Ch 2 · Lesson 2

Day, date, time, weather

The four things the British and the French both talk about all the time.

Why these go together

Small talk runs on the day, the time and the weather. These sentences give you all three.

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    Today is Monday.

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    My birthday is on the fifth of May.

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    It's three o'clock now.

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    The lesson starts at half past eight.

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    The weather is nice today.

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    In winter it's cold and it rains.

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    In summer it's hot.

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    It's snowing at the moment.

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    On Saturday mornings I sleep until ten.

Matching

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Match each phrase to what it means.

Fill in the blank

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Put the missing word back.

  1. Aujourd'hui, c'est . (Today is Monday.)

  2. Mon anniversaire, c'est le cinq . (My birthday is on the fifth of May.)

  3. Il est trois maintenant. (It's three o'clock now.)

  4. Le cours à huit heures et demie. (The lesson starts at half past eight.)

  5. Il fait aujourd'hui. (The weather is nice today.)

  6. En , il fait froid et il pleut. (In winter it's cold and it rains.)

  7. En été, il fait . (In summer it's hot.)

  8. En ce moment, il . (It's snowing at the moment.)

  9. Le samedi matin, je jusqu'à dix heures. (On Saturday mornings I sleep until ten.)

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