| Time
and the Calendar / Exercises |
| Exercise -1 |
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| How many days are there in a
year? |
There are three hundred and sixty-five. |
| How many weeks are there in a
year? |
There are fifty-two. |
| How many months are there in a
year? |
There are twelve. |
| How many seasons are there in
a year ? |
There are four. |
| How many months are there in a
season? |
There are three. |
| How many days are there in a
week? |
There are seven. |
| How many days are there in
June? |
There are thirty. |
| How many days are there in
October? |
There are thirty-one. |
| How many years are there in a
decade? |
There are ten. |
| How many years are there in a
century? |
There are one hundred. |
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| Exercise -2 |
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| Today is the first day of
spring. |
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| Yesterday |
Yesterday was the first day of spring. |
| Tomorrow |
Tomorrow will be the first day of spring. |
| Last Friday |
Last Friday was the first day of spring. |
| Next Thursday |
Next Thursday will be the first day of spring. |
| This coming Monday |
This coming Monday will be the first day of spring. |
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| Exercise -3 |
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| Today is the first day of
spring. |
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| summer |
Today is the first day of summer. |
| winter |
Today is the first day of winter. |
| September |
Today is the first day of September. |
| the new year |
Today is the first day of the new year. |
| our summer vacation |
Today is the first day of our summer vacation. |
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| Exercise - 4 |
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| When is winter over? |
It’s over about March twenty-first. |
| Are you glad then? |
I’m always glad when winter is over. |
| When is spring over? |
It’s over about June twenty-first. |
| Are you sorry then? |
I’m always sorry when spring is over. |
| When is summer over? |
It’s over about September twenty-first. |
| Are you glad then? |
I’m always glad when summer is over. |
| When is fall over? |
It’s over about December twenty-first. |
| Are you sorry then? |
I’m always sorry when fall is over. |
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| Exercise - 5 |
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| The weather is perfect today,
isn’t it? |
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| terrible |
The weather is terrible today, isn’t it? |
| wonderful |
The weather is wonderful today, isn’t it? |
| awful |
The weather is awful today, isn’t it? |
| unusual |
The weather is unusual today, isn’t it? |
| unusually nice |
The weather is unusually nice today, isn’t it? |
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| Exercise -6 |
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| Today is very warm, isn’t it? |
Today isn’t very warm, is it? |
| Today is very cold, isn’t it? |
Today isn’t very cold, is it? |
| Today is very hot, isn’t it? |
Today isn’t very hot, is it? |
| Today is very cool, isn’t it? |
Today isn’t very cool, is it? |
| Today is very humid, isn’t it? |
Today isn’t very humid, is it? |
| Today is very clear, isn’t it? |
Today isn’t very clear, is it? |
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| Exercise -7 |
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| Most
people like this season best of all, don’t they? |
| A lot of people |
A lot of people like this season best of all, don’t they? |
| Some people |
Some people like this season best of all, don’t they? |
| A few people |
A few people like this season best of all, don’t they? |
| Few people |
Few people like this season best of all, do they? |
| Not many people |
Not many people like this season best of all, do they? |
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