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

time
0 What time is it?
0 It's 10:30.
0 It's late.
0 It's time to go home.

day
G What day is i t?
0 It's Thursday.
0 It's March 16th.
0 It was my birthday yesterday.

distance
eourhouse 0 It s two miles from our house to downtown.
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0 How far is it from New York to Los Angeles?
0 It s a long way from here to the airport.
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0 We can walk home. It isn't far.

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We use far in questions (is it far?) and negatives ( it isn't far).
In affirmative sentences, we use a l ong way ( it s a long way).
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weather
0 It's raining. It isn't raining. Is it snowing?
0 It rains a lot here. It didn't rain yesterday.
Does it snow very often?
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llllllllllllll//1111 0 It's warm/hot/cold/nice/cloudy/windy/sunny/clear/dry/humid/
llllllllllllllllllll rainy/foggy/dark, etc.
0 It's a nice day today.

Compare it and there:

0 It rains a lot in the winter.
It's very rainy in the winter.
There is a lot of rain in the winter.
0 It was very windy yesterday.
There was a strong wind yesterday.

It's nice to ... , etc.

easyI difficult I impossible I dangerous I safe
It s to ...
expensive I interesting I nice I wonderful I terrible, etc.
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0 It's nice to see you again.

0 It's impossible to understand her.
0 It wasn't easy to find your house.

Don't forget it�

0 It s raining again. (not Is raining again)
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0 Is it true that you're moving to Dallas? (not Is true that . . .)

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

1 What time . l.? J:tr. . .. . . . ..... .?
2 We have to go now......................................... very late.
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.... ...... ...... . ...... . .. . true that Bill can fly a helicopter?
4 "What day ..... ..... ............... ... ... today? Tuesday?" "No, ........................................ Wednesday."
5 .. ... .. . 10 miles from downtown
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6 . .. . ..... .. . OK to call you at the office?
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7 "Do you want to walk to the hotel?" "I don't know. How far ... . . . . . . ..
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.... .. ..... .. . .. .. .. .. ....... Rachel's birthday today. She's 27.
9 I don't believe it! ........................................ impossible .

- Write questions with How far . . . ?

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3 (New York I Washington) ................................ . . . . . . . . ................................. ................................... ...................... ............................... . . . . .....................

4 (your house I the airport) .

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2 .. . Tu�.r.�.. . was a strong wind yesterday.

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3 . . ........ . . .. . . ......... 's hot in this room. Open a window.

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.... . ... . . . .. . ........ was a nice day yesterday.. ... ... . ._ .. .. .. was warm and sunny.
5 ... .. . ....... .. .... was a storm last night. Did you hear it?
6 I was afraid because ......................... was very dark .
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... . .... ..... . ... .. 's often cold here, but ......................... isn't much rain.
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8 . . . . 's a long way from here to the nearest gas station.

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- Complete the sentences. Choose from the boxes.

easy dangerous work here get 1:11' early

it's difficult nice to visit different places go out alone
impossible interesting see you again make friends

1 If you go to bed lace, . . .Jt.'.�t4iffi�1.,!l:t. t.9. {3.�.\.J.P. .��-dY

.. . . ... .... in the morning.

2 Hello, Jane ........................................ . ... ............. .. .. ................ .. .... .... ............. . .... ..... .. ................ . . .. ........ . How are you?
3 ...... . ... ... .. . ............. ...... ...... ...... ..... .... ................ .. ..... ... ...................... . ... ..... .. .. ..... ...... There is too much noise.

4 Everybody is very nice at work . . ... . ... . ..

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S I like traveling . .............................. . . . . .

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6 Some cities are not safe. ...... ................... ................................... .................... ............. ...... .................. .... . .................... . at night.

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