a) Listen and repeat. How do we form ordinal numbers?
1st = first; 2nd = second; 3rd = third; 4th = fourth; 5th = fifth; 6th = sixth; 7th = seventh; 8th = eighth; 9th = ninth; 10th = tenth; 11th = eleventh; 12th = twelfth; 13th = thirteenth; 14th = fourteenth; 15th = fifteenth; 16th = sixteenth; 17th = seventeenth; 18th = eighteenth; 19th = nineteenth; 20th = twentieth.
b) Which floor are the people on?
A: Which floor is Ann on?
B: She's on the third floor.
On the building: 1st Lucy & Peter; 2nd Steve; 3rd Ann; 4th Linda; 5th Billy; 6th Mary & Helen; 7th John & Bob; 8th Tony.
Порядковые числительные отвечают на вопрос «который по счёту?». Обычно прибавляем -th: six → sixth, seven → seventh. Первые три формы особые: one → first, two → second, three → third. Есть изменения написания: five → fifth, eight → eighth, nine → ninth, twelve → twelfth, twenty → twentieth. На схеме ground floor — нижний этаж, а этажи жильцов подписаны от
a) We usually add -th to form ordinal numbers. First, second and third are special forms. Some other words change their spelling: fifth, eighth, ninth, twelfth and twentieth.
b) Lucy and Peter are on the first floor. Steve is on the second floor. Ann is on the third floor. Linda is on the fourth floor. Billy is on the fifth floor. Mary and Helen are on the sixth floor. John and Bob are on the seventh floor. Tony is on the eighth floor.
