NB2 12-5-2011

Nineteen eighties –1980s
Twenty oh three - two thousand and three.
Nineteen ninety-nineteen hundred and ninety-nine (1999)
Algorithm for Reading Years
1. If there there are no thousands’ or hundreds’ digits, read the number as-is. Examples:
o 54 – “fifty-four”
o 99 – “ninety-nine”
o 0 – “zero”
o 8 – “eight”
2. If there is a thousands’ digit but the hundreds’ digit is zero, you can read the number as “n thousand and x”. If the last two digits are zero, you leave off the “and x” part. Examples:
o 1054 – “one thousand and fifty-four”
o 2007 – “two thousand and seven”
o 1000 – “one thousand”
o 2000 – “two thousand”
3. If the hundreds’ digit is non-zero, you can read the number as “n hundred and x”. If the last two digits are zero, you leave off the “and x” part. Examples:
o 433 – “four hundred and thirty-three”
o 1492 – “fourteen hundred and ninety-two” (who sailed the ocean blue?)
o 1200 – “twelve hundred”
o 600 – “six hundred”
4. The above rule produces some formal and old-fashioned names. Where it exists, it is acceptable to omit “hundred and”. If you do, and the tens’ digit is zero, you must read that zero as “oh”. Examples:
o 432 – “four thirty-two”
o 1492 – “fourteen ninety-two”
o 1908 – “nineteen oh eight”
o 1106 – “eleven oh six”
5. Finally, though uncommon it is possible to read the years in rule #2 using the systems for rules #3 and #4. Examples:
o 1054 – “ten hundred and fifty-four” (if this sounds wrong to you, imagine you are watching a documentary on the history channel and the stiff narrator begins: “In the year ten hundred and fifty-four, Pope Leo IX died.”)
o 1054 – “ten fifty-four”
o 3026 – “thirty twenty-six”
o 2007 – “twenty oh seven” (if this sounds wrong to you, imagine you live in 1972 and you are reading a science fiction story that starts: “In the year twenty oh seven, the world was overrun by blood-thirsty robots.”)
p 139, ex. 7a
A) and B)
How long has he had his car?
He’s (has) had his car for 3 years.
How long have your parents lived in this house?
They’ve lived in this house for a long time.
How long have you been a teacher?
I’ve been a teacher since 1990.
How long has she known his boyfriend?
She’s known her boyfriend since May
How long has Poland been in the EU?
It’s been in the EU since 2004.
How long have you had your dog?
We’ve had our dog for about 2 years.
How long has Tim been frightened of water?
He’s been frightened of water since he was a child.
7b)
A)
He left school last year.
He’s lived in Hollywood since 2004.
My sister had her baby yesterday
I’ve worked there for 20 years.
They were married for a year.
B)
Has she lived, moved, did P. die, did he live, left, have they been married.
…
I’ve been to Paris this weekend.
I went to Paris twice this year. (Repeated action)
I read this book four times this month. (Repeated action).
What do they do for a living?
Review
Fine arts
p.82, ex 1
B)
The dishwasher, windscreen wipers, disposable nappies, tipp-ex, bullet-proof vest.
C)

THE PASSIVE…
An American woman invented nappies. (active)
Nappies were (to be) invented (BY an American woman) in1950.(passive=la persona qUE realiza la acción no es tan importante como en la activa)
CAMBIOS VERBALES (mismo tiempo que en la activa, con el verbo ser al que le añadimos el participio del verbo en cuestión)
Invents – is INVENTED
Is writing- is being WRITTEN
Can cook- can be COOKED
Will build- -will be BUILT