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Unit 39 · There and it

It ...

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A

We use it for time/day/distance/weather:

time

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What time is it?

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It's half past ten.

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It's late.

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It's time to go home.

day

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What day is it?

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It's Thursday.

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It's 16 March.

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It was my birthday yesterday.

distance

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It's three kilometres from our house to the city centre.

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How far is it from New York to Los Angeles?

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It's a long way from here to the station.

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We can walk home. It isn't far.

We use far in questions (is it far?) and negatives (it isn't far). In positive sentences, we use a long way (it's a long way).

weather

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It's raining.

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It isn't raining.

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Is it snowing?

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It rains a lot here.

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It didn't rain yesterday.

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Does it snow very often?

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It's warm/hot/cold/fine/cloudy/windy/sunny/foggy/dark etc.

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It's a nice day today.

Compare it and there:

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It rains a lot in winter.

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There is a lot of rain in winter.

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It was very windy.

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There was a strong wind yesterday.

B

It's nice to ... etc.

it's easy / difficult / impossible / dangerous / safe / expensive / interesting / nice / wonderful / terrible etc. to
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It's nice to see you again.

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It's impossible to understand her.

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It wasn't easy to find your house.

C

Don't forget it:

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It's raining again. (not Is raining again)

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Is it true that you're going away? (not Is true that...)

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Exercises (5)

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39.1

Write about the weather in the pictures. Use It's ... .

  1. 1Rainy weather
    raining.example
  2. 2Cold weather
  3. 3Windy weather
  4. 4A sunny day with a bright sun in a blue sky
  5. 5Snow falling over a snow-covered street
  6. 6A grey overcast sky full of clouds
39.2

Write it is (it's) or is it.

  1. 1
    What time ?example
  2. 2
    We have to go now. very late.
  3. 3
    true that Ben can fly a helicopter?
  4. 4
    'What day today? Tuesday?' 'No, Wednesday.'
  5. 5
    ten kilometres from the airport to the city centre.
  6. 6
    OK to call you at your office?
  7. 7
    'Do you want to walk to the hotel?' 'I don't know. How far ?'
  8. 8
    Lisa's birthday today. She's 27.
  9. 9
    I don't believe it! impossible.
39.3

Write questions with How far ... ?

  1. 1
    (here / the station)
    How far is it from here to the station?example
  2. 2
    (the hotel / the beach)
    How far is it from the hotel to the beach?
  3. 3
    (New York / Washington)
    How far is it from New York to Washington?
  4. 4
    (your house / the airport)
    How far is it from your house to the airport?
39.4

Write it or there.

  1. 1
    The weather isn't so nice today. 's cloudy.example
  2. 2
    was a strong wind yesterday.example
  3. 3
    's hot in this room. Open a window.
  4. 4
    was a nice day yesterday. was warm and sunny.
  5. 5
    was a storm last night. Did you hear it?
  6. 6
    I was afraid because was very dark.
  7. 7
    's often cold here, but isn't much rain.
  8. 8
    's a long way from here to the nearest shop.
39.5

Complete the sentences. Choose from the boxes.

easydifficultimpossibledangerousniceinterestingwork herevisit different placessee you againget up earlygo out alonemake friends
  1. 1
    If you go to bed late, in the morning.example
  2. 2
    Hello, Jane. How are you?
  3. 3
    There is too much noise.
  4. 4
    Everybody is very nice at work.
  5. 5
    I like travelling.
  6. 6
    Some cities are not safe at night.