Chapter 5: Dates
Grammar Focus: Days, Months, and Years
Чтобы говорить о датах, нужно знать дни недели, месяцы и числа.
Days of the Week (Дни недели)
Monday — понедельник
Tuesday — вторник
Wednesday — среда
Thursday — четверг
Friday — пятница
Saturday — суббота
Sunday — воскресенье
Months of the Year (Месяцы)
January — январь
February — февраль
March — март
April — апрель
May — май
June — июнь
July — июль
August — август
September — сентябрь
October — октябрь
November — ноябрь
December — декабрь
How to say dates
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th… 31st
Формат: day + month + year
5th March 2026 — пятое марта 2026
21st July 1990 — двадцать первое июля 1990
В разговорной речи можно сказать: «the fifth of March, twenty twenty-six»
Важно помнить:
В английском порядковые числа: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th…
Месяцы всегда с заглавной буквы
Год читается по цифрам или парами: 2026 — twenty twenty-six
Model Text / Story
My name is Anna. I am from Russia. Today I learn how to say dates in English.
I want to say my birthday. I say: «My birthday is the 15th of May, 1990.» My colleague asks, «When is your holiday?» I answer: «It is on the 1st of January.»
We also talk about weekdays. I say: «I work from Monday to Friday. I rest on Saturday and Sunday.»
I practice reading dates and years slowly. I feel more confident when I can say birthdays, holidays, and weekdays in English.
Useful Words and Expressions
day — день
week — неделя
Monday, Tuesday… — дни недели
month — месяц
January, February… — месяцы
year — год
birthday — день рождения
holiday — праздник
today — сегодня
yesterday — вчера
tomorrow — завтра
first, second, third… — первый, второй, третий…
date — дата
to say — говорить
confident — уверенный
Exercises
Exercise 1. Fill in the blanks
Today is ___. (day of the week)
My birthday is the ___ of May. (number)
The holiday is on the ___ of January.
I work from ___ to ___. (days of the week)
The year is ___. (four digits)
Exercise 2. Choose the correct answer
1st of March = (the first / the tenth) of March
21st July = (twenty-first / twenty-first first) July
1990 = (nineteen ninety / nineteen hundred ninety)
I rest on (Monday / Sunday)
Exercise 3. Speaking Practice — Personal Questions
Answer the questions. Use 1–2 short sentences.
What is your birthday?
What day is today?
What day was yesterday?
What day will be tomorrow?
Do you know any holidays in your country?
Answer Key
Exercise 1
Today is Monday.
My birthday is the 15th of May.
The holiday is on the 1st of January.
I work from Monday to Friday.
The year is 2026.
Exercise 2
the first of March
twenty-first July
nineteen ninety
Sunday
Exercise 3 (Sample Answers)
My birthday is the 15th of May.
Today is Monday.
Yesterday was Sunday.
Tomorrow will be Tuesday.
Yes, I know New Year and Victory Day in Russia.
Learning Tips
Учите дни недели и месяцы наизусть, проговаривая вслух
Практикуйтесь говорить даты и дни рождения медленно
Используйте реальные даты: свой день рождения, праздники, события