7. A: These shoes are comfortable, but so are those shoes. ___________
_________ I can’t decide.
B: These. (You should buy these shoes).
8. A: There are flights to Atlanta at 7:30 a.m. and 8:40 a.m. __________
B: The 7:30 flight. (I’m going to take the 7:30 flight).
9. A: _________________________________________
B: Fast. (The meaning of rapid is fast).
10. A: _________________________________________
B: Very big. (Huge means very big).
11.A: Would you please hand me a sharp knife?
B: I’d be happy to. _________________ ________
A: That one.
12. A: Are you a student in the English program?
B: Yes, I am.
A: ________________________________________
B: The beginning class. (I’m in the beginning class).
13. A: Did you enjoy your trip to Europe?
B: Yes, I did. Very much.
A: _________________________________________
B: I visited France, Spain, Portugal and Italy.
A: __________________________________________
B: Spain, (I enjoyed visiting Spain the most).
USING HOW
How did you get here? I drove./ by car
I took a taxi/ by taxi
I took a bus/ by bus
I flew/ by plane
I took a train/ by train
I walked/ on foot
How old are you? Twenty-one
How tall is he? About 6 feet
How big is your apartment? It has three rooms
How sleepy are you? Very sleepy
How hungry are you? I’m starving
How soon will you be ready to leave? In five minutes
How well does she speak English? Very well
How quickly can you get here? I can get here in thirty minutes
Exercise 9: Make sentences with how.
1.A: How old is your daughter?
B: Ten. (She is ten years old).
2.A: _________________________
B: Very important. (Education is very important).
3. A: __________________________
B: By bus. (I get to school by bus).
4. A: __________________________
B: Very deep. (The ocean is very deep).
5.A: ___________________________
B: Very heavy. (My suitcase is very heavy). I can hardly lift it.
6. A: _____________________________
B: By plane. (I’m going to get to Denver by plane).
7. A: _____________________________
B: Very well. (Roberto speaks English very well).
8. A: _____________________________
B: I’m starving! When’s dinner?
9. A: _____________________________
B: I walked. (I walked to school today).
10. A: _____________________________
B: By airmail. (You should send that letter by airmail).
11. A: _____________________________
B: It’s not very safe at all. (That neighborhood isn’t very safe at night).
12. A: ______________________________
B: Not very. (The test wasn’t very difficult).
USING HOW OFTEN
How often do you go shopping? Every day
Once a week
About twice a week
Every other day or so
Three times a month
How many times a day do you eat? Three or four
How many times a month do you go to the bank? Once
How many times a year do you take a vacation? Once or twice
FREQUENCY EXPRESSIONS
A lot, occasionally, once in a while, not very often, hardly ever, almost never
USING HOW FAR
How far is it from New York to Chicago? It is ………………….
How far do you live from school? Four blocks
How many miles is it from N to B?
How many kilometers is it from M to St.Pete?
How many blocks is it to the post office?
A: That’s great. I usually don’t even walk five miles a day.
6. A: I had a terrible day yesterday.
B: What happened?
A: I ran out of gas while I was driving to work.
B: ________________________ before you ran out of gas?
A: To the junction of I-90 and 480. Luckily, there was a gas station about half a
mile down the road.
USING HOW LONG
How long does it take to drive to Chicago from here? Two days
How long did you study last night? Four hours
How long will you stay in Chicago? Ten days
How many days will you be in Florida? Ten days
IT + TAKE + (SOMEONE) + TIME EXPRESSION + INFINITIVE
Make sentences using it + take to express length of time
1.I drove to Los Angeles. (Length of time: three days)
It took me three days to drive to Los Angeles.
2.I walk to class. (Length of time: twenty minutes)
It takes me twenty minutes to walk to class.
3.George finished the test. (Length of time: forty-five minutes)
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4. We will drive to the airport. (Length of time: six hours)