Language Note 3.5 Months, days, and dates

Part 1: A) Below is a list of the months in order from first to last. Short Form 1 January Jan 2 February Feb 3 March Mar 4 April Apr 5 May 6 June Jun Months Short Form 7 July Jul 8 August Aug 9 September Sep 10 October Oct 11 November Nov 12 December Dec

B) Instructions: With a partner, answer these questions about the UAE. 1. Which month is National Day in? 2. Which month usually has the most rain? 3. Which month is usually the hottest? 4. Which month has the fewest number of days? 5. Which month is your favorite? Why?

C) We use the preposition in with months and years. Look at the examples with months. Her birthday is in November. The school year begins in August. I traveled to Morocco in March. Look at the examples with years. She was born in 1999. The UAE became a country in 1971. Mohammed graduated from high school in 2014. I will travel to Korea in June, 2020.

Part 2: A) Look at the information below about cardinal and ordinal numbers. We use ordinal numbers when talking about dates. My birthday is on the sixth (6th) of May. The exam is on July twenty-third (23rd). When writing the date, we can write the cardinal number, but when speaking, we must say the ordinal number.

1 = one 1st = first 2 = two 2nd = second 3 = three 3rd = third Cardinal Numbers for counting & about amount (كِمية) Ordinal Numbers for dates & about order (ترتيب ) 1 = one 1st = first 2 = two 2nd = second 3 = three 3rd = third 4 = four 4th = fourth 5 = five 5th = fifth 6 = six 6th = sixth 7 = seven 7th = seventh 8 = eight 8th = eighth 9 = nine 9th = ninth 10 = ten 10th = tenth 11 = eleven 11th = eleventh 12 = twelve 12th = twelfth 13 = thirteen 13th = thirteenth 14 = fourteen 14th = fourteenth 15 = fifteen 15th = fifteenth 16 = sixteen 16th = sixteenth Cardinal Numbers for counting & about amount (كِمية) Ordinal Numbers for dates & about order (ترتيب ) 17 = seventeen 17th = seventeenth 18 = eighteen 18th = eighteenth 19 = nineteen 19th = nineteenth 20 = twenty 20th = twentieth 21 = twenty-one 21st = twenty-first 22 = twenty-two 22nd = twenty-second 23 = twenty-three 23rd = twenty-third 24 = twenty-four 24th = twenty-fourth 25 = twenty-five 25th = twenty-fifth 26 = twenty-six 26th = twenty-sixth 27 = twenty-seven 27th = twenty-seventh 28 = twenty-eight 28th = twenty-eighth 29 = twenty-nine 29th = twenty-ninth 30 = thirty 30th = thirtieth 31 = thirty-one 31st = thirty-first

2. When is National Day in the UAE? 3. When did the quarter begin? B) Instructions: Ask and answer these questions with a partner. Be careful! Make sure that you use ordinal numbers in your answer when speaking.   1. When is your birthday? 2. When is National Day in the UAE? 3. When did the quarter begin? 4. When is the final exam?

C) We use the preposition on with days and dates. Look at the examples with days. Our class meets in the computer lab on Mondays. I have chemistry on Monday and Wednesday. My friends and I enjoy going to the mall on Saturday.

Look at the examples with dates. The UAE became a country on December 2, 1971. Maryam will take the IELTS exam on 14 January. Cristiano Ronaldo was born on 5 February 1985. She graduated on June 5. Their wedding will be on the 31 of March. Extra Information! There are two popular ways to write the date in English: month / day / year day / month / year

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