Page 65 - Speaking at Length with covers

We can also add some detailed information on how long we have done or will do them by using these
expressions below.
✓ Quite some time ✓ Plenty of time
✓ Quite a while ✓ A great deal of time
✓ Quite a long time ✓ Considerable time

Let’s get some practice!

Paraphrase the sentences using the words above.

1. Raisa goes to the gym on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.
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2. Keira’s hobby is painting, but she does that only on Sunday.
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3. Tonny has been playing chess since junior high school. He is in year three of college now.
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4. My mother loves embroidery. She does that every evening.
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5. I like to go for taking photos on the last day of each month.
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6. John never misses drinking coffee. He does that at 07.00.
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7. Maria Sharapova has been playing tennis since 7 years old. She’s now 38 years old.
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8. I ride my bicycle when I want to, but not very often.
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