Warm ups (Remember to go over these warm ups several times this week)
Alphabet letters
p x o g u t j
Hundreds
999 864 745 699 581 462 342 265
Thousands
25,100 56,500 69,800 87,900 98,300
Say number differently
4,800 2,900 1,700 9,500 2,300 8,100 3,900
Complex numbers
3.32 6.56 9.82 8.71 4.45
Time
Reminder: a quarter past, a quarter after, a quarter to, half past.
You also say nine oh five (9:05) and two minutes to eight (7:58) and ten past or ten after two (2:10).
Remember AM is for morning and PM afternoon. You only use them when necessary.
8AM 1PM 1:30 2:30 3:15 4:15 5:45 6:45 7:50 8:25 Noon Afternoon Morning Evening Night
Currency
$8,000.20 €5,000.35 £1,000.80 $9,000.26 €7,000.83 £4,000.65
Format Dates
July 31, 2021 July thirty first twenty twenty one (two thousand twenty one)
August 8, 2022 The eighth of August twenty twenty two (two thousand twenty two)
September 14, 2016 September fourteenth twenty sixteen (two thousand sixteen)
October 7, 2026 The seventh of October twenty twenty sixth (two thousand twenty six)
November 29, 2008 November twenty ninth two thousand eight
December 1, 2007 The first of December two thousand seven
Remember
The former / the latter (The first and the second)
He likes to read the paper and to watch the news. I prefer the former.
John wants me to finish the project and start the new team. I have only time for the latter.
Singular or plural?
Everyone: Everyone needs to prepare for exams.
Everybody: Everybody wants to have a good job.
All of us: All of us want to finish the project.
No one: No one was there.
Every person: Every person needs to be trained.
Each person: Each person has a badge.
Each one: Each one is necessary.
Nobody: Nobody is there.
To do without over up to with
To do without is to not have. Janet will have to do without help.
To do over is to do again. The team will have to do the project over.
To do up is to make nice. We have to do up the report.
To do to is to have an action against someone. What are they going to do to them?
To do with is to accompany. I do not want to do it with them.
To drop: in off out by
To drop in is to visit. Drop in later.
To drop off is to leave something or someone. Can you drop it off?
To drop out is to stop in the middle of something. She dropped out of the program.
To drop by is to visit. He dropped by the other day.
Using
I will be looking for new projects.
We will be using the computer while we present.
Will they be presenting the numbers to the share holders?
You will be managing the project this time next month.
She will be doing the finances next year.
Will he not be visiting the client when you arrive?
We will be using the new software next year.
Do you hope the business unit will be producing results?
I think Dave will be working hard.
Alice won’t be presenting while the slide show is on.
Won’t the sales person be visiting tomorrow?
We will be seeing the client during the business trip.
They will be working when they will be doing the presentation.
Will the project be running by next quarter?
Won’t the CEO be giving the presentation tomorrow?
The supplier will be visiting again.
Expressions
Chase your tail
If you work and are not productive you are chasing your tail.
I feel like I have been chasing my tail lately.
Child's play
If it is easy it is child's play.
That project is child's play. Anyone can do it.
Close call
If you have nearly had a major problem it is a close call.
We nearly lost the contract. That was a close call.