- Hi! What are you busy with?
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- Yes, of course. That's easy. Look. Basic geometrical elements are , , .
- Are the lines all the same?
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- And what are these?
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- What are those, I wonder?
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- And one more question. What are basic geometrical shapes?
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5. Describe some geometrical shapes and use the following adjectives: right, obtuse, acute, open, closed, parallel.
6. The students are at the lesson of Geometry now. Listen to their conversation and learn how to name different geometrical shapes.
Peter: What's this?
Olga: It's a ruler.
Peter: What shape is it?
Olga: It's rectangular. It has two equal sides.
Peter: Is the ruler wide?
Olga: No, it isn't. It's rather narrow.
Alice: Look at this object. What shape is it?
Paul: I think it's square. It has four right angles and four equal sides.
Alice: No, you are wrong. It's rectangular. Only two parallel sides are equal.
Paul: And the angles are right, aren't they?
Alice: Certainly.
Ask your group mate about the objects in the picture below.
EXAMPLE: A: What is it? A: What are these?
B: This is a small square. B: These are large squares.
Study the table and give answers to the questions in two possible ways.
| Figures | a square, a triangle, a rectangle, a circle |
| Shapes | square, triangular, rectangular, circular |
EXAMPLE: A: What shape is the window?
B: It's rectangular. or Its a rectangle.
9. Make sentences:
EXAMPLE: (a) This ruler is rectangular.
These are some more geometrical shapes. Match the shape with the correct name.
a) square b) octagon c) heptagon d) hexagon e)rectangle f) decagon g) pentagon
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets to describe the shape.
12. Thats how we express agreement and disagreement in English. Study this table.
| HOW TO EXPRESS AGREEMENT AND DISAGREEMENT: | |
| Yes, it is/does. | No, it isn't/doesn't. |
| Certainly. | Certainly not. |
| I quite agree with you. | No, you are wrong. |
| You are quite right. | You are mistaken, I'm afraid. |
| I think so. | Far from it. |
| I can't but agree with you. | I disagree. |
| Absolutely right. | I can't agree with you. |
| I agree only to some extent. | I'm of the opposite opinion |
