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A1

Numbers, dates and time

Decimal points, «the third of May», am / pm.

PointEnglishNotes
Decimals3.5 (three point five)a point, not a comma
Thousands1,000,000commas separate thousands
Ordinals1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 21st, 22ndfirst, second, third…
Date (UK)3 May / the third of Mayday first
Date (US)May 3 / May thirdmonth first: 05/03 = 3 May

Telling the time

TimeEnglish
7:00seven o'clock
7:15(a) quarter past seven
7:30half past seven (UK: «half seven», informal)
7:45(a) quarter to eight
7:10ten past seven
19:007 pm / seven in the evening (the 24-hour clock is rare in speech)

Test yourself

  1. Write in English: two and a half million (in figures)
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    2.5 million
  2. Write the ordinal: 22
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    22nd
  3. Say the time: 15:45
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    a quarter to four (pm)
  4. A US date «04/07» is which day?
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    7 April (in the US the month comes first)