Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Unit 6 Dates


Most invitations in English include the "Save the Date" phrase. What kind of events to save the date can you say?

In English there are different ways of expressing the date. For example 02/10 in American English means February 10th, but in British English it means October 2nd. Click on the links below and practise (for more dates click on "get a new randomized date").


The Date I
Writing the date
Telling the date



Have a look at the photos above and ask and answer questions about them. For example, "When is Victoria and Bradley's wedding? It's on 17th September.

Now click on the link below and read the information about the holidays or festivities clicking on the month. Then answer the questions. Alternatively, you can ask questions about festivals on the chat below.



British Calendar 

1. When's New Year's Day? It's on 1st January (the first of January).
2. When's Ash Wednesday?
3. When's Good Friday?
4. When's St David's Day?
5. When's St Patrick's Day?
6. When's St George's Day?
7. When's Father's Day?
8. When's St Andrew's Day?
9. When's Halloween?
10. When's Boxing Day?

1 comment:

Isabel Bastida said...

The date: KEY

2) Ash Wednesday is on 24th February.
3) Good Friday is on 10th April.
4) St.David's Day is on 1st March.
5) St. Patrick's Day is on 17th March.
6) St. George's Day is on 23rd April.
7) Father's Day is on 21st June.
8) St. Andrew's Day is on 30th November.
9) Halloween is on 31st November.
10) Boxing Day is on 26th December.