Cover of the textbook New Total English Starter - Students' Book

The key answer of exercise 9

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 8.3 - How was your weekend? for the textbook New Total English Starter - Students' Book with authors Jonathan Bygrave from Pearson Education

Question

Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions. Check your answers on page 119.

Answer

  1. How long is the River Thames? It's 346 kilometres long.
  2. How tall is the Eiffel Tower? The Eiffel Tower is 324 metres tall.
  3. How far is Perth from the nearest big city? It is 3,200 kilometres from Perth to the nearest big city (Adelaide).
  4. How long is the flight from New York to Madrid? The flight from New York to Madrid is seven hours.
  5. How deep is the Mediterranean, on average? The Mediterranean is 1,500 metres deep, on average.
  6. How heavy is a sixty kilogram person on the moon? A sixty kilogram person is ten kilograms on the moon.