Activities: “How to talk about dates in English?”
Activity: When did it happen?
Do you know what year each of these events happened?
First, guess the century when the event happened
Then look up the exact date
Then write the exact date in numerals then in words
For example:
Event: The Declaration of Independence is signed
Century: “the 18th century” OR “the 1700s”
Exact date (numerals): “7/4/1776”
Exact date (words): “July fourth, seventeen seventy-six” or “the fourth of July, seventeen-seventy-six”
Now it’s your turn!
Event: The Beatles perform their first concert in the US
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Event: The first phone call
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Event: The sinking of the Titanic (the date when it finished sinking)
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Event: The Normans arrive in England, beginning the Norman Conquest
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Event: The novel The Hunger Games is released
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Event: William Shakespeare dies in England
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Event: Napoleon is defeated at Waterloo
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Event: Neil Armstrong walks on the moon
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Event: Microsoft founded
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