2.

Informal formal
3+4= Three and four is seven Three plus four equals seven
5+6= Five and six is eleven Five plus six equals eleven
7+2= Seven and two is nine Seven plus two equals nine
8+9= Eight and nine is seventeen Eight plus nine equals seventeen
2x9= Two times nine leaves eighteen Two multiplied by nine equals
eighteen
3x8= Three times eight is twenty four Tree multiplied by eight is twenty
four
¼+1/4= A one quarter and a one quarter A one quarter plus a one quarter
is a one half or nought point five equals a one half or nought point
five
12+13= Twelve and thirteen is twenty Twelve plus thirteen equals
five twenty five
19-4= Four from nineteen is fifteen Nineteen minus four equals
fifteen
14+15= Fourteen and fifteen is twenty Fourteen plus fifteen equals
nine twenty nine
18-5= Five from eighteen leaves Eighteen minus five is thirteen
thirteen
16+17= Sixteen and seventeen is thirty Sixteen plus seventeen is thirty
three three
17-6= Six from seventeen is eleven Seventeen minus six equals
eleven
18+19= Eighteen and nineteen is thirty Eighteen plus nineteen is thirty
three three
16-8= Eight from sixteen is eight Sixteen minus eight equals eight
9x3= Nine times three is twenty seven Nine multiplied by three equals
twenty seven
54:6= Six into fifty four goes nine Fifty four divided by six equals
nine
8x4= Eight times four is thirty three Eight multiplied by four equals
thirty three
18:2= Two into eighteen goes nine Eighteen divided by two is nine
1/3+2/3= A one third and two thirds is A one third plus two thirds is
one one
1/8+3/4= One eighth and three quarters is One eighth plus three quarters is
seven eighths or nought point seven eighths or nought point
eight seven five eight seven five
1/5+1/5= A one fifth and a one fifth is two A one fifth plus a one fifth is
fifths or nought point four two fifths or nought point four

5.
1. Elizabeth Gaskel, one of the greatest English novelists of the 19 th century, was born Sept. 29,
1810. He dies in 1865 at the age of 55.

2. Charlotte Bronte, a brilliant representative of of the school of English novelists

of the 19th century, was born April 25,1816. He dies in 1855 at the age 39.

3. William Makepeace Thackeray, one of the greatest English novelists, was born July,18,1811. He
dies in 1863 at the age 52.
4. Jonathan Swift , one of the greatest English satirical writers, was born Nov.30,1667. He dies in
1745 at the age 78.

5. Mark Twain, the most outstanding American writer of the 2nd half of the 19th
Century, was born Nov. 30, 1835. He dies in 1910 at the age 75.

6. Jack London, one of the greatest American writers, was born Jan. 12, 1876. He died in 1916 at the
age 40.

7. George Gordon Byron, one of the greatest English poets, an outstanding

representative of revolutionary romanticism in England, was born Jan. 22, 1788. He dies in 1824 at
the age 36.

8. Robert Burns, the greatest poet of Scotland, was born Jan. 25, 1759. He dies in 1796 at the age 37.
9. Henry Longfellow, one of the most famous American poets, was born Feb. 27, 1807. He died in
1882 at the age 75.

10. William Shakespeare, the greatest English writer and playwright was born April 23, 1564. He
died in 1616 at the age 52.

11. Thomas Hardy, one of the last representatives of critical realism in nineteenth
century English literature, was born June 2, 1840. He died in 1928 at the age 88.

12. George Bernad Shaw, one of the greatest playwrights, and one of the most
important representatives of critical realism in English literature, was born July 26, 1856. He died in
1950 at the age 94.

13. Percy Bysshe Shelly, the most progressive poet among the revolutionary
romaticists in English literature, was born in Aug. 4, 1792. He died in 1822 at the age 30.

14. John Galsworthy, one of the last representatives of critical realism in English
Literature, was born Aug. 14, 1867. He died in 1933 at the age 66.

15. Wakter Scott, the famous writer of Scotland, a creator of the historical novel in
English literature, was born Aug. 15, 1771. Ye died in 1832 at the age 61.