A2 Unit 52: Numbers & amounts 3
15 A2 words: chart, roughly, column, enormous, pile, precise… Learn them in 4 steps, then review them every day.
Word list
| Word | Meaning | Example | |
|---|---|---|---|
| chart/tʃɑrt/ n | charta picture showing numbers or facts | The chart shows how many people use the library.The chart shows how many people use the library. | |
| roughly/ˈrʌfli/ adv | roughlyabout; not exactly | It is roughly ten kilometres from here to the sea.It is roughly ten kilometres from here to the sea. | |
| column/ˈkɑləm/ n | columna vertical line of numbers or text | Write the numbers in the first column.Write the numbers in the first column. | |
| enormous/ɪˈnɔrməs/ adj | enormousextremely large | They live in an enormous house with ten rooms.They live in an enormous house with ten rooms. | |
| pile/paɪl/ n | pilethings placed on top of each other | There is a pile of books on my desk.There is a pile of books on my desk. | |
| precise/prɪˈsaɪs/ adj | preciseexact and correct | Please give me the precise time of the meeting.Please give me the precise time of the meeting. | |
| divide/dɪˈvaɪd/ v | to divideto separate into parts | Divide the cake into six equal parts.Divide the cake into six equal parts. | |
| meter/ˈmitɚ/ n | metera unit of length, one hundred centimetres | The pool is twenty-five meters long.The pool is twenty-five meters long. | |
| weigh/weɪ/ v | to weighto have a certain heaviness | How much does this box weigh?How much does this box weigh? | |
| gram/ɡræm/ n | grama small unit of weight | Add two hundred grams of sugar to the bowl.Add two hundred grams of sugar to the bowl. | |
| liter/ˈlitɚ/ n | litera unit for measuring liquid | Anna bought a liter of orange juice.Anna bought a liter of orange juice. | |
| kilometer/kəˈlɑmətɚ/ n | kilometera unit of length, one thousand metres | The school is two kilometers from my house.The school is two kilometers from my house. | |
| kilo/ˈkɪˌloʊ/ n | kiloa thousand grams; a kilogram | Tom bought a kilo of apples.Tom bought a kilo of apples. | |
| kilogram/ˈkɪləˌɡræm/ n | kilograma unit of weight, one thousand grams | Lucy weighs fifty kilograms.Lucy weighs fifty kilograms. | |
| centimeter/ˈsɛntəˌmitɚ/ n | centimetera unit of length, 1/100 of a metre | The table is about ninety centimeters long.The table is about ninety centimeters long. |