Sunday, January 31, 2010

english - expressing measurements in En

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EXPRESSING MEASUREMENTS IN ENGLISH

If you want to express how a body is you can measure it and then express your measurements properly. Here you have some questions and answers to learn how to express the size of a body.

LENGTH.
  • How long is the table? The table is 150 cm long.
  • How wide is the table? The table is 80 cm wide.
  • How high is the table? The table is 90 cm high.
  • How tall is the boy? The boy is 125 cm tall. 
  • How far (away) is the table from the door? It is a metre away.
Notice that  tall is used for people and high is used for objects.
There is another way to ask the same previous questions: What length is the table? What width is the table? What height is the table?

TEMPERATURE.
  • How warm is it in the room? It is 20 degrees Celsius.
  • What temperature is it in the room?
MASS.
  • How heavy is the table? The table is 50 kg. (Notice that you don't say "heavy" in the answer.)
  • How heavy is the table? The tables weighs 50 kg.

Now you can do your own sentences. Look at the picture and answer the questions below.



  • How wide is the window?
  • How high is the ceiling?
  • How far is the table from the door?
  • How tall is the boy?
  • How heavy is the bag?
  • How hot is the classroom?
  • How high is the door?
  • How high is the tree?
  • How far is the bag from the door?
  • How heavy is the table?
  • How wide is the board?
  • How heavy is the boy?
  • How high is the table?
  • How heavy is the tree?
  • How hot is it outside?


Author: Pablo Acosta Robles


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