leap year

– B1-B2 (intermediate) –

Practice Your Listening Comprehension

Practice Your Reading Comprehension

DEFINITION

1. a year in the Gregorian calendar that contains one extra day than normal (366 days instead of 365), where the additional day lies in February (29 days instead of 28)

2. February 29th

EXAMPLES

1. “Is it a leap year this year?”

   “Yeah, there are 29 days in February.”

   “Dang! I thought it was going to be March sooner. Now I have to wait a whole extra day for my birthday on the first.”

   “Hey, look at it this way: you’re younger longer.”

   “Ha! Ha! I’ve never thought about that… Weird.”

2. “In Ireland, it is a long-held tradition for women in heterosexual relationships to propose to their boyfriend on a leap year.”

Does your culture or family have special traditions for leap years? Let me know in the comments below.