4 super natural ways to talk about distance in English. 1. quite a ways(really far, a great distance) Ex: She run quite a ways before running out of breath. Ex: That mountain is quite a ways from here. Ex: We'vegot quite a ways on this project(we made progress, a metophrical way) 2. a ways to go(both metophrical or physical) Ex:We still have a ways to go before we get there. Ex: We've got a ways to go on this project.(we still have a lot of progress to make.) 3. a ways off(something is far away, both for time and distance.) Ex: The meeting is aways off. Ex: She lives a ways off and it will take me 30 mins to get there. 👏👏👏way off(completely wrong) 4. a ways away (far away, the same meaning as a ways off) Ex: She lives a ways away.= She lives far away.(especially for rural living) Role Play: A: Wow, look at that view. I'm glad we picked this hike even though it's quite a ways. B: Definitely worth the our drive. A:I agree. Wow, look at that cave.That could totally explore, but it's ways off. B: That Is quite a ways away. I think we could make it though. U wanna try? A: Let's doit. We'd better get going. We've still got a ways to go.

AEE 2325: English Fluency is Not a Ways Off today learn 4 super natural ways that native say this when they give directions or talk about distance in English. i think you're a swimmer right, so how far can you swim ? quite a ways, probably a mile maybe 2 miles. wow that's actually far. 1. quite a ways, means far, a great distance. eg, she ran quite a ways before running out of breath. ( she ran really far ) that mountain is quite a ways from here. ( the mountain seens far away from here ) another way to use this Phrase : mean that we made progress . eg, we have got quite a ways on this project. (we have got a lot done, we makes progress) 2. a ways to go, means looking ahead how much more you have to do or to go. eg, we got a ways to go on this projects meaning we still got a lot of progress to make. it also could be physical distance meaning you have a long distance to go. eg, we have a ways to go before we get there. we have come a long ways, we only have a short way to go. 3. a ways off, very similar to No.2, something is far away. it could be terms of time or could be distance too. eg, the meeting is a ways off. ( it's like the meeting is in two months) I'm thinking oh there's a conference i gonna go to next summer, but it's still a ways off, so I'm not register and book my flight yet. she lives a ways off, it will take at least 30 minutes to get there. ( she lives really far) point : a ways off VS way off, totally different meaning. way off means wrong about something. eg, i thought she get there at 8, but i was way off. 4. a ways away, means far away, more regional. eg, we can reach our destination but there's still a ways away. ( still far ) eg, she lives quite a ways away.

Role Play: wow look at that view, I'm gone we pick the sights风景 even though is quite a ways, definitly worth the hours drive. i agreed, wow look at that cave洞穴 that would be cool to explore but it's a ways off. that's quite a ways away, i think we could make it though, you wanna try ? let's do it, we'd better get going, we have got a ways to go.