The Date

1st the first 16th the sixteenth

2nd the second 17th the seventeenth

3rd the third 18th the eighteenth

4th the fourth 19th the nineteenth

5th the fifth 20th the twentieth

6th the sixth 21st the twenty-first

7th the seventh 22nd the twenty-second

8th the eighth 23rd the twenty-third

9th the ninth 24th the twenty-fourth

10th the tenth 25th the twenty-fifth

11th the eleventh 26th the twenty-sixth

12th the twelfth 27th the twenty-seventh

13th the thirteenth 28th the twenty-eighth

14th the fourteenth 29th the twenty-ninth

15th the fifteenth 30th the thirtieth

31st the thirty-first

 Expressing the year

2008 1900 1959 2000

Two thousand and eight Nineteen hundred Nineteen fifty-nine The year 2000

Expressing the date

1st January 2004 07/09/1959 August 12 2003

The first of January, 2004 The seventh of September 1959 August the 12th 2003

Prepositions

For single days and dates we use on.

I was born on the 7th of the month.

For months we use in.

I was born in September.
My birthday is on September the 7th.

How to ask the day or date

o What day is it please?

It's Tuesday.
o What date is it please? / What's the date today please?
It's the 1st of April 2016.
 Prepositions of Movement

Prepositions are used to show movement to or from a place.

For example:
to, through, across

We use to to show movement with the aim of a specific

destination.

I moved to Germany in 1998.

He's gone to the shops.

We use through to show movement from one side of an

enclosed space to the other.

The train went through the tunnel.

We use across to show movement from one side of a surface or

line to another.

She swam across the river.

At and in can also be used as prepositions of movement, but

they're used to show the purpose of the movement.
I threw the paper in the bin.
Let's have dinner at my place.
More prepositions of movement

She ran...

across the road. (from one side to the other)

along the road. (The length of the road.)
around the playground.
away from the policeman.
back to the shop.
down the hill.
into the room.
off the stage.
onto (on to) the platform.
out of the theatre.
over the bridge. (from one side of an open space to the other)
past the opening.
round the track.
through the tunnel.
to the door.
towards the bus stop.
under the shelter.
up the hill.