Days and Dates

Grammar Review

Vocabulary Practice

8. Express the following in one word.

introduce, greeting, polite, clever, skill, experienced

1 having or showing good manners, consideration for others, and correct social behaviour

2 to tell someone’s name to a person or group of people, so that they meet formally

3 a form of words or an action used on meeting someone

4 knowing a lot about life, people, etc.

5 good at learning and understanding things quickly

6 ability to do something well

9. Match the words of similar meaning.

1 clever	a different
2 keen	b answer
3 various	c smart
4 memorable	d act or behave towards
5 treat	e very interested in
6 response	f well-known
7 famous	g unforgettable

10. Match the words to their opposites.

1 early	a to respond
2 easy	b single
3 polite	c late
4 different	d to forget
5 married	e (the) same
6 experienced	f rude/impolite
7 to remember	g difficult
8 to request	h inexperienced

11. Choose the corresponding English word.

1 опытный	a) experience	b) experienced	c) inexperienced
2 умный	a) intelligible	b) intelligence	c) intelligent
3 вежливость	a) politely	b) polite	c) politeness
4 род занятий	a) occupy	b) occupation	c) occupancy
5 заявление	a) application	b) apply	c) applicant
5 полная комната	a) roomer	b) roominess	c) roomful

12. Fill in the correct word from the list below. Some words may be used more than once.

meet, introduce, polite, experienced, inexperienced, greeting

1. “Good morning,” I said, but she didn’t return the....
2. Let me... Mr Henry Shaw, our Marketing Manager.
3. Mum, Dad, I want you to... my friend Sheila.
4. It is not considered... to ask a lady how old she is.
5. I was young and relatively... in dealing with members of the opposite sex.
6. Paul liked to turn to more... people for advice.
7. She’s always extremely... to me, but I never know what she is really thinking.
8. ... managers often have problems with their staff.

What day is it today?	— (It’s) Monday.
What date is it today?	— (It’s) September 25th
When is your birthday?	— (It’s) in March.
25/09... — the twenty-fifth of September or September the twenty-fifth
1919 — nineteen nineteen
1800 — eighteen hundred
1805 — eighteen-oh-five

Days:	Months:	Seasons:
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday	Friday Saturday Sunday	January February March April	May June July August	September October November December	winter spring summer autumn

13. Dictate the ordinal numbers in any order to your partner. Check what they have written.

14. Practise saying these important dates in the Russian calendar.

a) 07/01 23/02 b) 08/03 c) 01/05 d) 12/06 e) 22/08 f) 04/10

Prepositions of Time
at	in	on	no preposition
1. + time of the day at 2 o’clock at midnight at noon (= 12 o’clock in the daytime) at lunchtime 2. + weekends at the weekend at weekends 3. + public holiday at Christmas; at Easter	1. + a part of the day in the morning in the afternoon in the evening BUT: at night 2. + longer periods (months, seasons, years, etc.) in July; in (the) summer; in 1998; in the sixties; in the 20^th century	1. + a day on Monday on Wednesday on Saturday on Christmas day 2. + a day + a part of the day on Monday morning on Saturday night on Wednesday evening	1. before next, last, this next week last night this year 2. before today, tomorrow, yesterday, tonight

15. Put in the correct preposition at / on / in or —.

1. ___ 8 July 2. ___ Wednesday 3. ___ 4 pm 4. ___ spring 5. ___ the morning

6. ___ Friday evening 7. ___ Christmas 8. ___ night 9. ___ the weekend 10. ___ tomorrow evening

16. Complete the following sentences with the correct preposition of time.

1. My birthday is ___ January. In fact it’s ___ January 15^th.
2. I work best ___ night.
3. I start work every morning ___ 9.00 am.
4. My English class is ___ Friday afternoon.
5. My mother was born ___ the fifties.
6. Usually I’ve got lots of presents ___ New Year’s Day.
7. Our town is quiet ___ weekends.
8. The football match is ___ Sunday.
9. ___ autumn it’s always rainy.

17. Work with your partner. Take it in turns to ask and answer the questions.

1. When is your birthday?
2. Was your mother born in the fifties?
3. What do you do on New Year’s Eve?
4. Do you have a big family meal on New Year’s Eve?
5. What time of day do you work best?
6. What time do you start work?
7. Do you ever have a nap in the afternoon?
8. What time do you go to bed?

18. Complete the following tag questions.

Example:

You learn English, don’t you?

Your sister doesn’t go to university, does she?

You are 20 years old, aren’t you?

She isn’t a journalist, is she?

1. You are a first year student,...?
2. You aren’t married,...?
3. You read a lot,...?
4. He is interested in music,...?
5. They do sports,...?
6. Your brother studies medicine,...?
7. She doesn’t speak French,...?
8. He is going to apply to university,...?
9. Your sister is a college graduate,...?
10. Her parents come from Scotland,...?
11. You are going to be an architect,...?
12. You look like your father,...?

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