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    This document discusses days and dates in English. It provides ordinal numbers for dates and the names of the days of the week. It explains how to say and write dates, noting differences between American English and British English. Examples are given of writing dates in words and numbers. Exercises are included to have the reader practice writing dates in words and using prepositions correctly with dates and days.

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    This document discusses days and dates in English. It provides ordinal numbers for dates and the names of the days of the week. It explains how to say and write dates, noting differences between American English and British English. Examples are given of writing dates in words and numbers. Exercises are included to have the reader practice writing dates in words and using prepositions correctly with dates and days.

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    Days and Dates in English

    A. Ordinal numbers

    1st first 11th eleventh 21st twenty-first 31st thirty-first

    2nd second 12th twelfth 22nd twenty-second


    1
    3rd third 13th thirteenth 23rd twenty-third

    4th fourth 14th fourteenth 24th twenty-fourth

    5th fifth 15th fifteenth 25th twenty-fifth

    6th sixth 16th sixteenth 26th twenty-sixth

    7th seventh 17th seventeenth 27th twenty-seventh

    8th eighth 18th eighteenth 28th twenty-eighth

    9th ninth 19th nineteenth 29th twenty-ninth

    10th tenth 20th twentieth 30th thirtieth

    My birthday is in September. I take two weeks’ holidays in summer.

    B. Days of the week

    Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday


    These are weekdays. These are the weekend.

    My training course is on Mondays and Thursdays.

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    C. Writing and saying dates

    You say ... You write ...

    1st first the first of August, August (the) first 1 August, 1st August, August 1st
    2nd second the second of August, August (the) second 2 August, 2nd August, August 2nd
    2
    Note: AmE: You usually say August first and you always write August 1 or August 1st

    BrE: 1/8 in informal writing; AmE: 8/1


    My birthday is on the seventh of November.

    Exercises:

    1. Write each date in one of the ways you can say it.

    17 Mar (St Patrick’s Day) the seventeenth of March OR March (the) seventeenth
    10 Jun (Portugal and Communities Day)
    4 Jul (Independence Day)
    14 Jul (Bastille Day)
    31 Oct (Halloween)
    25 Dec (Christmas)
    31 Dec (New Year’s Eve)

    2. Write the days and dates of the shows, using the calendar and the information about an exhibition centre.

    1. The Cat Show is on Monday 28th March or March 28th.


    2.
    3.
    4.
    5.

    3. Complete the sentences with the adequate preposition.


    1. Her birthday is ______ June. 4. I usually go on holiday ______ August.
    2. Earth Day is _____ 22nd April. 5. The main national holiday in France is ________ July
    3. The office is too hot _____ summer and too cold ______ 14th.
    winter.

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