Months of the Year

January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November,
December
Days of the Month
first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth,
thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth, twentieth,
twenty-first, twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, twenty-sixth, twentyseventh, twenty-eighth, twenty-ninth, thirtieth, thirty-first
DATES IN ENGLISH

Written English
British English
In British English the day is usually put before the month. If you wish, you can add the
ending of the ordinal number. The preposition of before the month is usually dropped. You
can put a comma before the year, but this is not common anymore in British English.
Example: 5(th) (of) October(,) 2004
American English
In American English the month is usually put before the day. If you wish, you can put the
definite article before the day. It is common to write a comma before the year.
Example: October (the) 5(th), 2004
You can also write the date by using numbers only. The most common forms are:
Example: 5/10/04 or 5-10-04
Spoken English
British English
In British English you normally put the day before the month and use the definite the

article before the day and the preposition of before the month.
5 October 2004 - the fifth of October, two thousand and four

American English
In American English you normally put the month before the day and it is possible to leave
out the the definite article the.
October 5, 2004 - October (the) fifth, two thousand and four

Exercises 01
Write down the date in the way you would write it (e.g. in a letter). Keep in mind that some
words need to be capitalised.
a) 22 de dezembro de 2009
American: ____________________________________________________________
British: ______________________________________________________________
b) 3 de fevereiro de 2000
American: ____________________________________________________________
British: ______________________________________________________________
c) 26 de agosto de 1998
American: ____________________________________________________________
British: ______________________________________________________________
Exercise 02
Write down the date in the way you would say / read it. Write the numbers as words and
keep in mind that some words need to be capitalised.
a) 9 de maro de 1978
American: ____________________________________________________________
British: ______________________________________________________________
b) 31 de janeiro de 1902
American: ____________________________________________________________
British: ______________________________________________________________
c) 23 de julho de 1688

American: ____________________________________________________________
British: ______________________________________________________________

03. Listening
1. The school begins on _____________.
2. My sister will travel to France on____________.
3. We'll take the test on _____________.
4. On ____________, the store will have a big sale.
5. Can you send me an email by ________________?
6. You need to turn in your homework by ______________.
7. What time will your mom come on _________________?
8. The new students arrive on _______________________.
9. My girlfriend and I went out for the first time on _____________________.
10. I'll return to my country on ___________________________.