the date

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The date

What is the date today? Don't write numbers (except 2024)

How to write the date

UK:

31st January

31 January

USA:

January 31st

January 31

When is your birthday? write the date correctly

How to say the date

UK:

the thirty-first of January

USA:

January (the) thirty-first

What day is your birthday on this year? Take a look in your diary

What season is your birthday in?

What numbers do we use for the date?

Fill in p 102-103

p 103

Ask for these dates to your neighbour

- What month has Friday the 13th in it?

- On what day is 1st November?

Find some more questions yourself

Fill in the ordinal numbers on p 104

What do you notice with the ordinal numbers on p104

Ordinal numbers

1= the first

2= the second

3=the third

4= fourth

We add th to the numbers

!!!! The twenty-first

When did the teacher send the message about the birthday?

1. at five past midnight
2. at five to midnight
3. at five to noon

When did Miss Medals send a message?

1. at 18th November
2. on 18th November
3. at 18 november
4. on 18th november

When did Mr Wright send a message?

1. at 7:26
2. on 7:26
3. in 7:26

7: 26 is what part of the day?
He sent the message in/on/at the ...

p 105

Take turns to ask questions about when the other messages were sent.

Read the orange box

Fill in the green box