3 Read the text again and answer the questions. 1 Where does the word 'per cent' come from? 2 Who first used the numbers 0-9? 3 Why do we use percentages? 4 What percentage is 'the whole' equal to? 5 What is the whole in the example with cakes? 6 What do we multiply the fraction by to get the final percentage?

5) Big Ben a) weighs 13,720 kiloorams
Tower Bridge e) opens and ships go up and down the Thames.
2. J Turner is famous for his paintings of ruined abbeys and castles. My friends always take part in many activities. Our country is rich in museums and galleries.
a) Australia is the smallest continent in world.
b) Ann's parents are scientists.
c) I went to the Black Sea last summer.
d) My friend lives in Green Street.
e) Is Red Square bigger than Trafalgar Square?
What do you know about the Atlantic Ocean?
g) It's warm in winter in the south ot Russia.
h) The Earth moves round the Sun.
The Russian federation is the biggest counuy in the world.
The Thames is the main river in the UK.