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REAL ENGLISH: Talking about measurements: cm, m, km, ‘, “, lb, kg, g, oz, ml, cc
Why do we say a “six-foot tall” man and not a “six-feet tall” man? In this lesson, you will get to know the common measurement units used in different parts of the English-speaking world, and how to convert from one to the other. We will look atfeet, inches, meters, ounces, liters, miles, kilometers, Fahrenheit, Celsius, and many others. You will learn which ones describe length, volume, temperature, distance, and weight. I will teach you when to use which measurement and how to use them in sentences. We will also talk about the metric and imperial systems, as well as standard sizes and lengths for things such as an Olympic pool, a marathon, a football field, and a hockey rink. This material is very important to learn. But don’t worry. There will be a quiz for you to test your understanding after watching
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54 COMMENTS
I cannot thank you enough for helping me.
My God ! Why is it possible to simplify things when you can do complicated things?
One day it will be necessary to unify all this, but unfortunately we will no longer be there!
Thank you Adam for your advice: I will use the converter on my smartphone.
Good video.
Why doesn’t everybody use metric system? It would be so simplier.
That’s a good question.
Mostly just custom (it’s what people are used to), and because of the cost and inconvenience of switching. A lot of tools, for example, are in non-metric sizes (16ths of an inch instead of millimetres).
I think they just want to drive us crazy when drinking beers, paying in different currencies, driving our car and fining us for speeding…it´s all that!!
Yes, Lorcy, it would. I imagine one day everyone will use one system, though it might take a few generations to change mindsets.
thank you,it’s really helpful lessons.
Happy New Year, Adam.
Sorry it’s a bit late, but to you as well Marcio :)
Thanks Adam
Happy New Year
Sorry it’s a bit late, but to you as well Iva :)
HAPPY NEW YEAR, ADAMMMMMMMM
Sorry it’s a bit late, but to you as well Jane :)
thank you very much
OH, I must e=be practice it one more time.
Thanks for your lesson.
Very help me.
Thanks a lot.
Thanks so much.
how to make the video clearly, I can not find,could you please tell me?Thank you.
Hi Louise,
If you are watching on YouTube, look for the setting button (looks like a gear) and once you click on it you can see different qualities. Choose the highest.
Hope this helps.
the lesson is quite difficult to me because in Vietnam use metric system so they aren’t familar in my country. Thank Adam
I got it
Thank you
Thank you so much Adam!!!
Interesting, as I thought you follow the US system (miles instead of kilometres i.e.), instead of the european one.
Canada is a funny hybrid. We also mix our word choices and spellings with American and British English :)
Hi Adam, thanks for this lesson which contains the main measurements, this is powerful to improve the vocabulary.
What is pattern clothes??
Hi Dina,
Patterns are designs on fabric, like stripes, checkers, polka dots, etc. Is this what you meant?
Thank you Adam, Happy New Year!
Sorry it’s a bit late, but to you as well Terrysam :)
Parallel to the incredible economic developments China has experienced over the past few decades have only been limited political reforms.
(This sentence has two main verbs with no punctuation or conjunction. Is this a correct sentence ?)
Thank you.
Hi Qionglan,
Actually, this sentence has no subject, so it is not a complete sentence.
China has experienced incredible economic developments over the past few decades that have not been met with parallel political reforms.
Is this what you had in mind?
Could please share us more scientific words becouse they are used most
I’ll see what I can do Nabilanikzad :)
as always .you’re great teacher thank you.
i’d like also about how to avoid thing sounds .thinks
I’ll see what I can do TOUFIK:)
Excellent work
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thank you for your support
Thank everyone :)
As usual, Good lesson by a Very good teacher
Thank you!
What is object complement?
Hello dear teacher,thank you , sorry what does Jill mean you used at the end of video?
Dear Adam,
That was an interesting scientific subject. Tks.
Thank you, Adam. As always very useful class…
Thanks so much for your teaching.
8/9！ Good！ It’s useful tip for us！
Thanks Adam again for this wonderful video.
9/9
mine date 31/10/21 from Kazakhstan
thank a lot, Adam
In question 3, the first option can’t be correct because there would be the word ‘tall’ repeating twice.