Dates

Lead-in

  • Do you like to celebrate your birthday?
  • What do you usually do?

Presentation

Pre

  • What is your favorite type of party?

    • My favorite type of party is …

Top Down

  • What is Paul going to do on his birthday? Read the text and find out.

PAUL’S 18TH BIRTHDAY

For his 18th birthday this year, my son Paul will invite about seventy friends and relatives! It will be on the twenty-fifth of March and it’s the first time that he’ll have a big party. The chosen place is the restaurant on the third floor of a hotel because this restaurant’s food is really delicious.

He is very excited with the party preparations and I’m helping as I can. He wants to be a winner in the dancing competition. His cousin is a great dancer and every time they go out to a disco, Paul gets always the second prize. This time it will be different!

I’m so proud of my son! He is a good boy. This year he finishes high school and next year he goes to university. He wants to go to law school and become a lawyer. In my opinion, he’ll be a great professional because he likes to study and wants to help people.

Source

Bottom Up

  • True or False?

  1. He wants to be a winner in the singing competition.

  2. For Paul’s 18th birthday this year, he will invite about seventy friends and relatives.

  3. Paul is exhausted with the party preparations.

  4. This year Paul finishes high school and next year he goes to university.

  5. Paul’s cousin is a great dancer.

  1. He wants to be a winner in the singing competition. False

  2. For Paul’s 18th birthday this year, he will invite about seventy friends and relatives. True

  3. Paul is exhausted with the party preparations. False

  4. This year Paul finishes high school and next year he goes to university. True

  5. Paul’s cousin is a great dancer. True

Post

  • What is a perfect party in your opinion?
  • Compare your perfect party with the party from the text.

Target Language

Ordinal Numbers

  • 1st – First
  • 2nd – Second
  • 3rd – Third
  • 4th – Fourth
  • 5th – Fifth
  • 6th – Sixth
  • 7th – Seventh
  • 8th – Eighth
  • 9th – Ninth
  • 10th – Tenth
  • 11th – Eleventh
  • 12th – Twelfth
  • 13th – Thirteenth
  • 14th – Fourteenth
  • 15th – Fifteenth
  • 16th – Sixteenth
  • 17th – Seventeenth
  • 18th – Eighteenth
  • 19th – Nineteenth
  • 20th – Twentieth
  • 21st – Twenty-first
  • 22nd- Twenty-second
  • 23rd – Twenty-third
  • 24th – Twenty-fourth
  • 25th – Twenty-fifth
  • 26th – Twenty-sixth
  • 27th – Twenty-seventh
  • 28th – Twenty-eighth
  • 29th – Twenty-nineth
  • 30th – Thirtieth 
  • 31st – Thirty-first

Months

  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December

Date Format

Ordinal Number + Month or Month + Ordinal Number

  • 10th October – The tenth of October. 
  • August 20th – August twentieth
  • 5th November – The fifth of November
  • June 26th – June twenty – sixth

Controlled Practice

  • Complete the form bellow with the dates.

Example: Valentine’s Day: _____________________ > Valentine’s Day:It’s on February 14th (U.S.A) and on June 12th (Brazil).

  1. Christmas: _____________________
  2. Your birthday: __________________
  3. New Year’s Eve: _________________
  4. Halloween: _____________________
  1. Christmas: It’s on December 25th.
  2. Your birthday: It’s on …
  3. New Year’s Eve: It’s on December 31st.
  4. Halloween: It’s on October 31st.

Freer Practice

  • Follow the sequences below.

Sequence 1

    • January first
    • February second
    • March …

Sequence 2

    • January eleventh
    • February twelfth
    • March …

Sequence 3

    • December thirty-first
    • November thirtieth
    • October …

Production

  • Talk about your favorite months or special dates. Make at least 5 sentences and explain why.

Homework

Match the date that corresponds

  1. (11/01)

  2. (12/24)

  3. (02/14)

  4. (03/21)

  5. (07/05)

(   ) The fourteenth of February

(   ) July 5th

(   ) The first of November

(   ) March 21st

(   ) The twenty-fourth of December

  1. (11/01)

  2. (12/24)

  3. (02/14)

  4. (03/21)

  5. (07/05)

(3) The fourteenth of February

(5) July 5th

(1) The first of November

(4) March 21st

(2) The twenty-fourth of December

Write the other children’s position and their birthdays.

Example:  Maria is ______ in line. His birthday is on the ______ of ______. > Maria is first in line. His birthday is the twelfth of March.

  • Maria – 03/12
  • Davi – 09/23
  • Amy – 04/18
  • Karen – 07/09
  • John – 08/02
  • Alex – 10/21
  • Tim – 03/07
  • Lucy – 12/11

  1. Davi’s birthday is on the ______ of ______.

  2. Amy’s birthday is on the ______ of ______.

  3. Karen’s birthday is on the ______ of ______.

  4. John’s birthday is on the ______ of ______.

  5. Alex’s birthday is on the ______ of ______.

  6. Tim’s birthday is on the ______ of ______.

  7. Lucy’s birthday is on the ______ of ______.

  1. Davi’s birthday is on the twenty-third of September.

  2. Amy’s birthday is on the eighteenth of April.

  3. Karen’s birthday is on the ninth of July.

  4. John’s birthday is on the second of August.

  5. Alex’s birthday is on the twenty-first of October.

  6. Tim’s birthday is on the seventh of March.

  7. Lucy’s birthday is on the eleventh of December.

All the vowels in the names of the months are missing. Write the names in full.

  1. Jnr

  2. Fbrry

  3. Mrch

  4. prl

  5. My

  6. Jn

  1. Jly

  2. gst

  3. Sptmbr

  4. ctbr

  5. Nvmbr

  6. Dcmbr

  1. January                               

  2. February

  3. March                

  4. April

  5. May                

  6. June

  1. July

  2. August

  3. September

  4. October

  5. November

  6. December

Complete the sentences with the correct ordinal numbers.

Example:  The ______ floor is painted red > The fifth floor is painted red.

  1. There is a balcony on the ______ floor.

  2. The is a dog on the ______ floor.

  3. There is only one window on the ______ floor.

  4. There are flowers on the ______ floor.

  5. There is a boy on the ______ floor.

  6. The ______ floor is under the second floor.

  7. The ______ floor is under the roof.

  8. The ______ floor is painted purple.

  1. There is a balcony on the seventh floor.

  2. The is a dog on the sixth floor.

  3. There is only one window on the third floor.

  4. There are flowers on the ninth floor.

  5. There is a boy on the fourth floor.

  6. The first floor is under the second floor.

  7. The tenth floor is under the roof.

  8. The eighth floor is painted purple.

  9.  

Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

Example: birthday / is / 1st / My / August > My birthday is August 1st.

  1. months / a / There / in / twelve / are / year

  2. in / coming / a / Harry / June / is / for / visit

  3. sister / new/ the / My / iPhone / buy / to / line / first / is / in

  4. September / holiday / take / in / We’ll / our

  5. the / month / March / the / is / of / third / year

  1. There are twelve months in a year.

  2. Harry is coming for a visit in June.

  3. My sister is first in line to buy the new iPhone.

  4. We’ll take our holiday in September.

  5. March is the third month of the year.

Writing

Write a short text about your last year. Mention the dates.

Example: Last year, on January second I travelled to…