ESL Connect - Numbers, Dates and Time

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Numbers, dates and time

Practise saying when things happen.

Warm-up questions

What is today’s date?
What time is it now?
When is your birthday?
What time do you start school or work?

Key language

My birthday is on 12 May.

I get up at 7:00.

School starts in September.

I study from 4:00 to 6:00.

Vocabulary 1

Numbers

Match the number with the correct word.

twelve thirty forty-five one hundred seventy

1. 12

2. 30

3. 45

4. 70

5. 100

Vocabulary 2

Days, months and dates

Choose the correct answer.

1. Which day comes after Sunday?

Monday Friday Saturday

2. Which month comes after February?

January March May

3. How do we say 21st?

the twenty-one the twenty-first the first twenty

4. Which is the last month of the year?

October December November

5. Which day comes before Saturday?

Thursday Friday Sunday

Vocabulary 3

Telling the time

Choose the correct expression.

1. 7:00

half past seven seven o’clock quarter to seven

2. 8:30

half past eight quarter past eight eight o’clock

3. 9:15

quarter to nine quarter past nine half past nine

4. 5:45

quarter to six quarter past five half past five

5. 2:10

ten to two ten past two two o’clock

Reading

A busy week

Read the text and answer the questions.

Emma has a busy week. On Monday, she has an English class at 9:00. On Wednesday afternoon, she goes to the gym. Her birthday is on 14 June. In July, she visits her grandparents. At the weekend, she usually relaxes. On Saturday evening, she meets friends from 7:00 to 10:00.

1. When is Emma’s English class?

Monday Tuesday Friday

2. What time is the class?

8:00 9:00 10:00

3. When is her birthday?

14 June 4 June 14 July

4. When does she visit her grandparents?

June July August

5. When does she meet friends?

Saturday evening Sunday morning Wednesday afternoon

Language Focus

Prepositions of time

Use different prepositions with clock times, days, dates, months and parts of the day.

Preposition	Use	Example
at	clock times; night	at 8:00; at night
on	days and dates	on Monday; on 5 May
in	months, years, seasons, parts of the day	in June; in 2026; in the morning
before / after	earlier or later than another time	before lunch; after school
from…to	start and finish times	from 9:00 to 5:00

1. The lesson starts ______ 10:00.

in at on

2. My birthday is ______ Friday.

at on in

3. We go on holiday ______ August.

on at in

4. I do my homework ______ school.

after at in

5. I have breakfast ______ work.

after before on

Questions

Ask about dates and times

Complete the questions and answers.

1. What time does the film start? It starts ______ 8:00.

2. When is the meeting? It is ______ Monday.

3. When is your holiday? It is ______ July.

4. I work ______ 9:00 to 5:00.

5. I go home ______ class.

Speaking

Plan your week

Ask and answer questions about dates and times.

Student A asks

When is your birthday?
What time do you get up?
What do you do on Saturday?
What do you do after school or work?
When do you go on holiday?

Student B answers

My birthday is on...
I get up at...
On Saturday, I...
After school/work, I...
I go on holiday in...

Write your weekly plan

Review

Final check

Drag the jumbled prepositions into the correct gaps.

after on at in before

1. The train leaves ______ 6:30.

2. We have English ______ Tuesday.

3. My birthday is ______ September.

4. I brush my teeth ______ bed.

5. We have lunch ______ the lesson.

Can you do these things?

Say common numbers and dates.
Tell the time.
Use at with clock times.
Use on with days and dates.
Use in with months and years.

Talk about dates and time