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Ls 20. Days of the week

Lesson Twenty. Days of the week​

Sunday is the first day of the week The first day of the week is Sunday. Sunday comes after Saturday. It comes before Monday. Sunday is a weekend day.

Monday is the second day of the week on the calendar. Monday is also the first day of the work week. Monday comes after Sunday. (Everyone hates Monday because it's the first day back to work after the weekend!)

Tuesday is the third day of the week. It's the second day of the work week. Tuesday comes after Monday. It comes before Wednesday.

Wednesday is the fourth day of the week. The fourth day of the week is Wednesday. It's the third day of the work week. Wednesday comes after Tuesday. Wednesday is the middle of the week.

Thursday is the fifth day of the week. The fifth day of the week is Thursday. Thursday comes after Wednesday. It comes before Friday.

Friday is the sixth day of the week. The sixth day of the week is Friday. It's the fifth and last day of the work week. Friday comes after Thursday. It comes before Saturday. (Everyone loves Friday because it's the last day of the week. In the afternoon, the weekend begins. T.G.I.F. = Thank God it's Friday!)

Saturday is the seventh day of the week. The seventh day of the week is Saturday. Saturday comes after Friday. It comes before Sunday.

Saturday and Sunday are the weekend.

When talking about the weekend, you can use:

  • on the weekend
  • during the weekend
  • this weekend (present and future):
    • What are you going to do this weekend?
  • last weekend (past)
    • What did you do last weekend?
  • next weekend (future - comes after "this weekend")
    • What are you going to do next weekend? There are seven days in a week. There are 52 weeks in a year.

Examples: What day comes after Wednesday? Thursday comes after Wednesday

  1. What day comes after Monday?
    • Tuesday comes after Monday\
  2. What day comes before Wednesday?
    • Tuesday comes before Wednesday
  3. How many days are there in a week?
    • There are seven days in a week
  4. What's the first day of the work week?
    • The first day of the work week is Monday
  5. If today is Tuesday, what day is the day after tomorrow?
    • The day after tomorrow is Thursday.