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Answer the following questions: 1. When did Patrick’s lessons start in his old school?  They started at a quarter past eight. 2. When does his alarm clock ring now?  It rings at a quarter to five in the morning. 3. How long does it take to reach the connecting bus?  It takes 40 minutes. 4. When does he have his morning break?  It is from 9:00 to 9:15 a.m. 5. When does he usually go to bed?  He usually goes to bed at 9:30 p.m. Check the English figures on page 192. Then spell out* the following numbers: 12  twelve 18  eighteen 21  twentyone 33  thirtythree 44  fortyfour 55  fiftyfive Experts can proceed to spell out more complicated figures: 1.8  one point eight 994  nine hundred and ninetyfour 3,216  three thousand, two hundred and sixteen 1,561,876  one million, five hundred and sixtyone thousand, eight hundred and seventysix 1,222,315,000  one billion, two hundred and twentytwo million, three hundred and fifteen thousand Mosaic Find out: An apprentice sleeps seven hours a day on average. How many years will he have slept in total by the age of 80?  24 years (Assumption: a year always has 365 days) 365 nights x 80 years = 29,200 nights 204,400/24 hours = 8,517 days 29,200 x 7 hours = 204,400 hours 8,517/365 days = 24 years 04 A2 Tip Telling the time five past o’clock ten past quarter past twenty past twentyfive past twentyfive to twenty to quarter to five to ten to half past 12 o’clock midnight 12 o’clock midday 6 o’clock a.m. 6 o’clock p.m. 12 o’clock midnight at night after­ noon morning evening at night 05 A1 *spell out ausschreiben Tip Watch out for the differences in the writing of numbers in German compared to English. German English 5 , 3 5 . 3 (say point) 120 . 000 120 , 000 1 Milliarde 1 billion 1 Billion 1 trillion 25 My working day 5 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv