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up or down. You’d probably round up that number to two decimal places, to give you zero point zero four. Now, you might say the difference is negligible – it’s so small it’s not going to affect anything. But even if it’s just a tiny fraction of a unit – one hundredth of an inch, or one thousandth of an inch – and those numbers are then used in calculation, the rounding error can very quickly add up to give bigger inaccuracies.’

b) Complete the descriptions of the numbers using words from the text above.

Exercise 29

a) In the table you will find information on three motorcycles. Read the information carefully, than answer the questions:

1.Which is the most powerful?

2.Which is the lightest?

3.Which is the slowest?

4.Which uses the widest tyres?

5.Which needs the least garage space?

6.Which has the largest fuel tank?

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10. Suppose you were the promotions manager in each of the companies above. On the basis of the questionnaire results, what recommendations to your boss would you make for the improvement of each model?

III. Communication activities

Exercise 30

Flight departures.

Work in pairs. Ask each other questions to complete the boards, e.g.,

What’s the number of the Sydney flight? What’s the destination of flight JL402?

Student A: Use this Departure Board.

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Exercise 31

The diagrams below show average consumer spending in the USA and Germany.

Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about them, e.g.,

How much do they spend on food and drink in the USA?

Student A: Ask questions about Germany and answer questions about the USA.

U.S.A

100%

Student B: Ask questions about the USA and answer questions about Germany.

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Germany

100%

housing, energy

health

transportation, communication

leisure, other

food, drink, clothing, household goods

Exercise 32

Work in pairs. You have information about two scanners. Role-play a customer and a sales person, ask questions and complete the tables. Then compare the two scanners. Which is more expensive? faster? bigger? has the longer/better warranty etc.?

Student A: Dev-Scan 4800.

Student B: CrystalScan X.

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Exercise 33

Work in pairs. Look at the tables below. Ask each other questions to complete these tables, e.g.,

What’s the price of a …? What’s the general tax rate…?

Student A.

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Exercise 34

Try some math games with a partner. A calculator will make this easier.

Student 1

Write 6,174 on a piece of paper. Don’t show your partner. Give instructions to your partner.

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Student 2

Give instructions to your partner.

Did the game work? Did you get the right results? Do you know any other math games?

Exercise 35

A. Go to http://www.cimt.plymouth.ac.uk/projects/mepres/book8/bk8i17/bk8_17i 4.htm

and do the exercises.

B. Go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/fractiondecimalpercentage/fra ctions/fractionsofquantities/ and do the exercises you find particularly interesting and useful.

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IV. Writing and translation

Exercise 36

Write the highlighted numbers in words rather than in figures and symbols.

1.In the World Cup Final of 1994, Brazil beat Italy 3-2 in a penalty shoot-out. After 90 minutes the score was 0-0; and it remained the same

after 30 minutes of extra time, but then Italy won 3-2 in the penalty shoot-out. This was the 4th time that Brazil had won the World Cup.

2.Ivanisevic lost to Sampras in the 2nd round. He won the 1st set 6-4, but then lost the 2nd set on a tie-break. After that, Sampras dominated the rest of the match and won easily. The final score was 4-6, 7-6, 6-1,

6-2.

Exercise 37

Write the highlighted dates in words. Read the passage aloud.

Romanesque is the term used to describe the style of architecture which arose in western Europe towards the end of the 9th century and which lasted till the rise of Gothic in the 12th century. And appreciation of the Romanesque style is hardly found before the 20th century. In the 18th century it was fashionable to dismiss all medieval arts with a patronizing smile, while even in the 19th century, Romanesque architecture was regarded as a mere prologue to the study of Gothic.

Exercise 38

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.

1.Over the years I have acquired a sixth sense about my mother’s mood.

– Over the years I ______________________ about my mother’s mood.

2.Without second thoughts he said, “Marry me!”

–____________________ he said, “Marry me!” 3. The boy slopped through the ledge on all fours.

–The boy slopped through the ledge __________.

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4. I began, as they say, to put two and two together.

– I began, as they say, _______________________.

5.She is a second cousin of Mark’s father.

– She is _____________ of Mark’s father.

6.Jane’s been on cloud nine since she got engaged.

– Jane ________________ since she got engaged.

7.He said: “Let me have $100 in tens and the rest in twenties.

–He said: “Let me have $100 ______________________________. 8. I think everybody deserves a second chance.

–I think everybody deserves _____________________.

9.It’s said that everything goes in threes.

–It’s said that _____________________.

10.It was a fifty-fifty chance of winning.

–It was _________________________.

Exercise 39

Look at the charts of two people’s monthly expenditure, and make sentences.

e.g.

John spends twice as much on food as he used to/ he did last year. David spends 50% more on food than John does.

David spends nearly three times as much on transport as John does.

EXPENDITURE PER MONTH

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