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C GOAL Ask Questions to Get More Information
Language Expansion: Adjectives for Age
A Do you know someone who fits any of these descriptions? Who are they? Share your answers in pairs. Use the adjectives in the box to help you.
| youthful older, but with the energy of a young person (positive) childish older, but acting like a child (negative) mature old enough to be responsible and make good decisions in his/her twenties between 20 and 29 (also in his teens, thirties, forties, etc.) middle-aged not young or old (about 40-60) retired stopped working full time (often after 65) elderly looking and acting old |
B Talk with a partner about people you know. How old are they? Describe them with adjectives from A.
| family members neighbors friends other people in your community |
Grammar (See Grammar Reference p. 152)
| How + Adjective or Adverb |
| Adjectives give information about nouns. Use How + adjective to ask a question about a descriptive adjective. | A: Lenora is mature for her age. B: How mature is she? A: She's mature enough to babysit my son. |
| Adverbs give information about verbs. Use How + adverb to ask a question about an adverb. | A: I learn quickly. B: How quickly do you learn? A: I learned to ride a bicycle in one day! |
| Common adjectives: young, old, early, clean, happy, difficult, polite, serious |
Women at different stages of life climb a mountain together.
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C Unscramble the questions. Then in pairs, take turns asking and answering the questions.
1. English / how / do / speak / well / you. _____________________________________________?
2. you / How / are / old. _______________________________________________________________?
3. can / fast / you / how / type. ________________________________________________________?
4. you / how / tall / are. ________________________________________________________________?
5. your / family / how / often / move / does. __________________________________________?
D Complete the conversations. Write questions using how.
1. A: I think Mr. Chen is too elderly to live alone.
B: He doesn't look old to me. _____________________________?
2. A: My brother failed his driver's license test six times because he drives so badly.
B: Wow! ____________________________________________________?
3. A: I can't go to the movie tonight. My first class is very early tomorrow.
B: That's too bad. __________________________________________?
4. A: I don't want to get my own apartment. It's much too expensive.
B: Really? ___________________________________________________?
5. A: I haven't finished reading the assignment for tomorrow. I guess I read too slowly.
B: That's a problem. _________________________________________?
Conversation (Optional)
E 🎧31 Close your book and listen to the conversation. What did Erik get?
Mrs. Ryan: My son Erik just got his first credit card.
Mrs. Chen: Is that a good idea? He's still a college student.
Mrs. Ryan: That's true, but he has always been careful with money.
Mrs. Chen: Really? How careful is he?
Mrs. Ryan: He's very careful. In high school, he saved enough money to buy a computer.
Mrs. Chen: Then maybe he is ready to get a credit card.
F In your notebook, write 3-4 adjectives to describe a person you know. Then, write 3-4 things the person does and describe how the person does them.
SPEAKING STRATEGY
Disagreeing Politely That's true, but... You're right, but... I see what you mean, but...
✔️GOAL CHECK
Ask Questions to Get More Information
In pairs, take turns describing the person you chose in F and how he or she does things. Use questions with How to get as much information as possible.
My grandmother is quite lovable. She makes new friends easily.
How easily does she make new friends?
