Unit 4
Here you can find exercises of the vocabulary from unit 4. Here we will focus mostly on dates and events. When discussing dates we will go over the days of the week, months and ordinal numbers.
Unit 4: Ordinal Numbers
The difference between ordinal and cardinal numbers
Cardinal numbers are regular numbers like 1, 2, 3,... but ordinal numbers and numbers that refer to a place in a specific order like 1st, 2nd, 3rd,...
- Basic
CONNECT
In this exercise, you must match the correct picture of an ordinal number to the right word. You have unlimited time to complete the exercise and are allowed to make two mistakes.
- Intermediate
FILL IN THE BLANKS
Complete the following sentences by filling in the correct ordinal numbers. The exercise exists of three separate exercises, and they get more difficult as you go on. In the last exercise, you must turn the roman, numerals into English ordinal numbers. This might be a little bit difficult, but you should know at least some of them, if you do not get them all, you can press the button below for the solutions. Click here to go to the website.
Unit 4: Dates and events
How to write dates:
- When talking about dates we always use ordinal numbers. We say "I was born on the 2nd of May.". We do not say "I was on 2 May."
- Always use a capital letter for the days of the week and the months of the year.
- If you click on the Grammarly icon, you can find more detailed explanations on how to write dates.
- Basic
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
In this exercise, you must complete the crossword puzzle with the correct months. Once you have filled it in, you can press the yellow button and it will tell you what letters are incorrect by highlighting them in red and then you can make changes
LISTENING
In this exercise, you must listen to the audio fragments and select the correct date to match it. You can replay the audio fragments as many times as you would like and once you are done you can press 'check'.
You can go to the exercises by pressing and clicking here.
FILL IN THE BLANKS
This exercise focuses specifically on the 'events' vocabulary from Unit 4. You must complete the sentences with the correct word from the vocabulary list. You are given 3 options to choose from and have unlimited time to complete the exercise.
- Intermediate
AMERICAN VS BRITISH DATES
Here you can find a link to live worksheets where you learn about how Americans and British people write dates. You will find explanations as well as exercises.
CONNECT
In this exercise, you must connect the historic event to the right date. Not all dates are written in the same way, so you really have to pay attention. Luckily, you have unlimited time to complete the exercise and are allowed to make 4 mistakes.