Daily Life - Learning Simple Math (0076)

A: Alright, children, let's review. Tommy! Pay attention!
B: Sorry Miss Kadlec.
A: Okay, Crystal, now tell me, what's four plus eleven?
C: Um...fifteen!
B: Miss Kadlec always asks Crystal; she's such a teacher's pet.
A: Okay...and what about fifty six minus sixty?
C: Um... negative four!
A: Very good... twelve times twelve?
B: Very good. Suck up.
C: One hundred and forty four!
A: Zero divided by one?
C: Zero!
A: How did you know that? Okay, smarty pants, the square root of two!
B: Bet you're not going to get that one, know-it-all.
C: Um...one point four one four two one three five...

Key Vocabulary

review verb go over what have been learned
plus Preposition add (+)
teacher's pet common noun, singular the student a teacher likes best
minus Preposition take away; subtract (-)
times principle verb, present simple multiply; (x)
suck up common noun, singular a person who always tries to make the teacher or boss like him or her
divided by verb separate to some parts
smarty pants common noun, plural a person who tries to show he is so smart
square root common noun, singular the number got when a number is multiplied by itself
I'll bet phrase I think something is likely to happen
know-it-all common noun, singular the person claims or pretends to know everything

Supplementary Vocabulary

equation common noun, singular a math problem where each side is equal (3+6=9)
operation common noun, singular a mathematical process such as +, x, -, etc.
multiplication common noun, non-variable the process of adding a number to itself a certain number of times
addition common noun, non-variable the process of adding two numbers together
subtraction common noun, non-variable the process of taking one number away from another
division common noun, non-variable the process of divining something into parts