6 Time
6.1 Dates
Dates are often written in numbers. In the UK we always put the number first, followed by the month and finally the year.
| Month | Abbreviated form | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | January | Jan |
| 2 | February | Feb |
| 3 | March | Mar |
| 4 | April | Apr |
| 5 | May | May |
| 6 | June | Jun |
| 7 | July | Jul |
| 8 | August | Aug |
| 9 | September | Sep |
| 10 | October | Oct |
| 11 | November | Nov |
| 12 | December | Dec |
Case study _unit2.8.1 Examples
12th October 1981 could be written as 12.10.81
17th May 2024 could be written as 17/May/2024
Activity _unit2.8.1 Activity 21: dates on a form
You are completing a form where the date is requested in the format DD/MM/YYYY. If you were born on the 19th February 1985, we write this as 19/02/1985.
The 5th November 1995 could be written as 05/11/1995.
Using this format:
- Write the date of birth 12th August 2011
- Write your date of birth.
Answer
12th August 2011 can be written as 12/08/2011. (The second answer depends on your date of birth.)
Case study _unit2.8.2 Units of time
Find below the most frequently used units of time.
| 60 seconds | = | 1 minute |
| 60 minutes | = | 1 hour |
| 24 hours | = | 1 day |
| 7 days | = | 1 week |
| 12 months | = | 1 year |
| 52 weeks | = | 1 year |
| 365 days | = | 1 year |
| 366 days | = | 1 leap year (1 extra day) |
| 1 decade | = | 10 years |
| 1 century | = | 100 years |
| 1 millennium | = | 1000 years |
From the table we can see that 1 minute has 60 seconds, 1 hour has 60 minutes, 1 day has 24 hours and so on. A year has 365 days except every fourth year (leap year) we have an additional day in February (29th February).
Activity _unit2.8.2 Celebrations and original dates
Some events happen every year, e.g. birthday, anniversary. Other events happen less frequently, e.g. Olympics, FIFA World Cup. Some events celebrate a particular number of years from an original date.
Work out the original date for the following events:
| Celebration | Date of celebration | Original date |
|---|---|---|
| Decade (10 years) | 4 June 2007 | |
| 21st birthday | 11 November 2000 | |
| Millennium (1000 years) | 1st January 2000 | |
| Retirement (45 years) | September 2008 | |
| Centenary (100 years) | 17 September 2004 | |
| Diamond Jubilee (60 years) | June 2004 |
Answer
Answers:
| Celebration | Date of celebration | Original date |
|---|---|---|
| Decade (10 years) | 4 June 2007 | 4 June 1997 |
| 21st birthday | 11 November 2000 | 11 November 1979 |
| Millennium (1000 years) | 1st January 2000 | 1st January 1000 |
| Retirement (45 years) | September 2008 | September 1963 |
| Centenary (100 years) | 17 September 2004 | 17 September 1904 |
| Diamond Jubilee (60 years) | June 2004 | June 1944 |