CHAPTER 5. ASKING QUESTIONS (19) FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR

 

FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR CHAPTER 5. ASKING QUESTIONS

 

5-13 LENGTH OF TIME: IT + TAKE AND HOW LONG   EXERCISE 28. Length of time. (Chart 5-13) Directions: Create sentences using it + take to express length of time. 1 I drove to Madrid. (Length of time: three days) → It took me three day to drive to Madrid. 2 I walk to class. (Length of time: twenty minutes) 3 Gino finished the test. (Length of time: an hour and a half) 4 We will drive to the airport. (Length of time: forty-five minutes) 5 Alan hitchhiked to Alaska. (Length of time: two weeks) 6 I wash my clothes at the laundromat. (Length of time: two hours) EXERCISE 29. Length of time. (Chart 5-13) Directions: Use it + take.   1. How long does it take you to . . . a. eat breakfast? → It takes me ten minutes w eat breakfast. b. get to class? c. write a short paragraph in English?) d. read a 400-page novel?   2. Generally speaking, how long does it take to ... a. fly from(name of a city) to (name of a city)? b. get from here to your hometown? c. get used to living in a foreign country? d. commute from (name of a local place) to (name of a local place) during rush hour?

 

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EXERCISE 28 EXERCISE 29 (YOUR OWN RESPONSES)