a. Pick the words you need to write the numbers in full letters.
You can use the same word more than once.


1) 4%:

2) 2,400:

3) 40,000:

4) $5 billion:

5) $1.5 million:

6) $47.7 million:

b. Tick the correct answer.

1) The symbol . is used to

stop reading.

make a pause.

signal a decimal.

2) The symbol , is used to

split numbers every hundred.

make a pause when you speak.

have fun.

3) Money symbols (£, $) come before the number

when it is written.

when it is spoken.

both.

Listen to check your findings.


Bollywood is the name of the film /ˈɪndəstrɪ/

(1) based in Bombay, the previous name of Mumbai. Bollywood includes all the films /ˈʃɒt/

(2) in India mainly in Hindi but also in the 22 other official /ˈlæŋgwɪdʒɪz/

(3) such as Tamil or Bengali. Most Bollywood films are /ˈmjuːzɪkəlz/

(4) that is to say the /ˈplɒt/

(5) includes dancing and singing. These films are long and /mɛlədrəˈmætɪk/

. (6) which means there are lovers but also /ˈvɪləns/

(7), it is often about /ˈfɔːtʃuːn/

(8) and fate. However, in India, there are not many /ˈθɪətəz /

(9) to go to. But moviemaking is much less expensive in Bollywood than in /ˈhɒlɪwʊd/

(10).