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107 Are you OK? 09 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE LOOK AGAIN EXTRAS You can measure things like length , width , height , distance , weight / mass and volume . You can also measure time and temperature . Measurements can be in SI units (SI = the International System of Units – a metric system) or in Imperial units . Imperial units are used in the USA; both SI and Imperial units are used in the UK. Measuring answers questions like 30 31 Study the table below and complete it with the words from the box. +RZ GR \RX FRQYHUW 6, XQLWV WR ,PSHULDO XQLWV DQG ,PSHULDO XQLWV WR 6, XQLWV" *R RQ WKH LQWHUQHW and find a comprehensive conversion table to complete the following tasks. Measuring instrument <RX FDQ PHDVXUH g SI units Imperial units (1) : digital or analogue, with more or less precision weight / (2) . g (grams) kg (kilograms) t (tonnes) oz (ounces) lb (pounds) short tons tape measure length , width , depth , (3) . mm (millimetres) cm (centimetres) m (metres) km (kilometres) in (inch – inches) ft (foot – (4) ) yd (yard – yards) mi (mile – miles) (5) the (6) between two sides of an object. mm tenths and hundredths of a mm inches thousandths of an inch calibrated/ measuring jug measuring vessel beaker volumes , especially volumes of (7) . ml (millilitres) l (litres) cm 3 (cubic centimetres) m 3 (cubic metres) pt ( ) for beverages SW Ň O gal (gallons) for fuel 8. JDO Ň O bbl (oil barrels) EDUUHO RI RLO Ň O RI RLO thermometer: digital or analogue temperature . 0 °C (Celsius) 100 °C 32 °F ( (9) ) 212 °F stopwatch: digital or analogue (10) . time , e. g. cycles, laps, runs. There is just one system of units: years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes and seconds. distance liquids feet mass pints Vernier callipers periods of Fahrenheit scales height How long is the line? How wide is the street? How deep is the swimming pool? How far away is the next bus stop? How tall is your classmate? How long does it take to travel to Salzburg by train? How cold is the water in the lake? How much milk is there in the plastic cup? Info point: Measuring scales Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags k öbv