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The third day is Wednesday.
Textbook: p. 25
GoalOrdinal numbers 1st–12th; saying the order of the days of the week.
New words
ordinal number · tartib sonfirst · birinchithird · uchinchitwelfth · o‘n ikkinchi
Explanation
Ordinal numbers show order: one → first (1st), two → second (2nd), three → third (3rd), four → fourth (4th), five → fifth, six → sixth, seven → seventh, eight → eighth, nine → ninth, ten → tenth, eleven → eleventh, twelve → twelfth. We use the before them. Days of the week: “Thursday is the fourth day of the week.” “Saturday is the sixth day.” Question: “What’s the sixth day of the week?” — “Saturday.” For calendar dates: “the 3rd” (the third). Watch the spelling of five → fifth, eight → eighth, nine → ninth, twelve → twelfth.
Worked examples
Tuesday is the second day of the week. Friday is the fifth day. Sunday is the seventh day. The ninth month of the year is September.
— What’s the fourth day of the week? — It’s Thursday. — And the seventh? — It’s Sunday.
Class activity
“Chain drill”: A says “First”, B “Second”, C “Third” ... up to twelve. Then backwards. A mistake means sitting down.
Practice
1
Write in words: 5th, 8th, 9th, 12th.
fifth, eighth, ninth, twelfth
2
What is the third day of the week?
Wednesday
3
Ask about the sixth day of the week.
What’s the sixth day of the week?
4
Why five – fifth, not “fiveth”?
It is an irregular form: v changes to f.