English II Pertemuan Ke-4
Language : large and small numbers
For decimal values, we say “point” for the decimal points and pronounce the next numbers individually. We don’t always mention the 0 to the left of the decimal point for values ;less than 1
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It’s 0,54 millimeters long
(‘nought point five four or “point five four. NOT “nought point fifty-four)
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To express large and small numbers, we often use prefixes. For example, kilo-means 1,000. the main stress is on the first syllable of the prefix
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A 3,6-killobyte file
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Match these words to A-L in the screenshot below.
Scroll bar
Menu
Minimize button
Maximize button
Title bar
Icon
Folder
Filename
Left-hand pane
Tab
Check box
Radio button
Language : giving instructions
We often use imperatives to given instructions. We use “softener” such as could you, can you and just to make the instructions sound more polite.
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Drag the window to the left
Could you just double click on the bottom icon?
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We use sequencers (e.g. first, then, next, after that, finally) to show the order of the steps
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First, just click on the “start button. Then select “shut down” in the bottom right corner.
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