1. Language Note 3.5
Months, days, and dates

2. 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

3. 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?

4. 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
Mohammed graduated from high school in 2014.
I will travel to Korea in June, 2020.

5. 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.

6. 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

7. 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?

8. 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.

9. 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

10. Do you understand?