1 A birthday present
Jack:Hi, Li Ming.What are you doing?
Li Ming:I'm making a birthday present for my grandfather.
Jack:When is his birthday?
Li Ming:His birthday is on Wednesday, December 28.
Jack:What are you making?
Li Ming:It's a calendar! My grandfather forgets his birthday every year.
Jack:Ha ha! A calendar is a good present for him.
Li Ming:When is your birthday, Jack?
Jack:My birthday? It's on August 11.Oh, no, that's my mum's birthday.My birthday is on August 23.
Li Ming:OK, Jack.Maybe I need to make a calendar for you, too.
2 How many days are in a month?
Thirty days have September,
April, June and November.
All the rest have thirtyone.
But February is a different one.
It has twentyeight; that's fine.
A leap year makes it twentynine!