Age, birthdays and ordinal dates
Express age with : , . Do not use for English age. For a baby say .
Ordinal numbers give positions and dates: , , , then usually -th. Learn , and with the story. In British English is spoken .
Use for a particular day or date, for a month or year: , , . is an early birth-date chunk; is taught at the end of this module.
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| State your age. | ||
| State your age. | ||
| State the baby’s age. | ||
| State the baby’s age. | ||
| Give the exact birthday date. | ||
| Give the exact birthday date. | ||
| Give the birthday month. | ||
| Give the birthday month. | ||
| Give the birthday date, ten July. | ||
| Give the birthday date, ten July. | ||
| Say the birthday date twenty-eight March. | ||
| Say the birthday date twenty-eight March. | ||
I am thirty years old.State your age.
He’s six months old.State the baby’s age.
My birthday is on the tenth of July.Give the exact birthday date.
My birthday is in July.Give the birthday month.
My birthday is the tenth of July.Give the birthday date, ten July.
The date is the twenty-eighth of March.Say the birthday date twenty-eight March.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the patterns
Tap the form described in this unit.
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State your age.
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State the baby’s age.
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Give the exact birthday date.
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Give the birthday month.
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Give the birthday date, ten July.
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Say the birthday date twenty-eight March.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Choose the right word for the gap.
I thirty years old.
State your age.
He’s six old.
State the baby’s age.
My birthday is the tenth of July.
Give the exact birthday date.
My birthday is July.
Give the birthday month.
My birthday is the of July.
Give the birthday date, ten July.
The date is the twenty- of March.
Say the birthday date twenty-eight March.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete a short message
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
I thirty years old.
State your age.
He’s six old.
State the baby’s age.
My birthday is the tenth of July.
Give the exact birthday date.
My birthday is July.
Give the birthday month.
My birthday is the of July.
Give the birthday date, ten July.
The date is the twenty- of March.
Say the birthday date twenty-eight March.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build useful sentences
Put the words in order.
State your age.
State the baby’s age.
Give the exact birthday date.
Give the birthday month.
Give the birthday date, ten July.
Say the birthday date twenty-eight March.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
State your age.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the English pattern explained in the unit.
State your age.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the English pattern explained in the unit.
State the baby’s age.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the English pattern explained in the unit.
State the baby’s age.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the English pattern explained in the unit.
Give the exact birthday date.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the English pattern explained in the unit.
Give the exact birthday date.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the English pattern explained in the unit.
Give the birthday month.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the English pattern explained in the unit.
Give the birthday month.
You say:
Choose the form that fits this meaning and the English pattern explained in the unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
