A. Match the questions to the correct answers.
1 How wide is the Channel?
2 How important is it?
3 How deep is it?
4 How many types of fish live there?
5 How often are there big storms in the Channel?
6 How long does it take to get through the Channel tunnel?
7 How much does a ticket through the tunnel cost?
8 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.
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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?
4 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