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SEMESTER 1

Academic Year: 2023/2024

REVISION:

BASICS 1
BASICS 2
BASICS 3
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION: BASICS 1 : THE 04 BASIC ELEMENTS
 THE ALPHABET/PHONETICS

A O ei aw
B P bi : pi :
C Q si : kju :
D R di : a :r
E S i: es
F T ef ti :
G U dji : ju :
H V eit∫ vi :
I W ai dΛblju :
J X djei eks
K Y kei wai
L Z el zed
M em
N en
 Homework
 Spell the following words using the phonetics:

 Management ( ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..)

 Tontine ( ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..)

 Senegal ( ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..)

 Toubacouta ( ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..)

 Ziguinchor ( ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..)
THE NUMBERS
Abbreviations Cardinal numbers Ordinal numbers Abbreviations

0 Zero ……… ………

1 One First 1st
2 Two Second 2nd
3 Three Third 3rd
4 Four Fourth 4th
5 Five Fifth 5th
9 nine Ninth 9th
20 twenty Twentieth 20th
31 thirty-one Thirty-first 31st
42 Forty-two Forty-second 42nd
 13 – THIRTEEN 30 THIRTY
 14 – FOURTEEN 40 FORTY
 15- FIFTEEN 50 FIFTY
 16 – SIXTEEN 60 SIXTY
 17 – SEVENTEEN 70 SEVENTY
 18 EIGHTEEN 80 EIGHTY
 19 – NINETEEN 90 NINETY

 YEAR: 1990 / 1765 / 2000 /

Homework:Fill the blank with cardinal, ordinal and abbreviations
Abbreviations Cardinal numbers Ordinal numbers Abbreviations

08 8th
17 17th
20 20th

34 34th
45 45th

53 53rd
61 61st

76 76th

89 89th

92 92nd
THE NUMBERS
Abbreviations Cardinal numbers Ordinal numbers Abbreviations

100 ONE HUNDRED HUNDREDTH 100th

200 TWO HUNDRED TWO HUNDREDTH 200th
305 THREE HUNDRED AND FIVE THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTH 305th
450 FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH 450th

999 NINE HUNDRED AND NINETY- NINE HUNDRED AND NINETY- 999th
NINE NINTH
1,000 ONE THOUSAND THOUSANDTH 1,000th
2,007 TWO THOUSAND AND SEVEN TWO THOUSAND AND SEVENTH

5,070 FIVE THOUSAND AND SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND AND

SEVENTIETH
7,400 SEVEN THOUSAND FOUR SEVEN THOUSAND FOUR
HUNDRED HUNDREDTH
THE NUMBERS
Abbreviations Cardinal numbers Ordinal numbers Abbreviations

100 One hundred Hundredth 100th

999 Nine hundred and ninety-nine
10,000 Ten thousand
123,456 One hundred and twenty-three
thousand four hundred and
fifty-six
456,789 Four hundred and fifty-six
thousand seven hundred and
eighty-nine
1,987,654 One million nine hundred and
eighty-seven thousand six
hundred and fifty-four
15,015,015,015 Fifteen billion
Fifteen million fifteen
thousand and fifteen
Nine hundred and ninety- 999th
ninth
Ten thousandth 10,000th
Hundred and twenty-three 123,456th
thousand four hundred and
fifty-sixth
Four hundred and fifty-six 456,789th
thousand seven hundred and
eighty-ninth
Million nine hundred and 1,987,654th
eighty-seven thousand six
hundred and fifty-fourth
Fifteen billion 15,015,015,015th
Fifteen million fifteen
thousand and fifteenth
THE NUMBERS
Abbreviations Cardinal numbers Ordinal numbers Abbreviations

135
246
357
469

991

11,000

12,017

50,770

79,404
THE NUMBERS
Abbreviatio Cardinal numbers Ordinal numbers Abbreviations
ns
1,234 ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED 1,234th
AND THIRTY-FOUR AND THIRTY-FOURTH

30,567 THIRTY THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY THOUSAND FIVE 30,567th

AND SIXTY-SEVEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY-
SEVENTH

78,980 SEVENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND NINE SEVENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND 78,980th

HUNDRED AND EIGHTY NINE HUNDRED AND
EIGHTIETH

150, 515 ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY HUNDRED AND FIFTY 150,515th
THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED
FIFTEEN AND FIFTEENTH

1,000,000 ONE MILLION MILLIONTH 1,000,000th

1,000,000,000 ONE BILLION BILLIONTH 1,000,000,000th
 Homework
Fill the blank with cardinal, ordinal and abbreviations
Abbreviations Cardinal numbers Ordinal numbers Abbreviations

101

234

567,890

1,432,765

345,657,902

4,404,040,014

666,777,888,999
THE NUMBERS
Abbreviations Cardinal numbers Ordinal numbers Abbreviations
1,234,567

20,345,678

45,967,014

9,009,009,009

7,777,777,777

13,030,303

80,018,800,008
THE TIME
 1 TO 12 a.m. (ante meridium) – (00H00min01s – 11H59min59s)
 1 TO 12 p.m. (post meridium) – (12H00min01s – 23H59min59s)
 APPLICATION:
 15H – 3 p.m.
 4H – 4 a.m.
 17H – 5 p.m.
 1H – 1 a.m.
 00H – 12 a.m.
 11H – 11 a.m.
 23H – 11 p.m.
 06H – 6 a.m.
 18H – 06 p.m.
THE TIME
Expressions PAST/TO DIGITAL GMT

6h00mn 6 (o’clock) a.m. 6.00 a.m. 6.00 GMT

18h09mn 9 past 6 p.m. 6.09 p.m. 18.09 GMT

20h15mn 15 (a quarter) past 8 p.m 8.15 p.m. 20.15 GMT

08h30mn 30 (half) past 8 a.m. 8.30 a.m. 8.30 GMT

12h45mn 15 to 1 p.m. 12.45 p.m. 12.45 GMT

45 past 12 p.m.
00h50mn 10 to 1 a.m. 12.50 a.m. 00.50 GMT
50 past 12 a.m.
Homework: Give the 03 ways to give the time for each expression
Expressions Past / To Digital GMT

9h04mn
19h19mn
12h38mn

00h56mn

10h45mn
Homework: Give the 03 ways to give the time for each expression

Expressions Past / To Digital GMT

18h14mn

9h59mn

22h30mn

01h01mn

14h14mn
THE DATE

 Days : Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,

Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

 Months : January, February, March, April, May,

June, July, August, September, October, November,
December

 Years : 1950, 1876, 2000, 2007,2017

 Date : ordinal number

THE DATE
 Days : Monday
 Months : March
 Years : 1950, 2000, 2007,2017
 Date : ordinal number

Expressions Translation
Le dimanche 5 Sunday 5th
Le 15 avril 1995 April 15th , 1995
Je suis né(e) le Vendredi 3 mars I was born on Friday, March 3rd , 2017
2017
Au 21ième siècle In the 21st Century
Dans les années 80 In the 80s
Tous les jeudis de 18h à 21h Every Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m.
Homework : TRANSLATION

Expressions Translation
J’ai cours tous les jeudis après-midi de 13h15mn à 18h30.

Je suis né(e) le vendredi 21 avril 1995 à Saint-Louis.

Il était le président du Sénégal dans les années 70.

Elle a examen entre le 30 juin et le 05 juillet 2017 de 08h à 14h.

Mon pays a obtenu son indépendance au 19ième siècle