1. Primary Longman Elect
5B Chapter 4
How long …?
How far …?

2. How long …?
We use How long to ask about the duration of time.
How long does it take to travel from Tseung Kwan O to Wan Chai?
Tseung Kwan O
7:00
Wan Chai
7:22
It takes 22 minutes.
uses

3. How long …?
We use How long to ask about the duration of time.
How long does it take to travel from Tseung Kwan O to Disneyland?
Tseung Kwan O
7:00
Disneyland
8:00
It takes 60 minutes.
= 1 hour
It takes an / one hour. OR

4. It takes one and a half hours.
How long …?
We use How long to ask about the duration of time.
How long does it take to travel from Tseung Kwan O to the airport?
Tseung Kwan O
7:00
airport
8:30
It takes 90 minutes.
= 1 hour &
30 mins
It takes one and a half hours. OR

5. How far …? We use How far to ask about the distance. clinic home park
How far is it from home to the clinic?
It’s 1 km.
km = kilometre(s)
How far is it from home to the park?
It’s 5 km.

6. How far …? We use How far to ask about the distance. clinic home park
How far is it from home to the clinic?
It’s not far. It’s 1 km.
km = kilometre(s)
How far is it from home to the park?
It’s 5 km.

7. How far …? We use How far to ask about the distance. clinic home park
How far is it from home to the clinic?
It’s not far. It’s 1 km.
km = kilometre(s)
How far is it from home to the park?
It’s a long way. It’s 5 km.
It’s far.

8. How long does it take to travel from here to Stanley?
Key structure
How long does it take to travel from here to Stanley?
It takes
55 minutes.
an / one hour.
1 hr = 60 minutes
1 hr = an / one hour
1½ hr = one and a half hours
uses
How far is it from here to the picnic site?
It’s not far.
It’s one and a half kilometres.
It’s a long way.
It’s four kilometres.
It’s far.
km = kilometre(s)

9. Practice Mong Kok Central
20 mins
___________ does it take to travel from Central to Mong Kok?
It takes twenty minutes.
How long

10. Practice park library ___________ is it from the library to the park?
1.5 km
___________ is it from the library to the park?
____________________________
How far
It’s one and a half kilometres.

11. Practice picnic site bus stop
5 km
________________________________________________________
_______________________
How far is it from the bus stop to the picnic site?
It’s five kilometres.

12. Practice Wong Tai Sin Chai Wan
1.5 hr
________________________________________________________
_______________________
How long does it take to travel from Chai Wan to Wong Tai Sin?
It takes one and a half hours.

13. Practice Lam Tin Tin Hau
25 mins
________________________________________________________
_______________________
How long does it take to travel from Lam Tin to Tin Hau?
It takes twenty-five minutes.

14. Practice post office clinic
1 km
________________________________________________________
_______________________
How far is it from the clinic to the post office?
It’s one kilometre.

15. The End