Measurements: ESL Vocab
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Units of measurement (distance, area): 
1. Inch/inches
	Inches are divided into fractions, not decimals. 
	Common divisions are 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, and 1/16. 
	Inches notation: "
2. Foot/feet
	12 inches in a foot. 
	Feet are not divided into fractions or decimals – use inches. 
	Feet notation: '
3. Yard/yards
	3 feet in a yard. 
	Yards are not divided into fractions or decimals – use feet or inches. 
4. Square foot/square feet
	100 square feet in a 10'x10' (read: ten BY ten) room. 
	Square feet are not divided into fractions or decimals – round instead. 
	Square feet notation: sf or ft^2

Practice: 
Take objects in the room (notebook, desk, door, pencil, etc). Ask the student to estimate first, then measure them with measuring tape: 
	What's the length/width/height/depth/square footage/size of...?
	How long/wide/high/tall/deep/big is...? How many square feet is...?

Review A:
	If you designed a lamp, what would the diameter of the base be? How long would the cord be? 
	How tall am I approximately? (Human height is measured in feet and inches, written as #'#", said as # “foot” #.)
	How long are my fingernails? The whites? 

Review B:
	Show me with your hands: 
		6 inches
		2 feet
		half an inch
	Walk off 25 square feet. 
	How tall are you? 

Review C: 
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Litchfield_Towers_Daderot_cp.jpg 
	How tall are the Towers? (multiple choice question)
		200 ft
		10 yards
		200 inches
		200 tablespoons
	If a football field is 100 yards long, how many feet is that? 
	How would you estimate the square footage of this room? http://www.likecool.com/Gear/Projects/A%20Room%20With%20a%20View%20From%20Above/A-Room-With-a-View-From-Above-3.jpg
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Measuring grade/pitch/slope
	Basic explanation of grade: http://www.firefightermath.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=40&Itemid=54
	Table of slopes: https://www.archtoolbox.com/measurements/geometry/slope.html
	Notation used by different professions: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?s=3c704e45cad8a2486e71b5d1e5ea8324&p=9983464&postcount=4

Examples in context: 
	Sidewalk: Section 4.2 and 4.2.1 https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bicycle_pedestrian/publications/sidewalk2/sidewalks204.cfm#sid1
	Roof: https://www.homebuilding.co.uk/getting-the-right-pitch/ 
	Excavation Site (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68w-NTs83hQ
	Landscaping/gardening: http://www.landscape-design-advice.com/landscaping-steep-slopes.html