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4. Complete the paragraph:
When deciding on the floor-to-ceiling height of a building, an architect
should base his calculations on the tallest person in a group of people. The
tallest person in our group us _____ mm. Therefore the floor-to-ceiling height
of our building should be greater than ____ mm.
Explain the following facts:
a) The tables used in infant schools are lower than the ones used in
universities.
b) More people can be carried on a train during rush hour in summer than in
winter.
c) An African will be uncomfortable sitting in a chair designed for a
Japanese.
d) The doorway height in Britain is usually 2 100 mm although some
Britons are taller than 2 100 mm.
5. Look and read:
A room has three spatial dimensions: length, height and width. These
dimensions are measured in millimeters or metres. The volume of a room
equals length times height times width. Volume is measured in cubic metres
(m
3
). The area of a surface in the room is measured in square metres (m
2
).
Estimate the internal measurements of your classroom and make a table
like this:
Name Dimension Quantity Unit
Classroom
window
etc.
Width
area
4
2
Metre
square metres
Now from your table sentences like the following:
The classroom has a width of approximately 4 metres.
The classroom is approximately 4 metres wide.
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