EXTENSIVE COURSE - GRADE 11 September 18th, 2008 THE METRIC SYSTEM A. READING. Read the passage and do the exercise sbelow it. People all over the world use kilograms, centimeters, square meters, liters, and Celsius (C). These are all ways to measure things. They are all part of the metric system. During the French Revolution (1789-1799) against the king, the revolutionary government started the metric system. Before that, every part of France had a different system for measuring things. Also, cloth makers measured cloth with one system. Jewelers used another system. Carpenters used another. Other countries used other systems. The revolutionary government wanted one international scientific system of measurement. They asked a group of scientists and mathematicians to invent a system. The mathematicians and scientists decided to use the numbers ten, hundred, and thousand for their system. Next they had to decide on a "natural" length. They chose one ten-millionth (1/10,000,000) of the distance from the Equator to the North Pole. They called this one metre. Then they chose one gramme for weighing things. A cubic centimetre of water weighs one gramme. Mathematicians and scientists worked on these problems for twenty years until they finally finished the complete system. The biggest problem was measuring the metre. The metric system was a wonderful gift to the world. There are only a few countries that don't use it. The United States is one. The metric system is truly an international system. I. Comprehension. Write T if the sentence is true. Write F if it is false. Write NI if there is no information given. ____ 1. Celsius is part of the metric system. ____ 2. Hectares are part of the metric system. ____ 3. We use the metric system to measure things. ____ 4. The French Revolution was in the seventeenth century, ____ 5. The metric system is an international scientific system of measurement. ____ 6. A mathematician and a scientist invented the metric system. ____ 7. France gave the world a wonderful gift. ____ 8. The United States uses the metric system. ____ 9. The United States uses an old English system of measurement. ____ 10. The French Revolution was after the American Revolution. II. Vocabulary. Put the right word in the blanks. revolution ten-millionth Equator cubic Celsius length centimeters decided system metric measure distance 1. During the French ____(1789-1799) against the king, the revolutionary government started the metric system. 2. Next day they had to decide on a "natural" _____ 3. They are all part of the_____ 4. A_____centimetre of water weighs one gramme. 5. They chose one ten-millionth of the_____from the _________________to the North Pole. 6. These are all ways to_____things. 7. The mathematicians and scientists_____to use the numbers ten, hundred, and thousand for their system. III. Vocabulary. Put the right word in the blanks. liter distance system Equator decided metric square revolution measure length cube gramme Bảo Thoa 1 1. The Russian______in 1917 was against the royal family of Russia. 2. What is the______between Chicago and New York? 3. The_______system is a system of measurement. 4. Junko Tabei, a Japanese housewife,________to try to climb Mount Everest. 5. We need to buy a tablecloth. Please________the table so we will know what size to buy. What is the________of the table? How long is it? 6. Indonesia, Kenya, and the Amazon area are all on the__________ . 7. A. _______has six sides. Each side is the same size. 8. The British had the first _________ of prepaid postage. IV. Questions. 1. What do centi- and milli- mean? 2. What is the metric system? 3. Who was the French Revolution against? 4. Before the Revolution, there was a problem in France about measuring things. What was it? 5. Who invented the metric system? 6. What did they choose for the "natural" length? 7. How did they choose one gramme? 8. How long did it take to complete the system? 9. Why do we call this an international system of measurement? 10. Why is the metric system easy to use? V. Main Idea. Put the number of the details after the main ideas. Some details go with more than one main idea. 1. The Zipper 4. The Ballpoint Pen 2. The Postage Stamp 5. The Umbrella 3. The Pencil 6. The Metric System a. A British teacher invented it. h. Sometimes it is a sign of royalty. b. French scientists and mathematicians invented it. i. The United States doesn't use it. c. Different groups of people invented it. j. It is a fastener. d. An American invented it. k. One of them can write 50,000 words e. No one knows who invented it. l. It is better than a fountain pen in an airplane. f. Two Hungarian brothers invented it. m. People in many countries use it. g. It is international and scientific. n. Collecting them is a popular hobby. VI. Vocabulary. Put the right word in the blanks. lonely broom postage immediately evaporated section deliver member percent tires prepaid point basket crossed stamp jazz 1. Ms. Thoa doesn't like to be away from her family. She feels_____ 2. Beef is in the meat______of a supermarket. 3. Ninety-five_____of the class passed the test. 4. Letters that go outside a country take more_____ than letters inside a country. 5. Liên came in from the garden with a_____of beautiful flowers. 6. Did the mailman _____the mail yet? 7. The_____on my pencil is broken. May I sharpen it? 8. Some people do not like to listen to _____ 9. There is no water left in the dish. It all ______ 10. We need two new front_____ for the car. 11. The Polynesians_____ the Pacific Ocean in double canoes. 12. Mr. Bình is a_____of the stamp club. Collecting stamps is his hobby. B. WORD STUDY Bảo Thoa 2 I. How + Adjective / How + Adverb Examples: - How far is it to Los Angeles? - How old are you? - How large is your country? - How heavy is a hippopotamus? - How fast can you run? - How long has Ms. Thoa taught you English? Use these words in questions. 1. how long / stay 2. how deep / Hoa Binh Water Reservoire 3. how tall / Mount Fansipan 4. how fast / A Boeing 777 5. how much / cost 6. how often / go to the theatre II. Irregular Verbs 1. Learn these verb forms. Then use each past form in a sentence. Infinitive Past Infinitive Past a. keep kept f. freeze froze b. hurt hurt g. lose lost c. lead led h. pay paid d. write wrote i. speak spoke e. wear wore j. build built 2. Write the simple past form of these verbs. a. blow …… g. choose …… b. give …… h. stow …… c. know …… i. leave …… d. shop …… j. hit …… e. meet …… k. fall …… f. understand …… l. send …… g. dream …… m. fly …… III. Will/Be + going to. There are two ways to write about the future in English. 1. Will + simple verb Example: Carol will lend me her car tomorrow. Classes will end next week. 2. Be (am, is, are) + going to + simple verb Example: The store is going to deliver our new refrigerator this afternoon. - I am going to measure the kitchen floor. 1. Write sentences with will and the word in parentheses. Example: travel (next summer) My parents will travel in Japan for two months next summer. Bảo Thoa 3 a. receive (next week) b. deliver (tomorrow) c. decide (tonight) d. arrive (tomorrow morning) e. go skiing (next winter) e. sit for the final exam (next Monday) 2. Write sentences with be going to and the words in parentheses. Example: attend (next week) I am going to attend my cousin's wedding next week. a. continue (next fall) b. practice (all summer) c. choose (tomorrow) d. roast (tonight) e. leave (next month) e. divorce each other (next court mmeting) IV. Word Forms Verb Noun Adjective l. collect collector - - collection - 2. describe description descriptive 3. heat heat hot 4. - royalty royal 5. - importance important 6. pollute pollution polluted 7. believe belief believable 8. rain rain rainy 9. sharpen sharpener sharp 10. measure measurement measurable Put the right word form in the blanks. Use a word from line 1 for Sentence 1 and so on. Use the right form of the verb and singular and plural nouns. 1. Liên is a stamp______ . She______ stamps. She has a large______ 2. Write a______of your city. ______it. 3. We need some______water. Please______ some. 4. Prince Charles is a member of the British______ family. His parents are______too. 5. In India umbrellas were a sign of______ . Only ______people used them. 6. Toxic substances are a form of______ . They can ______the air and the water. Then the environment is 7. Many people______that God made the earth. This is their______ 8. It is starting to ______ . We are going to have a ______ day. Do you like the ______ ? 9. Where is the pencil _______? My pencil isn't______ . I need to______it. 10. Please______the size of the living room carpet. How long and how wide is it? What are the_______? ANSWER KEY SHOULD BE AWAITED! Bảo Thoa 4 . EXTENSIVE COURSE - GRADE 11 September 18th, 2008 THE METRIC SYSTEM A. READING. Read the passage and do. left in the dish. It all ______ 10. We need two new front_____ for the car. 11. The Polynesians_____ the Pacific Ocean in double canoes. 12. Mr. Bình is