FUNCTIONS What’s the date? Useful Language Giving dates A What day is it today? B It’s Monday.
A What’s the date today? B It’s the twenty-second of August.
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Pairwork Ask and answer the date. Then swap roles. 1 01/11 A What’s the date? B It’s the first of November. / It’s November the first. 2 17/05
3 6/10 4 27/08 5 23/02 6 11/06
A When is your birthday? B It’s on the 9th of May.
Watch out! In British English, the dates are day / month / year. It’s the sixth of September two thousand and sixteen. In American English, the dates are month / day / year. It’s September the sixth two thousand and sixteen.
2 Information exchange Student A, look at the fact files about international celebrations on this page. Student B, look at fact files on page 84. Ask and answer questions to complete them. Student A
HOLIDAY: Young People’s Day COUNTRY: Cameroon DATE: (1) 11th February
HOLIDAY: Independence Day COUNTRY: Uruguay HOLIDAY: Labour Day DATE: 25th August COUNTRY: (2) ______________ DATE: 19th June HOLIDAY: (3) _______________________ COUNTRY: Singapore DATE: 19th November Student A Student B
Student A
HOLIDAY: Queen’s Day COUNTRY: The Netherlands DATE: 30th April
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Student B
HOLIDAY: Women’s Day COUNTRY: China DATE: 8th March
When is Young People’s Day in Cameroon? It’s on the 11th of February. What holiday is on the 25th of August in Uruguay? It’s… Which country celebrates … on the… ? … celebrates … on the…