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The same height as me
More on height, weight and age etc.
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    Exercise

    How could you rewrite the following sentences using the same?

    1. My cousin John was born in October 1954 and I was born in April 1955.
      - My cousin John and I are nearly the same age.

    2. My wife is 160 centimetres tall and I think my mother is about 160 centimetres, too.
      - My wife and my mother are about the same height.

    3. The River Clyde is 159 kilometres long and the River Spey is 158 kilometres long.
      - The River Clyde and the River Spey are more or less the same length.
      (Note: Both rivers are in Scotland).

    4. The average man weighs 77 kilogrammes. The average orang utan weighs 75 kilogrammes.
      - The average orang utang is the same weight as the average man, give or take a couple of kilogrammes.

    5. Ethiopia has an area of approximately 1,221,900 square kilometres. South Africa has an area of approximately 1,221,031 square kilometres.
      - Ethiopia and South Africa are just about the same size, give or take a few hundred square miles.

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