February 11, 2015

Days and Months in English

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DAYS AND MONTHS IN ENGLISH

In this lesson your are going to learn some new vocabulary and expressions related to days and months in English. The first step you should learn is mastering the main vocabulary. It's also important to train your pronunciation by saying the words repeatedly. Good luck!

  • THE DAYS

days in English

Telling the days
Today is Monday. / It is Monday.
Today's Sunday. / It's Sunday.

Asking the days
What day is it today? / What's today?

To tell the days we use the preposition "on":
on Thursday; on Saturday; on Wednesday; etc

Examples:
I am going to Singapore next Tuesday.
I usually go shopping on Sundays.
My dad works from Monday to Friday.



  • THE MONTHS

months in English

Telling the months
It's January. / We are in January. / This month is January.

Asking the months
What month is it? / What month are we in?



  • THE DATES

dates in English


Asking the dates
What date is it today?
or a little longer
What's the date today?

Your answers might be:
It's the fifth of March, 2015. (BrE)
or
Its March the fifth, 2015. (AmE)


Note: Preposition Usage
on (day)
in (month)
in (year)

Look at the differences.
It's on Wednesday.
It's in April.
It's in 2016.
It's on April 20, 2015.


  • Exercises : Choose the correct prepositions.


1)We all off from school _____ Sundays.
    a. on
    b. in
    

2) We are _____ October.
     a. on
     b. in
     

3) My mom passed away _____ 1994.
    a. on
    b. in
    

4) Maria was born _____ August 2nd, 2001.
    a. on
    b. in
    

5) I will be in Singapore _____ 9th _____ 22th this month.
    a. from - to
    b. from - for
    










Tag:
days in English, months in English, writing dates in English.

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