The key answer of exercise 3
The key to exercise solutions in chapter 6B - The third Friday in June for the textbook English File Elementary - Student's Book with authors Christina Latham-Koenig, Clive Oxenden and Jerry Lambert from Oxford University Press
Question
- Read the introduction on the forum. What's special about the third Friday in June and the third Monday in January?
- Read the forum comments on p.49. Complete them with these months, days, and times.
- Look at the highlighted adjectives. What do they mean?
Answer
a)
- The third Friday in June is the happiest day of the year. This is because it’s summer, it’s warm, the evenings are light, and it’s the day before a weekend.
- The third Monday in January is the most depressing day of the year. The reasons are because it’s winter, the weather is grey and cold, the days are dark, and Monday is the first day of the working week.
b)
- June
- December
- October
- February
- Monday
- Saturday
- Sunday
- Friday
- 9.00 a.m.
- 7.45 p.m.
- 6.30 a.m.
- 5.30 p.m.
c)
Positive
- light
- fun
- festive
- favourite
Negative
- sad
- cold
- least favourite
- tired
- dirty
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