How to say numbers, prices, dimensions, dates and times for tourism
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The document provides an overview of the importance of numbers in tourism, emphasizing their use for telling time, dates, prices, distances, and describing features. It includes specific guidelines on writing and pronouncing numbers, as well as how to convey large numbers and prices relevant to the tourism context. Additionally, it covers the proper use of adjectives related to dimensions like height, width, and depth in describing monuments and natural features.
How to say numbers, prices, dimensions, dates and times for tourism
- 1. Why learn numbers? 10/15/2014 http://englishfortourism.e-monsite.com/ 1
- 2. When do you use numbers in tourism? 10/15/2014 http://englishfortourism.e-monsite.com/ 2
- 3. To tell the time! 10/15/2014 http://englishfortourism.e-monsite.com/ 3
- 4. To tell the date! 10/15/2014 http://englishfortourism.e-monsite.com/ 4
- 5. To tell the price! 10/15/2014 http://englishfortourism.e-monsite.com/ 5
- 6. To talk about distances! 10/15/2014 http://englishfortourism.e-monsite.com/ 6
- 7. To describe monuments and natural features! 10/15/2014 http://englishfortourism.e-monsite.com/ 7
- 8. Telling the time Numbers 1,2,3 Telling the price Talking about distances Telling the date Describing a natural feature Describing a monument 10/15/2014 http://englishfortourism.e-monsite.com/ 8
- 9. Words on numbers! • Number = figure • Digit (0-9) • Odd numbers: 1,3,5 etc. • Even numbers: 2,4,6, etc. 10/15/2014 http://englishfortourism.e-monsite.com/ 9
- 10. Review the numbers from 20 to 99 (check that you are able to write and pronounce them correctly) • 20: twenty • 30: thirty (and 13: thirteen) • 40: forty (and 14: fourteen) • 50: fifty (and 15: fifteen) • 60: sixty (and 16: sixteen) • 70: seventy (and 17: seventeen) • 80: eighty (and 18: eighteen) • 90: ninety (and 19: nineteen) 10/15/2014 http://englishfortourism.e-monsite.com/ 10
- 11. Large numbers: hundred. • 100 – a/one hundred • 110 – a/one hundred (and) ten • 999 – nine hundred (and) ninety-nine • Notice: no ‘s’ at the end of ‘hundred’ • Notice: ‘and’ after ‘hundred’ in British English. • Read: ‘There are 5m inhabitants in this country.’ (no ‘of’ after 5 million) 10/15/2014 http://englishfortourism.e-monsite.com/ 11
- 12. Large numbers: thousand • 1,000 – a/one thousand • 2,345 – two thousand three hundred (and) forty-five • Notice: no ‘and’ after ‘thousand’ if there is ’hundred’ after • Notice: a comma (,) to separate groups of three digits • Notice: no ‘s’ at the end of ‘thousand’ 10/15/2014 http://englishfortourism.e-monsite.com/ 12
- 13. But… • Thousands of people • Hundreds of visitors • Dozens of opportunities • Millions of euros • Tens of thousands of Britons • Scores of tourists 10/15/2014 http://englishfortourism.e-monsite.com/ 13
- 14. Very large numbers! • 100,000 – a/one hundred thousand • 1,000,000 – a/one million • 1,000,000,000 – a/one milliard/billion • 123,456,789 – one hundred and twenty-three million four hundred and fifty-six thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine 10/15/2014 http://englishfortourism.e-monsite.com/ 14
- 15. Telling the time. • Just say the numbers! Forget ‘past’ ‘to’! • Your train is leaving at 11:40 – eleven forty • The shop closes at 20:30 – twenty thirty or eight thirty pm • The park is open from 9:00 (nine) in the morning to 5:00 (five) in the afternoon. • 12:00 midday, noon, midnight. 10/15/2014 http://englishfortourism.e-monsite.com/ 15
- 16. Telling the date. Review the ordinal numbers. • 1st – first • 2nd – second • 3rd – third • 4th – fourth • 5th – fifth 10/15/2014 http://englishfortourism.e-monsite.com/ 16
- 17. Review the ordinal numbers. • 6th – sixth • 7th – seventh • 8th • eighth • 9th • ninth • 10th – tenth and then you just continue to add ‘th’ at the end of the numbers (except twenty-first etc.) 10/15/2014 http://englishfortourism.e-monsite.com/ 17
- 18. Telling the date. • 15 March 2017 – on the fifteenth of March two thousand and seventeen (or twenty seventeen) • 1800 – eighteen hundred • 2000 – the year two thousand • 1066 – ten sixty-six 10/15/2014 http://englishfortourism.e-monsite.com/ 18
- 19. Telling the date. • 1805 – eighteen ‘oh’ five • 46BC – forty-six BC (Before Christ) • 52AD – fifty-two AD (Anno Domini, after Christ) Or more exactly in Latin, Anno Domini Iesu Christi, in the year of our lord Jesus Christ. 10/15/2014 http://englishfortourism.e-monsite.com/ 19
- 20. Telling the price. • €45 $456 £1,234 • $7.99 – seven dollars ninety-nine (cents) • £10.99 – Ten pounds ninety-nine (pence) • And in the context of tourism, £150 pp – A hundred and fifty pounds per person • €250 pppn – Two hundred and fifty euros per person per night 10/15/2014 http://englishfortourism.e-monsite.com/ 20
- 21. The price in other words! • For transport, use ‘fare’: – Train/rail fare, bus fare, air fare, taxi fare • For tourist attractions, you can speak of entrance/admission fees 10/15/2014 http://englishfortourism.e-monsite.com/ 21
- 22. Talking about distances. • How far is Arcachon (from Bordeaux)? • Arcachon is 60 km away (from Bordeaux). • The modern art museum is just a stone’s throw away (from the hotel). • The tram stop is within walking distance of the convention center. • The Galapagos islands are 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador. • The airport is a mere twenty minute drive from the resort. • Local trains run every 20 minutes. 10/15/2014 http://englishfortourism.e-monsite.com/ 22
- 23. Describing the dimensions of a monument or a natural feature. • The St Andre cathedral is 407 ft long, 59 ft wide and 75 ft high in the nave and 95 ft high in the chancel (altar area, coeur). • The Garonne river is 1,800ft across/wide in Bordeaux. • At its headwaters (source of a river), the Mississippi is less than 3 feet deep. 10/15/2014 http://englishfortourism.e-monsite.com/ 23
- 24. Adjectives and nouns. • Long – Length • High (sometimes tall) – Height • Wide – Width (beam for a boat) • Deep – Depth 10/15/2014 http://englishfortourism.e-monsite.com/ 24
- 25. High or tall? • For chimneys, towers, skyscrapers, trees, people and anything else you can think whose height is purely vertical, and rises or grows high compared to others of its kind; native speakers will tend to prefer: tall. Its most common antonym is short. – Ex. The leaning tower of Pisa is only 55.86 meters tall – I am taller than my sister. – The giraffe is the tallest animal • For hills; buildings that are wide as well as tall; walls; women heels; and for objects above (without physical contact) the ground use high. Its antonym is often low. – Six-inch high heel shoes – A high-rise building – The ceiling is 4ft high • Sometimes both adjectives can be used to describe the same object and are both fully acceptable. – The world's tallest tree is hiding somewhere in California. (...) It's 369 feet high 10/15/2014 http://englishfortourism.e-monsite.com/ 25