IIELTS reading -lesson 15 Numbers

 15. Numbers

In your country, do any numbers have special meaning?

Yes, Chinese people love several numbers, such as 8, 6, and 9. 8 is probably

the most popular one because it sounds like getting rich in Chinese. People

would pay extra money for telephone numbers that contain this number.

What's your favorite number?

I love eight because 8 is probably the most popular one and because it

sounds like getting rich in Chinese. People would pay extra money for

telephone numbers that contain this number.

Are there any numbers or dates that you think are (especially) important to

remember?

We should definitely remember our telephone number and some passwords.

For dates, it’s important for us to remember the birthdays of our loved ones.

Which do you think are easier to remember, names or numbers?

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I think it depends. Sometimes, some numbers can remind us of something

we’re familiar with, we’ll more likely to remember them. For example, 9494

sounds like yes, yes in Chinese pronunciation, so it’s easier to remember.

This rule also applies to names.

How do you remember long numbers?

I’ll try to give the numbers some interesting meanings or connect them with

my Chinese language. For example, my cell phone number contains 94,

which sounds like yes in Chinese, and 781, which sounds like ‘I can’t get

up’. If I do it in this way, it’s really easy for me to remember numbers.

What’s the relationship of your major and numbers?

I major in accounting, so I have to work with numbers all the time. I think

numbers are my best friends and I have to treat them with great care. I’ll be

in big trouble if I make some mistakes with the numbers.

What is the most important number to you? Is there any special meaning?

21 is the most important number to me because I was born on that day. I’ll

always remember it and it’s also important to call my mom on my birthday

to tell her how thankful I am.

Are you good at remembering numbers? Are there any ways to help us

remember numbers?

Actually not. It usually takes me a long time to remember long numbers.

However, if I try to associate their pronunciation with other meaningful

phrases, I’ll more likely to retain them.

Are there any good or bad numbers in your culture?

Yeah. China has a long history, and we do have a culture almost in every

field of life. As to numbers, the number 6, 8 and 9, are usually considered

good numbers, because number six conveys a meaning of smoothness,

number 8 means fortune and number 9 offers us an everlasting feeling.

However, number 4 and number 13 are taken as bad numbers, because the

former pronounces as the word “death” while the latter contains a meaning

of being foolish.

Do you have any special (lucky) numbers in your memory/life?

Well, yes. I take Number 7 as my lucky number. You know, the seventh day

of a week is Sunday when I could enjoy my free time, and I always got

number seven in score ranks when I was in school. And now, if I get a band

7 for ielts, I can be admitted by the university I have dreamed to go.

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