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At its _______________ point, the Great Wall of China is about 12 meters high.
The _____________ parts of the Great Wall of China are more than 2000 years old.
The Great Wall of China is the world’s __________________ wall.
The 747 Jumbo jet was the world’s ______________ passenger jet for many years.
A Ferrari was ________ ___________ successful car in the 2005 F1 season.
The Epson FR II, which weighs only 12.3 g, is the world’s ____________ flying robot.
The world’s ____________ photo is 32 feet high and 111 feet wide.
Revision: Comparatives/Superlatives
At its highest point, the Great Wall of China is about 12 meters high.
The oldest parts of the Great Wall of China are more than 2000 years old.
The Great Wall of China is the world’s longest wall.
The 747 Jumbo jet was the world’s largest passenger jet for many years.
A Ferrari was the most successful car in the 2005 F1 season.
The Epson FR II, which weighs only 12.3 g, is the world’s lightest flying robot.
The world’s biggest photo is 32 feet high and 111 feet wide.
Revision: Comparatives/Superlatives
How do we describe what the arrows represent?
The box is 3cm _____ The box is 3cm _____ The box is 3cm _____
Key words
3 cm
3 cm
3 cm
How do we describe what the arrows represent?
The box is 3cm wide The box is 3cm high The box is 3cm long
Key words
3 cm
3 cm
3 cm
We could also say: The box is 3cm thick The box is 3cm deep
Key words
3 cm
3 cm
3 cm
Or, if we use a noun:
The box has a width or thickness of 3cm
The box has a height or depth of 3cm
The box has a length of 3cm.
Key words
3 cm
3 cm
3 cm
Longeur – x long; length of x Largeur - x wide; width of x Epaisseur – x thick; thickness of x Hauteur – x high; height of x Profondeur – x deep; depth of x
We can also say ‘Its length, width, etc is x.’
Summary
The box/cube measures 3 by 3 by 3.
To describe more than one dimension:
3 cm
3 cm
3 cm
And for a circle?
The circle’s radius is x, the diameter is y and the circumference is z.
And for a circle?
radiusdiameter
circumference
Poids – weight Peser – weigh
He weighs 13.5 stone.
Volume – volume!
Other measurements
I am 61.8 mm wide. I am 103.49 mm long. I am 15.7 mm thick. I am a rectangle. I am white. I have one circular button. The button’s
radius is 38.70 mm. Inside the big circle there is a smaller
circular button. Its radius is 14.5 mm.
What am I?
I am an iPod!
What am I?
I move at 107,320 kph. I weigh 5,940,000,000,000,000,000,000
metric tons. My circumference is about 40,075 km. My total surface area is 510,072,000 square
km.
What am I?
I am the Earth!
What am I?
Write a paragraph describing this diagram in as much detail as possible!
