Everyday English (Elementary)
Topic: Dates and Numbers
Lesson Notes November 25, 2025 (Elementary)
Words & Phrases
It’s a little cold today, so I am using (my heater / a portable heater).
How are your eyes after the surgeries?
I started to feel pain in my eyes.
My eyes started to hurt.
My lower back (hurt / was in pain) hunched over making the candy-lei.
Take over (phrasal verb) = to assume control of something or to replace someone in their role
The new manager will take over next month.
When she got sick, her colleague took over her classes.
A tech company is trying to take over its smaller competitor.
We did a chant and the teacher (chanted back / responded to it).
I have a license to drive a manual.
Can you drive stick?
Life in Numbers
Grammar
How much; used with uncountable nouns
How many; used with countable nouns
How long; used with time and duration
How far; used with distances
How big; used with sizes and weights
The following list covers most of the “How + …” patterns that we use to ask simple, everyday questions.
How + adjective (describes a thing or person)
How big – size or volume
How big is your house?
How small – size or volume
How small is the dog?
How tall – height
How tall is your son?
How short – height
How short is this table?
How long – length or duration
How long was the movie?
How wide – width
How wide is the Tama River?
How deep – depth
How deep is the pool?
How heavy – weight
How heavy is that box?
How light – weight
How light is this bag?
How old – age
How old is your car?
How fast – speed
How fast can you run?
How slow – speed
How slow is this bus?
How strong – strength
How strong is this wine?
How weak – strength
How weak is this rope?
How hot – temperature
How hot is the heater?
How cold – temperature
How cold is it today?
How expensive – cost
How expensive was that car?
How cheap – cost
How cheap are the tickets?
How difficult / easy – level of difficulty
How easy is this exercise?
How near / far – distance
How far to Shinyurigaoka from here?
How + adverb (describes an action)
How often – frequency
How often do you go to the gym?
How early – time
How early do you wake up?
How late – time
How late did you arrive?
How well – skill or quality of action
How well can you write in kanji?
How badly – quality of action
How badly did the team play?
How quickly – speed of action
How quickly can you get here?
How slowly – speed of action
How slowly are you driving?
