Communication 2013-08-08

p. 148
1 a
every week  (weekly)("every" is singular)
every month (monthly)
every year  (yearly)

once a week
twice a week
three times a week
four times a year

(fifty miles an hour / miles per hour)

2 a
fall 1 (autumn)
spring 7
summer 3
winter 5
Easter 6
Christmas 4
New Year 2

2 b
January
February (February 29 - leap year)
-------- Roman New Year
March
April
May
June
July
August
September sept- = 7
October    oct- = 8
November   nov- = 9
December   dec- = 10

2 c
1st first
2nd second
3rd third
4th fourth
5th fifth (no v, no e)
6th sixth
7th seventh
8th eighth
9th ninth
10th tenth
11th eleventh
12th twelfth (no v, no e)
13th thirteenth
14th fourteenth
20th twentieth (y -> ie)
21st twenty-first
22nd twenty-second
23rd twenty-third
24th twenty-fourth
30th thirtieth (y -> ie)
31st thirty-first

These are ordinal numbers.
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102
He is one hundred (and) two years old.

       always = 100% of the time
almost always = around 95%
      usually = more than 50% of the time
        often = "many" times (not specific)
    sometimes = not 0%, not 100%
  hardly ever = almost never (maybe 5%)
        never = 0% of the time

How often do you exercise?
- I never exercise.

How often are you stressed?
- I am always stressed.
- I always have a lot of stress.
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popular = many people like it (can be in a small group, like a school)
famous = many people know it (from the general population)
unusual = not common, not usual, not typical
            uncommon    unusual     atypical
take their time = do something slowly and carefully

sunrise ^ (in the morning)
sunset  v (in the evening)

busy = they have something to do, they don't sit at home and do nothing

My father lives at home. (he lives in his house, not in a nursing home)
My father stays at home. (he doesn't go out)

dictionary

meditate = sit calmly and clear your mind

60 seconds = 1 minute
60 minutes = 1 hour
24 hours = 1 day
7 days = 1 week
4+ weeks = 1 month
52 weeks = 12 months = 1 year
10 years = 1 decade
100 years = 1 century

Homework: p. 33 4a (complete the survey)

Bring food tomorrow for Natalia and Daniel's last day, if you like.