DISTANCE AND SPEED

1. Distance expressions
Here are 6 expressions. Write each one below the one of similar meaning:
Its in the middle of nowhere Its in the next street Its miles away Its 10 minutes by car Its just across the road Its not very far away 1. Its directly opposite: 2. Its quite near: .. 3. Its miles from anywhere: 4. Its just around the corner: 5. Its a ten-minute . 6. Its a long way . drive: away:

Now put each of these phrases into the correct dialog: Its only five minutes walk Its not far Its a long way away Its just around the corner Its too far to walk Its miles away 1. Should we get a taxi to the restaurant? No, No,.. No,... 2. Should we walk to the restaurant? No,. No,. No,... 4. How long is the flight to Tokyo? The direct BA flight only takes about 11 hours, but we went _____ Bangkok and it took over 24 hours!. Never again! 5. Do you have any idea how far it is _____ Salisbury? Well, if you go____ the coast road, itll probably take you over 3 hours, but if you take the A/, then you can probably do it _____ just under two hours. 6. I have to change airports when I get to London. How far is Gatwick _____ Heathrow? It depends which way you go. You could either take the tube ______ Central London, then get the train from Victoria, or you could just get the airport bus direct _____ Heathrow. Its only about 30 miles or so and the bus takes about an hour.

2. Expressions prepositions
Use the prepositions in the expressions In Into On To By From Via

with

1. Are you flying to Paris? Well weve thought about it. Its only an hour _____ plane. Driving isnt really any cheaper really and its much longer. Its at least a hundred miles ______ and _____ the Tunnel, then it takes you over an hour by the time you get in line. Then, when you get to the other side, its a good two-hour drive_____Paris. 2. How far is your office? Its a fifteenminute walk ____ home, but the bus only takes five minutes. 3. How far is Gothenburg? ______ Harwich its a 36-hour ferry crossing

3. Speed expressions
Complete the following expressions using these words: Over top on an doing 1. I was only doing 30 miles . hour 2. I was 20 miles an hour......... the speed limit 3. We have been . more than 100! 4. My new car has a .. speed of 150 5. We did about 120 miles a day average. Now use the above following situations sentences in the

4. Numbers

1. When the speed camera caught me, I was fined $400 2. Its a pity the national speed limit is only 70! . 3. We decided to drive to Turkey . 4. Did you see that car? ...................................................... .............. 5. When I had the accident, , in a 50-mile an hour zone.

Write the numbers with words