IELTS TRAINING CENTRE KENYA - IELTS PREPARATION
Title: IELTS TRAINING CENTRE KENYA - IELTS PREPARATION
IELTS TRAINING CENTRE KENYA - IELTS PREPARATION From understanding data in the Reading section to describing data in Writing Task-1, numbers can play a significant role in all four sections of IELTS. 'How to Write Numbers', we've got a few tips and tricks to help you write different number formats in the IELTS test. Swipe left to learn how to write: ➡️Currency ➡️Measurement ➡️Date ➡️Time ➡️Phone number Have any questions about using numbers? How to write Numbers in IELTS: Numbers play an important role in the English language and in your IELTS test. As you prepare for your IELTS test, it’s a good idea to work on using numbers in different ways across each of your skills- Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening. Use these strategies to better understand numbers and how you should use them on test day. Currency: The two most commonly used types of currency in IELTS are Dollars ($) and Pounds ( ).You can choose to write currency as: Words (e.g ‘dollars’ or ‘pounds’ currency symbols (e.g $ or ) When listening to quantities, numbers may be pronounced in various ways. A helpful suggestion is to write down the actual numeral you hear instead of writing the entire word. For example: $4.50 = Four dollars and fifty cents 4.50 = Four pond and fifty pence Measurements: ou may hear different measurements in your test. For example, you might hear measurements as; Centimeters Kilometers Kilograms You can abbreviate the word when writing these measurements as numbers. For example, you can write 60 kilometers as; sixty kilometers 60 kilometers 60 km 60 kms Dates: Dates can be written in a variety of ways. You can use the number or word form, as well as abbreviate days of the week or months of the years. For example; March 5th 5th of Mar Mar 5th 03/05 Be careful with ordinal numbers. Most ordinal numbers end with ‘th’ except for; 1st (first) 2nd (second) 3rd (third) For example, if you write ‘2th’ this will be marked as incorrect as the correct format in “2nd”. Time: Times can be written in a number of ways, but it is generally written in the same way. When writing time, make sure you know what quarter past, quarter to, and half past mean. For example; 6:50 Six forty-five OR Quarter to seven 6:15 Six fifteen OR Quarter past six 6:30 Six thirty OR Half past six Telephone/Credit card: There are a few things to remember with a sequence of numbers, especially in telephone or credit card numbers. A 0(zero) can sometimes be called ‘O’ like the letter. Also, the same number twice or three times in a row may be referred to as double or triple. For example; 7762 Double seven six two 3338 Triple three eight 0396 ‘O’ three nine six Register via our website www.unikcolors.co.ke
