上海牛津英语8A c4 numbers.ppt

Chapter 4 Numbers Everyone’s language Review the numbers １.Say these cardinal numbers (基数词）: 12 , 26, 34, 47, 55 , 69, 78, 80 , 95, 100, 234, 1,000, 1,756, 1,ooo,ooo 2. Say these ordinal numbers (序数词): first, second, third, fourth, fifth, ninth, twelfth, twentieth, twenty-eighth 3. Say these dates: Apr. 1st , May. 2rd, Jun. 4th, Sept. 9th , Oct. 25th 4. Say these years: 1949, 1990, 1997, 2000, 2008, 2010 5. Say these telephone numbers: 110, 119, 120, 6. Say these fractions:(分数) 1/2, 3/4, 5/6, 8/9, 3/7, 4/9. 7. Say these decimals:(小数) an example: 0.3 zero point three 4.5, 3.2, 7.8, 9.5, 3.45, 5.67, 7.893 , 5.342 Find the meaning of the words ( )international ( )a system ( )developed ( )to calculate ( )represent ( )electronic ( )powerful ( )amazing ( )to solve ( )to program very surprising grew bigger a group of things that work together use numbers to find answers strong to give orders to a computer to find an answer to Used by more than one country or nation mean, stand for using electrons for power Choose true or false of the following sentences ( ) 1.Long ago, there were different ways of writing numbers. ( ) 2.The zero is not a number. ( ) 3. The zero is an especially important number. ( ) 4. Machines make it easier for us to calculate. ( ) 5. Your brain can calculate better than a computer. ( ) 6. Your brain is an important part of your body. Scan the article Ancient numbers: zero Answer the following questions: 1. Who invented the systems of numbers? The Indians invented it. 2. Which is the smallest number? Zero is the smallest number. 3. Zero is very important, isn’t it ? Yes, it is. 4. Why is it so important ? Because it makes it easier to write big numbers and to calculate. Calculating machines Write the words that go with descriptions: 1.A calculating machine that uses wires and beads. 2.A s