650+ English Phrases for Everyday Speaking: Phrases for Beginner and Intermediate English Learners by Janet Gerber

Author:Janet Gerber
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Janet Gerber
Published: 2014-05-05T03:00:00+00:00

Calendar

There are seven (7) days of the week. In the United States, Sunday is the first day of the week. Days and Months are capitalized in English. So, they start with a BIG letter.

Days: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Date:

For stating the date you need to use ordinal numbers in English. (First, second, third, etc.)

Today is _____.

Yesterday was _______.

Tomorrow will be ________.

Examples of the date:

May 18th= Say: May eighteenth

December 25th- Say: December twenty-fifth

January 1st, 2014= Say: January first, two thousand fourteen

March 9th, 2012= Say: March ninth, two thousand twelve

November 15th, 1980= Say: November fifteenth, nineteen eighty

October 31st, 1954= Say: October thirty first, nineteen fifty-four

July 19th, 1846= Say: July nineteenth, eighteen forty-six.

Weekday = Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Weekend= Saturday and Sunday

Holiday= Special day, usually celebrating something (Independence day, Christmas, Mother’s Day, etc.)

Birthday= the day someone was born (February 11th, December 6th, etc.)

Questions about the Calendar:

What day is today?

What is today’s date?

What day do you ___________?

How many days do you _____ a week? (work, go to school, study, etc.)

What year were you born?

What year did you _______? (go to Brazil, move to New York, etc.)

Additional Resources:

Video: Questions about the calendar

Video: Days of the week

Video/Song: Months of the year

Video: How to pronounce Ordinal numbers

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