Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.

Hector Louis Berlioz, French composer

1 VOCABULARY the date b Underline the stressed syllable in these words.

a Continue the series. 1 January 5 May 9 September
1 January, February, March April 2 February 6 June 10 October
2 May, July, , 3 March 7 July 11 November
3 September, October, , 4 April 8 August 12 December
4 March, June, ,
c Practise saying the words in a and b.
5 spring, summer, ,
6 first, second, , 3 G R A M M A R prepositions of time
7 sixth, eighth, ,
a Write the words in the correct column.
8 fifth, tenth, ,
February 5th November 5:30 the weekend
b Complete the chart. Sunday the morning the autumn
Friday afternoon 22nd September night
1/1 44/2 4/7 31/10 25/12 Christmas 2010 your birthday Easter 1966

Day Date You say... in on at

Valentine's Day 14/2 the fourteenth of February February 5th November 5.30
Christmas Day
US Independence Day
Halloween
New Year's Day

48 Vocabulary Bank b Complete the spaces with a preposition of time.

2 P R O N U N C I A T I O N vowel sounds, word stress 'My name is Nunzia Manfredini and I work for
a publicity agency. I usually get up 1_jg£_
a Write the words in the chart.
six o'clock2 Mondays, Wednesdays, and
first second autumn July April Fridays because I have my English class before
November ninth May August third
I start work. 3 __ Tuesdays and Thursdays
I get up later. I go to work by train, but 4
Fridays I drive my car, so I can visit my mother 5 the afternoon.
6
When the class finishes quarter to nine, I go to my office.
7
autumn I have lunch two o'clock and then I work until about seven
8
o'clock. the summer I work different hours because9
15th June we change to the summer timetable. It's very hot in Rome
10
August, so most people go on holiday!'
4 READING More Words to Learn
a Match the questions to the paragraphs. Write translations and try to remember the words.
Where do people stay? Where is it? Word Pronunciation Translation
How do people get there? When is it? birthday noun
What is the Kumbh Mela bathing festival?
the beginning noun

the middle noun

favourite adjective

continue verb

want verb

change verb

also adverb

during preposition

in front of preposition

Can you answer these questions?

When's your birthday?

When's your mother's birthday?
The Kumbh Mela bathing festival What's your favourite month?
What's your favourite season?
1 What is the Kumbh Mela bathing festival?
When do you usually relax?
The Kumbh Mela bathing festival is a ceremony for
Hindus where they celebrate their religion. They go to
the River Ganges to clean their bodies. Millions of
Indian people take part in the ceremony and it is
impossible to move in the streets near the river.

2 .
CAN YOU REMEMBER...?
The festival takes place in one of four cities in India. Complete each space with one word.
The cities are Ujjain, Haridwar, Nasik, and Allahabad.
James like dogs, but he likes cats.
3 ;
your boyfriend live near here?
The Kumbh Mela does not happen on a fixed date,
Nurses always a uniform.
but it takes place every three years, in April or May.
The exact dates depend on the stars. My husband is my uncle.
I want a drink. I'm .
4
We get up at half six.
There are special trains that take people to the
Kumbh Mela from all over India. During the festival A How do you go to English classes?
the trains are very full. B Twice a week.
5 They go to bed late the weekend.
People usually stay at camps where they eat and
sleep. The food is vegetarian because Hindus do not
eat meat or eggs.

b Hi; five words you don't know. What do you

think they mean? Check with your dictionary.