A. Match the questions to the correct answers.

 How wide is the Channel?

 How important is it?

 How deep is it?

 How many types of fish live there?

 How often are there big storms in the Channel?

 How long does it take to get through the Channel tunnel?

 How much does a ticket through the tunnel cost?

 How popular is Dover Castle?

a   Very. 400 ships cross the Channel every day.

b   About 200 euros.

c   Between 32 and 240 kilometres

d   Rarely, the water is usually calm.

e   300,000 people visit it every year.

f   It’s about 120 metres in the middle.

g   20 minutes on most trains.

h   There are about 1,000 different kinds.

Answers

1 c   2 a   3 f   4 h   5 d   6 g   7 b   8 e

B. Complete the questions with the words in the box.

far     fast     good     long     much     often     old

1   A: How ……old…… is your grandmother?

      B: She’s 85 tomorrow.

2   A: How …………………… is your house f r o m school?

      B: It’s about a ten-minute walk.

3   A: How …………………… is her English?

      B: She speaks it almost perfectly.

4   A: How …………………… are you staying in Madrid?

      B: We’re only here for the weekend.

5   A: How …………………… does it cost?

      B: Seven euros.

6   A: How …………………… does it go?

      B: About 60 kilometres an hour.

7   A: How …………………… do you go to the cinema?

      B: Once a month.

Answers

2 far   3 good   4 long   5 much   6 fast   7 often

C. Complete each question b so that it means the same as question a. Use one to three words.

1   a Does Alison Streeter train hard?

      b How ……hard…… does Alison Streeter train?

2   a Do you swim every day or every week?

      b How …………………… swim?

3   a What is the temperature of the water in the Channel?

      b How …………………… the water in the Channel?

4   a What is the distance from England to France?

      b How …………………… from England to France?

5   a Did you swim the Channel quickly?

      b How …………………… take you to swim the Channel?

6   a Did you eat a lot during the swim?

      b How …………………… eat during the swim?

Answers

2 often do you

3 cold / warm is (NOT How hot is…? because water in the sea doesn’t get hot.)

4 far is it   5 long did it   6 much did you

D. Now write at least five questions with How…? that you’d like to ask an Olympic athlete.

Example: How often do you train?

……………………………………………..

……………………………………………..

……………………………………………..

……………………………………………..

Answers

2   How fast / quickly do / can you swim?

3   How tall are you?

 How fast can you run?

5   How early do you have to get up?

E. Circle the correct option.

1   A: How …………… were you when you first swam the Channel?   B: I was 15 years old.

      a old     b many     c age

2   A: How …………… did it take you to swim the Channel?   B: About 18 hours.

      a long time     b many time     c long

3   A: How …………… water should I drink?   B: About 5 litres.

      a much     b many     c often

4   A: How …………… do they go swimming?   B: Five times a week.

      a long     b often     c many

5   A: How …………… to go swimming in your city?   B: Five euros.

      a many it costs

      b much it costs

      c much does it cost

Answers

1 a   2 c   3 a   4 b   5 c

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