Elie
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Age : 35
Location : Safita, Syria
Registration date : 2007-08-13
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E) Write short forms of these dates using the British DD/MM/YY format.
0] 13th of May 1946 13/05/46
1] 20th October
2] 22nd November
3] 11th September
4] 1st February
5] 3rd July 1965
F) Write full forms of these abbreviated dates in DD/MM/YY format.
0] 01/09/39 1st September 1939
1] 08/12/62
2] 14/01/51
3] 07/07/07
4] 08/04/06
5] 31/12/32 G) What’s wrong with this date? 31/06/06
I) Write these historical events in chronological order. Which happened first, second, third
etc? Start by guessing the order. Then compare your guesses with your friends. Make any
changes you want. Finally check your answers with an encyclopaedia. (If you can add the
date in the last column.
01) Neil Armstrong walked on the moon.
02) Christopher Columbus landed in America.
03) King Tutankhamen’s tomb discovered in Egypt.
04) Julius Caesar was assassinated.
05) The Chinese leader Mao Ze Dong died.
06) William Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet.
07) Charles Darwin published The Origin of Species.
08) Queen Victoria became queen of England.
09) President John Kennedy was assassinated.
10) Princess Diana died in Paris.
Solutions
E:
1: 1979 20/10/79
2: 1963 22/11/63
3: 2004 11/09/04
4: 1944 01/02/44
5: 03/07/65
F:
1: 8th December 1962
2: 14th January 1951
3: 7th July 2007
4: 8th April 2006
5: 31st December 1932
I:
1: Eighth 1969
2: Second 1492
3: Sixth 1922
4: First 44 BC
5: Ninth 1976
6: Third 1597
7: Fifth 1859
8: Fourth 1837
9: Seventh 1963
10: Tenth 1997 | |
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