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Practice with Numbers & Figures
How do we say these numbers and figures ?
1. ½
2. 2/3
3. 24%
4. the year 1999
5. 7/10 of the products
6. 3:2
7. ¾
8. 12.6%
9. 0.317
10. 22°
11. ±
Now complete these sentences by using information about your company, its products, etc. :
1. 2/3 of our products ..........................................................................................................
2. About 15% of the employees here ....................................................................................
3. The ratio of .....................................................................................................................
4. 99% ................................................................................................................................
5. Approximately 2.5% .......................................................................................................
6. Only 0.2% ......................................................................................................................
7. In 1998 ...........................................................................................................................
8. The .............................................................................................. ± ............................
9. The temperature of .........................................................................................................
10. 9/10 ...............................................................................................................................
Look at these lists of words. Find one word in each list which doesn't fit with the rest.
1. left right backwards down high up
2. check length mark measure adjust
3. transmitted select opened inserted included
4. can check must should
5. frequency voltage hertz current
6. iron metal plastic wide ceramic
7. forwards small narrow low cheap
8. amplifier wire housing cable switch
9. kilobyte watt millimetre pound kilohertz
10. rotor radio level radar
Now make 5 lists yourselves. Work in pairs.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Technical
English
Practice with Prepositions
1. How long have you been working ............ this technical report ?
2. What do you want to talk ............ ..…....... the meeting ?
3. How long have you been working ..…....... this firm ?
4. .......…... your opinion, do you think that our prices are too high ?
5. When was
the first meeting ..…........ the client ?
6. Were there a lot .............. people .............. the meeting ?
7. What are you working .............. ............. the moment ?
8. Who was that offer written ..…......... ?
10. Do you think that they would be very keen ............. a joint-venture ............. us ?
11. Should our PC's be replaced ............. new ones ?
12. Where shall I wait ............. you ?
13. Could the research project be finished ............. Christmas ?
14. Are all of our computers and equipment insured ............. fire ?
15. Will there have to be another meeting ............. the weekend ?
16. Do you
think that there will be a lot ............. interest ............. our services
.............
the exhibition ............... Milan ?
17. Are you interested ............ more technical details ?
18. Did you see the documentary film ........... the telecom industry .......... television yesterday ?
19. I think they are interested ........... our offer, don't you ?
20. When did you last speak English ............ the phone ?
Now use these questions to form short dialogues with a partner.
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