number is wrong.
1. According to the report,2,046 people were injured and 98 people died in the earthquake in Indonesia. （ ）
2. It took me 15 hours to climb the mountain which is 3,876 meters high. （ ）
3. There are only 785 dollars left in my bank account after this trip to Tokyo. （ ）
4. In 2016, about 42,600 people visited the Exhibition Center. （ ）
5. There were more than 1,600,000 peoplewho sat for IELTS all over the world in 2018. （ ）
Section One Discriminating Between Teens or Tens
The teen numbers those between thirteen and nineteen are often confused with the multiples of ten:thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, and ninety. This exercise is for practice in hearing the differences in the following pairs of numbers:13－30,14－40,15－50,16－60， 17－70,18－80,19－90. It is important to listen to the last part of each word. Read the following pairs.
Listen carefully. Be ready to write. Underline the correct number while listening.
1. This book contains（13－30）units.
2. There are（17－70）seats in the room.
3. There are many cars on Route（18－80）.
4. The Security Council is made of（15－50）members.
5. He paid（19－90）dollars for his suits.
6. The bus was（14－40）minutes late leaving for the airport.
7. Britain was founded（219－290）years ago.
8. Dinosaurs lived on the earth for（114－140）million years.
9. By January 1983, there were（1,017－1,070）television stations in United States.
10. The students from Mexico live at（1662－6062）LaSalle Street.
Exercises
1. Listen carefully. Write down the correct numbers you've heard.
1）Daniel spent________ hours on the course paper.
2）There are________ girls and________ boys in the class.
3）There are________ paragraphs in this article.
4）His running speed is________ kilometers per hour.
5）Henry got________ points higher than his last test.
6）It took me________ minutes to walk to the supermarket.
7）The old man sold________ books this evening.
8）The explanation of the special term is on page________.
9）Henry owed me________ pounds.
10）I will call you________ minutes later.
2. Listen to a dialogue and fill in the missing information with the numbers you've heard.
Time for Professor Lee's Lecture
Topic:How to Write a Research Paper
Length of the lecture _______minutes
Section Two Hundreds
The hundreds are any of the three－digit numbers from 100 to 999. The hundreds consist of three digits. The first digit on the right is called the ones digit. The next is called the tens digit. The third is the hundreds digit. For example:987 is read nine hundred and eighty－seven.
A. Listen carefully and write down the numbers. Column 1 to Column 4 will be read twice. Column 5 to Column 8 will be read only once.
B. Listen to the following exercises for different courses. You must be sure to write down both numbers correctly. The prepositions“to”and“through”are commonly used. For example, you will hear“please read pages 123 to 189 and pages 208 through 264”, and you should write down with the abbreviation of pages as follows:“pp. 123－189, pp. 208－264”.
Now listen carefully, and write down the page numbers.
Exercises
1. Listen carefully and write down the numbers. Each number will be read once only.
2. Listen carefully and write down a tick in the brackets to mark the number you've heard.
Section Three Thousands
The thousands are any of four－digit, five－digit or six－digit numbers from 1,000 to 999,999. The thousands are written as 1,000;2,000;3,000 etc. The ten thousands are written as 10,000;20,000;30,000 etc. The hundred thousands are written as 100,000;200,000;300,000 etc. For easy reading, numbers of more than four digits are separated by comma into groups of three digits each beginning at the right. For example:123,456 is read one hundred twenty－three thousand, four hundred and fifty－six.
A. Here is a list of the top 10 highest mountains in the world. Listen carefully and write down the height of each mountain.
B. Listen carefully and write down the numbers. Each number will be read twice.
Exercises
1. Listen carefully and write down the numbers. Each number will be read twice.
2. Listen to the following sentences carefully. Write down the correct numbers you've heard. Each sentence will be read only once.
1）Amy earns_______dollars each month.
2）There are_______books in the library.
3）Party B should pay party A_______dollars as a deposit.
4）The population of this small town is_______.
5）There are_______seats in the stadium.
6）The total income of this family was_______yuan last year.
7）The price of the diamond ring is_______dollars.
8）This restaurant can provide meals for_______people at the same time.
9）We still need_______pounds to make up the sum required.
10）This park covers an area of_______square meters.
3. Here is the statistics on the degrees given by institutions of higher education. It is particularly interesting to notice the fields which are dominated by men and those which are dominated by women. Listen carefully and write down the numbers.
Section Four Millions
Millions are any of seven－digit, eight－digit, nine－digit numbers from 1,000,000 to 999,999,999. Ten millions are written as 20,000,000. Hundred millions are written as 300,000,000. For example,123,456,789 is read as one hundred twenty－three million, four hundred fifty－six thousand, seven hundred and eighty－nine.
A. You are going to hear some sentences telling you the population of some countries. Listen carefully and write down the numbers.
B. In the following passage, you will hear the names of some languages and the numbers of native speakers of these languages. Listen carefully and fill in the missing numbers.
C. Listen carefully and write down the numbers as they are read. Each number will be read twice. Write as quickly as you can.
Exercises
1. Listen to the following statistics and write down the circulation of top 10 newspapers in the U. S. in 2010. Each number will be read twice.
2. Listen carefully and write down the numbers as they are read. Each number will be read twice. Write as quickly as you can.
Section Five Billions
Billions are any of ten － digit, eleven － digit, twelve － digit numbers from 1,000,000,000 to 999,999,999,999. Ten billions are written like this as 20,000, 000,000. Hundred billions are written as 300,000,000,000. For example,123,456, 789,000 is read one hundred twenty－three billion, four hundred fifty－six million, seven hundred eighty－nine thousand. The following exercises will give practice in writing billions from dictation.
Listen carefully and write down the numbers as they are read. Each number will be read twice. Write as quickly as you can.
Exercises
1. Listen to the Forbes Billionaires List and write down the fortune of the top 10 billionaires in China in 2018. Each number will be read only once.
2. Listen carefully and write down the numbers as they are read. Each number will be read twice. Write as quickly as you can.
