Count Numbers in English - Learning English

hi everybody this is Misterduncan in England how are you today are you OK I

hope so are you happy I hope so

in today's lesson we are going to take a look at some things that we use in our

everyday life something that comes in very useful when we need to add up or

subtract or multiply in today's lesson we are going to talk all about numbers

the word number derives from the Latin 'numerus' and the numbers we use today

originated in Arabic form during the eighth century the original design of

the numbers was based on geometric shapes the amount of angles used in each

character showed the number value so number one has just one angle number two

has two angles number three has three angles and so on these Arabic characters

have changed very little over the years and are now used by everyone everywhere

there are many ways to express a number it can be expressed as a word as a

symbol as a figure a number represents a particular quantity or amount you count

using numbers calculations use numbers this is called mathematics or maths for

short in American English it is pronounced as math numbers express

quantity numbers express dimensions the height width length circumference and

even the appearance of an object can be expressed using numbers the weight of

something or the mass of an object is also expressed as a number there were

200 guests at the wedding party the tree is 10 meters tall the field is 100

meters wide the pole is 15 meters long the circle is 10 inches in diameter the

house has two doors and eight windows I weigh 11 stone time and distance are

also expressed using numbers how long something takes to occur and when it

occurs and how far away something is or the distance between one thing and

another can all be expressed using numbers

mathematics we use numbers to make calculations numbers can be added to

each other this is called addition we express this calculation as plus for

example 5 plus 4 the result is expressed as equals

so 5 plus 4 equals 9 we can take one number away from another

this is called subtraction we express this calculation as - for example 9 - 4

once again we use the word equals to express the result so 9 minus 4 equals 5

we can also multiply one number by another we call this multiplication the

symbol is expressed as x for example 5 times 9

once again we show the result by using equals so 5 times 9 equals 45 the

reverse can also be done by dividing numbers with each other this is called

division we use the divide symbol to show this for example 50 divided by 5 so

we express this as 50 divided by 5 equals 10 it is common to replace equals

with is when expressing a calculation we can say that 5 plus 4 is 9 all of these

calculations can be described as basic equations expressing large numbers in

English 100 is 10 times 10 1000 is 10 times 100 1 million is 1000 times 1000 1

billion is 1000 times 1 million 1 trillion is a million times a million

so if you were the richest person in the world with 90 billion dollars it would

take 8 and a half thousand years to count up to 90 billion that...

is mind-blowing

numbers are very useful for making lists you can make a list of items while

numbering them and writing down each item with its number next to it to

number something is an action when counted numbers always come in a certain

order this is called numerical order for example the order of numbers between

1 and 10 is always the same you can count up from 1 to 10

or you can count down from 10 to 1 expressing position with numbers is

often done as a way of announcing the results of a contest or competition

dates contained within each month are also expressed in this way let's have a

look at one month in particular August has 31 days and each day is numbered in

the following way...

a number can be described as a numeral a

digit a figure and a cipher people measure the progression of their

lifespan by using numbers to express their age we can work out how long it

will take to get from one place to another by using speed and distance once

again this is expressed in numerical form in your daily life numbers are

relevant to calculate your monthly salary you multiply the number of hours

you work with the rate you are paid per hour most home addresses have numbers in

them your house number your phone number your insurance number your passport

number your date of birth your lucky number your unlucky number your

lottery numbers it would appear that numbers figure in our day-to-day lives a

lot more than we realise

are you good at mathematics some people find maths difficult some people prefer

to make calculations by writing them down on paper while others are able to

do them in their head I hope you have enjoyed this lesson and if you have any

questions feel free to leave a comment below the video

this is mr. Duncan in the birthplace of the English language saying thanks for

watching me teaching you and of course until next time

ta ta for now 8-)