032024_CV_Dates UK vs USA

Lesson for

Chiara Vallati

20.03.2023

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Today's Learning Objectives

DATES: how to write and read dates UK vs USA

BritishEnglish

AmericanEnglish

DAYS are always said in ORDINAL numbers

Italian pronunciation

• 1st - first
• 2nd - second
• 3rd - third
• 4th - fourth
• 5th - fifth
• 6th - sixth
• 7th - seventh
• 8th - eighth
• 9th - ninth
• 10th - tenth

fè(r)stsekèndthè(r)dfòrthfifthsixthseventheithnainth tenth

Suono th = lingua in mezzo ai denti - se sputi, adotta il Mood "StiCa!"

DAYS are always said in ORDINAL numbers

Italian pronunciation

• 11th - eleventh
• 12th - twelfth
• 13th - thirteenth
• 14th - fourteenth
• 15th - fifteenth
• 16th - sixteenth
• 17th - seventeenth
• 18th - eighteenth
• 19th - nineteenth
• 20th - twentieth

ilèventhtuèlfththèrtììnthfòrtììnthfiftììnthsixtììnthseventììntheitììnthnaintììnth tuèntieth

small numbers = you jump (salti) -teen > tìn big numbers = you stay (stai) -ty > tì

Suono th = lingua in mezzo ai denti - se sputi, adotta il Mood "StiCa!"

DAYS are always said in ORDINAL numbers

Italian pronunciation

• 20th - twentieth
• 30th - thirtieth
• 40th - fortieth
• 50th - fiftieth
• 60th - sixtieth
• 70th - seventieth
• 80th - eightieth
• 90th - ninetieth
• 100th - hundredth

tuèntieth thèrtiethfòrtiethfiftiethsixtiethseventietheitiethnaintieth handredth

Suono th = lingua in mezzo ai denti - se sputi, adotta il Mood "StiCa!"

DAYS are always said in ORDINAL numbers

• 20 - 21st | 22nd | 23rd > 4-5-6-7-8-9 +th
• 30 - 31st | 22nd | 23rd > 4-5-6-7-8-9 +th
• 40 - 41st | 22nd | 23rd > 4-5-6-7-8-9 +th
• 50 - 51st | 22nd | 23rd > 4-5-6-7-8-9 +th
• 60 - 61st | 22nd | 23rd > 4-5-6-7-8-9 +th
• 70 - 71st | 22nd | 23rd > 4-5-6-7-8-9 +th
• 80 - 81st | 22nd | 23rd > 4-5-6-7-8-9 +th
• 90 - 91st | 22nd | 23rd > 4-5-6-7-8-9 +th

Suono th = lingua in mezzo ai denti - se sputi, adotta il Mood "StiCa!"

MONTHS start with a CAPITAL letter

Italian pronunciation

• January
• February
• March
• April
• May

• June
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December

genuarì februarì march eipròl mèì giùn giùlàì ògòst (ò di ora) septèmbà octoubà (o di Otranto) novèmbà dìsèmbà

Suono ch = c di ciao

YEARS are usually divided in 2 parts

• 1984 you say nineteen eighty-four
• From 2000 to 2010 you say:

- Two thousand (and) six - Two thousand (and) ten OR - Twenty oh six - Twenty oh ten

• 1700 you say seventeen hundred

• the 80s you say the eighties | the 90s you say the nineties

Let's Practice

Complete each sentence using your personal information, following the example below

Michela:

• I write: I was born on 10th March 1984
• I say: I was born on the 10th of March 1984

1. I was born ___________
2. My best friend was born ___________
3. My sister/brother was born ___________
4. My boyfriend/girlfriend was born ___________
5. My favourite singer was born ___________
6. My favuorite actor was born ___________

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Exercises

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1. Dates - UK vs USA (Listening included)Intermediate

2. Dates - Years (Listening)Intermediate

3. Dates - UK only (Listen and match)Intermediate

4. Dates - USA only (Listen and matc)Intermediate

5. Dates - UK only (Listen and write)Intermediate

PRACTICE now

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Exercises

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6. Dates - UK (Writing)Intermediate

7. Dates - USA (Writing)Intermediate

8. Write 10 sentences expressing what happened on a specific date in the past.(You'll read it our loud during our next lesson.)Intermediate Example: On 17th February 1980 my parents got married.

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