Running a business meeting
; APPENDIX 9
HOW TO GIVE A GOOD PRESENTATION
; APPENDIX 10
RESUME
; APPENDIX 11
COVER LETTER
; APPENDIX 12
WRITING EMAILS
; APPENDIX 13
NUMBERS
| one | 1st first | eleven | 11th eleventh |
| two | 2nd second | twelve | 12th twelfth |
| three | 3rd third | thirteen | 13th thirteenth |
| four | 4th fourth | fourteen | 14th fourteenth |
| five | 5th fifth | fifteen | 15th fifteenth |
| six | 6th sixth | sixteen | 16th sixteenth |
| seven | 7th seventh | seventeen | 17th seventeenth |
| eight | 8th eighth | eighteen | 18th eighteenth |
| nine | 9th ninth | nineteen | 19th nineteenth |
| ten | 10th tenth | ||
| twenty | 20th twentieth | twenty-one | 21st twenty-first |
| thirty | 30th thirtieth | twenty-two | 22nd twenty-second |
| forty | 40th fortieth | twenty-three | 23rd twenty-third |
| fifty | 50th fiftieth | twenty-four | 24th twenty-fourth |
| sixty | 60th sixtieth | twenty-five | 25th twenty-fifth |
| seventy | 70th seventieth | twenty-six | 26th twenty-sixth |
| eighty | 80th eightieth | twenty-seven | 27th twenty-seventh |
| ninety | 90th ninetieth | twenty-eight | 28th twenty-eighth |
| one hundred | 100th one hundredth | twenty-nine | 29th twenty-ninth |
| two hundred | 200th two hundredth | ||
| one thousand | ten thousand | one hundred thousand | one million |
| TELEPHONE NUMBERS | |||
| 376 4705 - three seven six, four seven oh five | 376 4775 – three seven six, four double seven five (BrE) 376 4775 – three seven six, four seven seven five (AmE) |
; APPENDIX 14
WAY OF SAYING THE TIME
| 9:00 | It's nine o'clock. It's nine. It's nine-oh-five. | 9:50 | It's ten (minutes) to ten. It's ten (minutes) of ten. |
| 9:05 | It's five (minutes) after nine. It's five (minutes) past nine. | 12:00 | It's noon. |
| 9:10 | It's nine-ten. It's ten (minutes) after nine. It's ten (minutes) past nine. | 00:00 | It's midnight. |
| 9:15 | It's nine-fifteen. It's a quarter after nine. It's a quarter past nine. | A.M. = morning P.M. = afternoon (evening / night) | |
| 9:30 | It's nine-thirty. It's half past nine. | 9:00 | It's nine A.M. |
| 9:45 | It's nine-forty-five. It's a quarter to ten. It's a quarter of ten. | 21:00 | It's nine P.M. |
APPENDIX 15
DAYS OF THE WEEK AND MONTHS OF THE YEAR
| DAYS | MONTHS | |
| Monday (Mon.) Tuesday (Tues.) Wednesday (Wed.) Thursday (Thurs.) Friday (Fri.) Saturday (Sat.) Sunday (Sun.) | January (Jan.) February (Feb.) March (Mar.) April (Apr.) May (May) June (June) | July (July) August (Aug.) September (Sept.) October (Oct.) November (Nov.) December (Dec.) |
| SAYING DATES | ||
| WRITTEN FORM | SPOKEN FORM | |
| January 1 | January first / the first of January | |
| March 2 | March second / the second of March | |
| May 3 | May third / the third of May | |
| June 4 | June fourth / the fourth of June | |
| August 5 | August fifth / the fifth of August | |
| October 10 | October tenth / the tenth of October | |
| November 27 | November twenty-seventh / the twenty-seventh of November |
; APPENDIX 16
MATH SIGNS
| SYMBOL | WHAT IT IS | HOW IT IS READ |
| + | addition sign | plus |
| - | subtraction sign | ... minus ... |
| * | multiplication sign | ... times ... |
| ÷ | division sign | ... divided by . |
| ± | plus or minus | ... plus or minus ... |
| = | equal sign | ... equals ... |
| ~ | similarity sign | ... is similar to ... |
| » | approximate | equal sign ... is approximately equal to ... |
| ¹ | inequality sign | ... is not equal to ... |
| å | summation | the summation of ... |
| < | inequality sign | ... is less than ... |
| > | inequality sign | ... is greater than ... |
| ³ | inequality sign | ... is greater than or equal to ... |
| £ | inequality sign | ... is less than or equal to ... |