Lesson 8. Sizes and their measuring

среда, 10 августа 2016 г.

Lesson 8. Sizes and their measuring

Length.

10 millimeters (mm) = 1 centimeter (cm)

10 centimeters = 1 decimeter (dm)

10 decimeters = 1 meter (m)

1000 meters = 1 kilometer (km)

1000 millimeters = 1 meter

100 centimeters = 1 meter

10 decimeters = 1 meter

1/10000 kilometers = 1 meter

Weight.

1000 grams (g) = 1 kilogram (kg)

10 kilograms = 1 tone (t)

Money.

In Great Britain people use pounds (£) and pence (p). The coins are 1 penny, 2 pence, 5 pence, 10 pence, 20 pence and 50 pence. There are also £1 and £2 coins. The coins are round. But two coins have got seven sides. The little coin with seven sides is the 20-pence coin and the big one with seven sides is the 50-pence coin. There is a portrait of the Queen of England on every coin. There are £5, £10, £20, and £50 banknotes.

In the USA people use dollars ($) and cents (c). American coins are sometimes called change. Each coin has its own name. A one cent coin is called a penny. A 5-cent coin is called a nickel. There are 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100- dollar banknotes in the USA. You can see a portrait of an American president on one side and a picture of a famous building on the other.

Coins in the USA.

English length.

1mile = 1609.344 (m)

1 league = 3 mile = 4.828 (km)

1 inch = 2.54 (cm)

1 foot = 12 inch = 0.3048 (m)

1 yard = 3 foot = 0.9144 (m)

1 furlong = 220 yard = 201.168 (m)

1 hand = 4 inch = 10.16 (cm)

English weight.

1 grain = 64.8 (mg)

1 dram = 1.772 (g)

1 ounce = 16 dram = 28.35 (g)

1 pound = 16 ounce = 453.592 (g)

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среда, 10 августа 2016 г.