Vocabulary

4 What are the measurements in Exercise 1 used for? Complete the sentences (1-8) below by putting one word in each space. Use the words in the box.

area ■ capacity ■ distance ■ length ■ liquid (quantity) ■ speed ■ weight ■ height

Did you know?

of the Eiffel Tower in Paris is

about three hundred metres.

2 The________ of the Charles Bridge in Prague

is five hundred and sixteen metres.

3 The surface________ of Lake Balaton in

Hungary is five hundred and ninety-three square kilometres.

4 The maximum________ limit on expressways

in Poland is one hundred and ten kilometres per hour.

5 The________ of the bell in Dubrovnik's city

tower is two thousand kilograms.

6 The _______ between Bratislava and

Budapest is about two hundred kilometres.

7 A magnum champagne bottle can hold one
point five litres of________ .

8 The engine________ of a Formula One car is

three thousand cubic centimetres.

Note: In English, we say 5m x 7m as five metres by seven (metres) when we are talking about area. In mathematics, 5x7 is five times seven or five multiplied by seven.

8 cubic /'kju:bik/ 9 square /skwea/

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