NUMEROS Es muy importante entender los numeros en inglés dentro de contextos reales, sobre toda para una persona que necesita el inglés coma herramienta de traba- Jo. Equivocarse puede resultar muy caro! Vamos a hacer un mini dictado, asi que tapa el texto a continuacion. I sold my car for three thousand five hundred quid. £3,500 Twenty eight thousand people took part inthe 28,000 people demonstration, We're going ta increase Gareth’s salary to fortyone $41,320 thousand, three hundred and twenty dollars per annum. The total amount comes to seven thousand, three £7,301 hundred and one pounds. We'll need to order exactly forty thousand, sixhun- 40,632 rivets, dred and thirty two rivets. “Rivet” significa “remache”. Existe un interesante adjetivo derivado de esta pa- labra: “riveting”. significa “apasionante”, y se usa en referencia a obras de tea- tro, discursos, libros y peliculas. Ejemplo: “His speech was rivetting”. |Cuidado, ya que muchas veces se dice con ironia! The orchard contains one hundred and three thou- 103,648 apple trees. sand, six hundred and forty eight apple trees. Last year three million, two hundred and seventeen 3,217,970 customers. thousand, nine hundred and seventy customers entered our flagship store. Two and a half million people commute into the 2,500,000 people. city every day, He has no less than four thousand, four hundred 4,404 bottles, and four bottles in his cellar! 84 + Nivel AvanzadoInglaterra gano el mundial en 1966. La Segunda Guerra Mundial termino en 1945. Mi sobrino naci6 en 1998. Mi sobrina nacio en 1994. Mi tio abuelo naciéo en 1901. Mi tio bisabuelo nacio en 1875. La batalla de Waterloo tuvo lugar en 185. Mozart nacido en 1756. La Revolucién Francesa tuvo lugar en L789. England won the World Cup in 1966 (Nineteen sixty-six). The Second World War ended in 1945 (Nineteen forty-five). My nephew was born in 1998 (Nineteen ninety-eight). My niece was born in 1994 (Nineteen ninety-four). My great uncle was born in 1901 (Nineteen “o” one). My great-great uncle was born in 1875 (Eighteen seventy-five). The Battle of Waterloo took place in 1815 (Eighteen fifteen). Mozart was born in 1756 (Seventeen fifty-six). The French Revolution took place in 1789 (Seventeen eighty-nine). S64 ale Bie Bee, 5]a Ciwle eS e[erw 1d) wielaie Sele leis aie we lwielelere ete WN kB BACON LEON 0:9) 01867816 Ce ele O16'e OH, wo. wie OHO Sess BE ESR Ke Ue Be SSO eae BiRVee 0:8 8 8b 2 Sele Se ere S(Sre Oje je cereee ereee wee w:2, 88 be RE Te HOR Oe Cele e oles wees Biel elses ieee wa's his Sue Nivel Avanzado: 85ile ha pisado alguna vez una hormiga? He cantado mejor de lo que canté esta noche. El director golped la mesa de su despacho con el puno. Has an ant ever trodden on you? I've sung better than | sang tonight. The manager hit his desk with his fist. He comprado mas ropa este ano de lo que compré el afo pasado. l've bought more clothes this year than | bought last year. Ce ee eR ee Nivel Avanzado + 83