At the information desk:
Edward; Excuse me, please. Can you tell me why flight 202 from Rio is late?
Agent : Sure. It took off late from Rio, but it will arrive soon. Wait, flight 202 has just landed.
Edward: Thank you.
After some time Carlos arrives:
Edward: Welcome to the USA, Carlos! I can’t believe that after so many letters, cards and photos you’re really here.
Carlos : Hello, Edward. How are you?
Edward: Fine, thank you. How was the trip?
Carlos : The trip was wonderful, although we took off late.
Edward: Well, Carlos, this is my friend Chris.
Carlos: How do you do?
Chris : Pleased to meet you.
Edward: Where’s your luggage?
Carlos: There it is. The porter is bringing it.
Chris : Did you have any difficulty going through customs?
Carlos : No, not at all. Although I think I’ve brought an awful lot of things for a short trip.
Chris: How long did it take you to fly from Rio to New York?
Carlos : It took me over nine hours.
Chris: How far is it from Rio to New York?
Carlos : It’s about 7,700 km, that is, 4,800 miles.
Edward: Let’s go home. We can talk there.
Carlos : Okay, let’s go.
Practice the dialogues below:
A: At what time will flight 202 land?
B: It’ll land at 9:00.
A: Where is it coming from?
B: It’s coming from Rio de Janeiro.
A: At what time will flight 209 take off
B: It’ll take off at 9:30.
A: Where is it going to?
B: It’s going to London.
How long does is take you to go to school?
- How long does it take me / you to go to school?
- It takes me / you twenty minutes to go to school.
- How long did it take him / her to have lunch?
- It took him / her half an hour to have lunch.
- How long will it take it / us to paint the house?
- It will take it / us three days to paint the house.
- How long would it take you / them to finish the work?
- It would take you / them a long time to finish the work.
A: Did you go to the bank?
B: Yes, I did.
A: How far is it from here?
B: It’s 10 km.
A: How long did it take you to go there?
B: It took me about 20 minutes.
A: Did you have any difficulty deposing the money?
B: No. not at all. or…