Describing Places

Words used to describe attractive places:

Vocabulary to describe towns and cities:

 inner-city: the central part of a city where people live and where condidions are often poor
 local facilities: local buildings or services serving the public
 places of interest: buildings that have a particular interest for visitors
 public spaces: areas in a town or city that are open to the public
 shopping centre: an area consisting of multiple shops
 shopping malls: large indoor shopping centres
 traffic congestion: heavy traffic making it difficult to move around a town or city

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Describe your hometown:

Where is it? What’s the city or regency like?
What does your house/home look like? How big is it? What are there in your home?
What (famous) buildings are there in your hometown?
Describe some of the most famous buildings in your hometown.
Describing numbers

Cardinal and Ordinal numbers:

1 one 1st first
2 two 2nd second
3 three 3rd third
4 four 4th fourth
5 five 5th fifth
6 six 6th
15 fifteen 15th
16 sixteen 16th
20 twenty 20th twentieth

21 Twenty one 21st twenty first

22 Twenty two 22nd twenty second

23 Twenty three 23rd twenty third

24 Twenty four 24th

100 100th
125th
125

1,345 one thousand and three hundred forty five

13.45 thirteen point forty five

Numbers in time

2:15 two fifteen; a quarter past two

2:05 two oh five; five minutes past two
3:30 three thirty; half past three
3:45 three forty five; a quarter to four
4:57 four fifty seven; three to five

Mathematical calculation

What is four times three?

Four times three is twelve
Four times three equals twelve
Four times three is equal to twelve

1. 455 – 42 = minus; subtracted by

2. 43 + 56 = plus; added two
3. 34 x 2 = times; multiplied by
4. 75 : 25 = divided by
 Decimals
4/5 … Four fifths
4/7 four sevenths
½ half
¼ quarter
¾ three fourths = three quarters
4.50 = four and a half or four point fifty
3.65 = three point sixty five

½x¾=? How much is a half times three quarters?

3 ½ - 4/5 = ……………………………………………………
4 ¾ + 3 2/3 = ……………………………………………………
5½ x ¾ = ……………………………………………………
3½:4= ……………………………………………………
4 ¾ + 3 2/3 = ……………………………………………………

Root
V2 = 2 The root of 4 is 2
V16 = 4 …………………..
V2,000 = …. ……………………………………
V10,000= …. …………………………………………..

22 Square 2 is 4
23 Two to the power of 3 is ………………………
………………………….
45
………………………….
76
………………………….
244

Money or Currency
US$ Three fives = three five US dollars
A$3 20s = three twenties = three twenty dollars
IDR Three 100.000 rupiahs = three one hundred thousand rupiahs (IDR)
Say it in English:
1. 5 x IRD 50.000,-
2. 6 x US$ 10 + 20 50cent
3. 8 x S$ 5 + 3 10cent
4. 5 x AU $100 + 30 5cent
5. 20 x NZ $10 + 5 10cent
6. 10 x Rp. 100.000,- + 5
Rp. 20,000,-
Task 2: Continue the following calculations.
1. Three point seventy five plus three point eight is equal to ....................
2. Thirty point seven subtracted by three point six is ..........................
3. Twenty point two divided by one point one is equal to ........................
4. Four and a half multiplied by two point six is ................................
5. Two point six added to six point two is equal to .....................
6. How much is 5 one hundred thousand rupiahs added to 6 fifty thousand rupiahs?
7. How much is 50 twenty US dollars added to 15 fifty dollars?
8. How much is 20 ten NZ dollars added to 4 NZ 50 cents?
9. What is the price of your mobile?
10. How much is the most expensive laptop now?

Task 3. Write ten questions which have number values as the answers.

1. How many the regency and city in west java ?

2. What is the “kelom geulis” industry in Tasikmalaya?
3. How many tourism destination are there in West Java?
4. What is the population in West Java province in 2018?
5. How many times that moslems are mandatory to pray in one day?
6. How many provinces are there in Indonesia?
7. What is the final score Real madrid vs Barcelona in Yesterday ?
8. What is the pupolated of teachers in West Java Province?
9. What is the price cinema ticket right now?
10. How many the Prophet of Islam in the must know?
11. How many player in the football team?
12. How many kerma student in polban?

Revised
1. How many regencies and cities are there in west java ?
2. What is the number of “kelom geulis” industries in Tasikmalaya?
3. How many tourism destinations are there in West Java?
4. What is the population of West Java province in 2018?
5. How many times are moslems mandatory to pray in one day?
6. How many provinces are there in Indonesia?
7. What is the final score between Real madrid vs Barcelona yesterday ?
8. What is the pupolation of teachers in West Java Province?
9. What is the normal cinema ticket price now?
10. How many prophets of Islam muct you know?
11. How many players are there in a football team?
 12. How many kerma students are there in polban?

Task 4. Write story (questions) which describes numbers. Tell them to your friends and let them
respond to your stories. Here are the examples.

1. I had IDR 1 million in my wallet. I spent IDR 200.000,- for todays food in the market. I
had yellow rice for IDR 15.000,-. I bought 1 kg of orange for IDR 30.000. I paid the
electricity and water bill for IDR 600.000,- How much is the money left in my pocket?
2. Last Sunday we went to Gasibu. We had poridge and rice cake chiken curry for Rp.
55.000,- altogether. We bought a toy for Rp. 75.000,-. We also bought a children dress
for my nephew birthday present for Rp. 100.000,-. How much money did I spend?
3. He received the salary of 5 millions rupiahs. He gave 2 million rupiahs to his wife for
everyday food and daily needs. We had to pay electricity bill for about 500.000,-, water
bill for IDR 200.000,-, children pocket money for Rp. 1.200.000,-. Howmuch money is
saved in the bank?