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Units of measurement
I can make guesses and indicate when I'm not sure.
CLIL P66
Extra listening and speaking p110
Song p116
THINK! Where can you find information about world records?
1. 🎧1.49 Complete lists 1-3 with the words in the box. Put the time and number words in order. Then listen and check.
| billion century day decade fraction half hour hundred kilo kilometre metre millennium million minute week month quarter second thousand ton year |
1. Time: millennium (longest), ...
2. Numbers: billion (biggest), ...
3. Measurements: ton,...
2. 🎧1.50 Complete the Amazing Achievements text with words from exercise 1. Then listen and check.
AMAZING ACHIEVEMENTS
AGE
Jeanne Calment (1875-1997) lived 122 years and 164 (1) _______.
HEIGHT
Thirteen-year-old Malavath Poorna from India climbed Mount Everest (8,848 (2) _______) in 2014.
DISTANCE
In 1970 three American astronauts travelled more than four hundred (3) _______ kilometres from Earth, around the moon, and back to Earth again.
RAP
Chicago rapper Twista can rap an incredible 280 words a (4) _______. That's almost five words every (5) _______.
FOOD
Takeru Kobayashi once ate 110 hot dogs in ten (6) _______.
BOOKS
Agatha Christie was one of the most popular writers in history, selling more than two (7) _______ books.
3. 🎧1.51 Listen and repeat numbers 1-5.
1. 1.6 3. 1,005 5. 1,253,871
2. 235 4. 23,608
4. 🎧1.52 Say numbers 6-10. Listen and check.
6. 9.25 9. 82,359
7. 555 10. 9,999,999
8. 9,001
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FILMS
Jennifer Lawrence is the most successful film actress of the last (8) _______. The first Hunger Games film made more than 864 (9) _______ dollars.
SPORT
Paula Radcliffe finished a 42.195 - (10) _______ marathon in two hours, 15 minutes and 25 (11) _______.
MONEY
One of the world's richest people is Warren Buffett. His wealth is approximately 96 (12) _______ dollars.
SKILL
Nancy Siefker shot an arrow 6.09 (13) _______ - using her feet!
STRENGTH
Kevin Fast pulled a 55 - (14) _______ aeroplane.
ENDURANCE
Wimm Hoff spent 1 (15) _______, 42 minutes and 22 seconds covered in snow. Brrrr!
5. 
🎧1.53 Look at the list of questions. Then watch or listen to people guessing the answers. Which of the questions do they answer?
1. How long does a butterfly live?
2. How many people live in Việt Nam?
3. How much does an elephant weigh?
4. How fast can the world's fastest car go?
5. How many minutes are there in a lifetime?
6. How tall is the world's smallest person?
7. How many countries and languages are there in the world?
6. 🎧1.53 Watch or listen again. Read the Key Phrases. Which of the phrases do you hear each person says?
| KEY PHRASES |
| Guessing and estimating Have a guess! I've no idea. Any ideas? I guess / I reckon... What do you reckon? Probably / Maybe. I know that one. Around / About... I don't know. |
7. 
USE IT! Work in groups. Guess the answers to some of the questions in exercise 5. Use the key phrases.
How long does a butterfly live? Any ideas?
I've no idea.
Have a guess!
OK, I'd say maybe two months.
Finished?
Write more questions like the ones in exercise 5. Ask the group your questions to see if anyone knows the answers.
