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Figures

a) 23= Twenty three

b) 123= One hundred twenty three or One twenty three.
c) 6123= Six thousand one hundred twenty three or sixty one twenty three.
d) 61234= Six, one, two, three, four. ( One at a time)
e) 89761234= Eight, nine, seven, six, one, two, three, four. (Telephones)

Dates

a) December, 1st 2009= (12/1/2009) American date.

b) December, 1st 2009= (1/12/2009) British date/ Nicaraguan date.

Days Months # Ordinals #Cardinals

Monday January 1=First*** 1- one 21- twenty-one

Tuesday February 2=Second*** 2- two 22-twenty- two
Wednesday March 3=Third*** 3- three 23-twenty-three
Thursday April 4=Fourth 4- four 24- twenty-four
Friday May 5=Fifth 5- five 30- thirty
Saturday June 6=Sixth 6- six 40-forty
Sunday July 7=Seventh 7- seven 50- fifty
August 8=Eighth 8- eight 60- sixty
September 9=Ninth 9- nine 70-seventy
October 10=Tenth 10- ten 80- eighty
November 11=Eleventh 11- eleven 90- ninety
December 12=Twelfth 12- twelve 100- a/one hundred
20=Twentieth 13- thirteen 200- two hundred
21=Twenty first*** 14- fourteen 300- three hundred
22=Twenty second*** 15- fifteen 455- four hundred
23=Twenty third*** 16- sixteen and fifty-five
24=Twenty fourth 17- seventeen 898- eight hundred
30=Thirtieth 18- eighteen and ninety-eight
31=Thirty first*** 19- nineteen 1000- one thousand
20- twenty 2023- Two thousand
and twenty-three
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Fill in the blanks with the logical number or quantities you know.

⚫ There is_____________teacher in the class.

⚫ There are___________________students in this classroom.

⚫ There are ____________________chairs in this classroom.

⚫ There are___________________lamps in the classroom.

⚫ There are_______________________fans in the classrooms.

⚫ There are ____________________departments in Nicaragua.

⚫ There are____________________Autonomous Regions in the country.

⚫ There are __________________planets in our Solar System.

⚫ There are _________________countries in Central America.

⚫ There are____________________________years in a decade.

⚫ There are___________________________decades in a century.

⚫ There are_______________________________years in a century.

⚫ There are ___________________________________days in a year.

⚫ There are _____________________________hours in a day.

⚫ There are__________________________minutes in an hour.

⚫ There are____________________________seconds in a minute.

⚫ There are____________________________vowels in the English Alphabet.

⚫ There are ___________________consonants in th e English Alphabeet.

⚫ There are_______________________meters in a Kilometer.

⚫ There are___________________inches in a meter.

⚫ There are______________________centimeters in meter.

⚫ There are____________________centimeters in an inch.

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⚫ There are____________________continents in the world.

⚫ There are___________________lakes in Nicaragua.

⚫ There are_________________people “I love the most” in my life.

⚫ There are ___________________________sentences in this exercise.

Exercises on Numbers

How old are you? - I am 27 (twenty seven) years old.

What’s your age? - I am 27 (twenty seven) years old.
When were you born? - I was born in 1,974.
When were you born? - I was born in December 1,974.
When were you born? - I was born on December 5th 1,974.
When were you born? - I was born on a Sunday, December 5th 1,974.
What’s your telephone number? It’s 22516395. (Two-two, etc…)
What’s your ID number? It’s 001-050774-0061N (Ou, ou, one etc…)
What’s your credit card number? It’s 4623 2589 7896 1236.
What’s your pin number? It’s 8624.

Spoken Calculations/Reading figures

Now, let's take a look at some basic math terms:

Plus or Add (+)

Two plus two is four. (2+2=4)
Five add five is ten. (5+5=10)

Minus, Subtract or Take Away (-)

Six minus two is four (6-2=4)
Ten subtract five is five (10-5=5) Nine take away eight is one (9-8=1)
Eight take away three is five (8-3=5)

Percent (%)
Twenty-five percent of eight is two.
The unemployment rate in the USA is six percent.

Decimal Point (.)

A number less than one that is written as one or more numbers after a decimal point:
10.1
4.345
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Times or Multiply (x)
Three times three is nine (3x3=9)
Multiply five by five.
Four multiplied by two is eight (4x2=8)

Divide (÷)
Divide 8 by 2.
Ten divided by two is five (10÷2=5)

Equals or Is (=)
Five plus five equals ten (5+5=10)
Three times three is nine (3x3=9)

Now choose the missing maths vocabulary to complete these simple problems:

1) Ten ___ ten equals twenty.

plus
minus
is

2) Five ___ five is zero.

minus
multiply
add

3) Twenty ___ by five is four.

take away
multiplied
divided

4) Three ___ four is twelve.

add
minus
times

5) Six __ two is eight.

minus
add
divided

6) Twelve ___ by four equals three.

divide
divided
add
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7) Ten ___ of a hundred is ten.

subtract
percent
divide

Now, write 10 calculations and ask your partner to solve them.

E.g.

10 + 20 = ? 10 * 7 = ?

33 + 27= ? 33 / 3 = ?

89 – 29 = ? 88 / 4 = ?

53 – 40 = ? 3*3+11 /4= ?

3*7= ? 120*5 -200 /4 = ?