PUTTING ENGLISH TO WORK 1:

UNIT 3

THE CALENDAR

In this unit you will learn:

THESE LIFE SKILLS:

Give days and dates Its March second.
Give addresses His address is 8427 1st Street.
Give telephone messages Please tell her to call Ryan.

THIS VOCABULARY:
Days and months Monday, September
Places cafe, market, park

THIS GRAMMAR:
Verb BE negative form He isnt at home.
Ordinal numbers first, twenty-second
 Vocabulary: Places in the Community
Review the vocabulary from the video:

cafe home market park school

More Places in the Community

bakery bank bookstore laundromat gas station post office

Exercise 1: Circle the correct word.

1. 2. 3. 4.

home bookstore market park

gas station post office cafe gas station
bakery school park bank
laundromat bank home post office

Exercise 2: Unscramble the following words.

cafe
1. a e f c _________________________________________
2. o o s l h c _______________________________________
3. a e t k r m ______________________________________
4. p k r a _________________________________________
5. o s o r e k o t b __________________________________
6. a s g i t t s n o a __________ _____________________

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 Listening from the Video Unit 3
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Exercise 3: Watch the second Its Your Turn. Point
to the answers. Circle the answers.

1. Is Bob at work?
a. Yes, he is. b. No, hes not. Hes at home.

2. Is Bob at home now?

a. Yes, he is. b. No, hes not. Hes at work.

3. Is Bob at the park?

a. Yes, he is. b. No, hes not. Hes at the cafe.

4. Is Bob at the park now?

a. Yes, he is. b. No, hes not. Hes at the cafe.

5. Is Bob at the market?

a. Yes, he is. b. No, hes not. Hes at home.

6. Is Bob at the market now?

a. Yes, he is. b. No, hes not. Hes at home.

Exercise 4: Watch Its Your Turn again. Write the information

from the video.

PHONE MESSAGE
DATE: _________________________________________
TIME: _________________________________________
FOR: _________________________________________
FROM: _________________________________________
MESSAGE: _________________________________________

_________________________________________

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 Days of the Week
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Months of the Year

January February March April May June

July August September October November December

Exercise 5: Complete the spaces below with the days and months.
Sunday ______ _______ ___________ ______ _____ ______
January ___________ _______ _______ May ______ _______
_________ September __________ _____________ __________

Numbers
CARDINAL ORDINAL CARDINAL ORDINAL
1 one first 1st 17 seventeen seventeenth 17th
2 two second 2nd 18 eighteen eighteenth 18th
3 three third 3rd 19 nineteen nineteenth 19th
4 four fourth 4th 20 twenty twentieth 20th
5 five fifth 5th 21 twenty-one twenty-first 21st
6 six sixth 6th 22 twenty-two twenty-second 22nd
7 seven seventh 7th 23 twenty-three twenty-third 23rd
8 eight eighth 8th 24 twenty-four twenty-fourth 24th
9 nine ninth 9th 25 twenty-five twenty-fifth 25th
10 ten tenth 10th 26 twenty-six twenty-sixth 26th
11 eleven eleventh 11th 27 twenty-seven twenty-seventh 27th
12 twelve twelfth 12th 28 twenty-eight twenty-eighth 28th
13 thirteen thirteenth 13th 29 twenty-nine twenty-ninth 29th
14 fourteen fourteenth 14th 30 thirty thirtieth 30th
15 fifteen fifteenth 15th 31 thirty-one thirty-first 31st
16 sixteen sixteenth 16th

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Exercise 6: Write the ordinal numbers.

3rd third 23rd

20th 31st
8th 10th
4th 21st
11th 12th
1st 9th

We use ordinal numbers to give a date

Example. Whats the date? Its May 8th. (May eighth)
Whens your birthday? Its March 2nd. (March second)
Exercise 7: Practice reading the following dates.

1. April 10th 2. June 4th

3. November 22nd 4. January 4th

5. August 1st 6. October 25th

We write the date in this order: month/day/year

Example: September 14, 2002 or 9/14/02
Exercise 8: Write the following dates in another way.
March 9, 2004
1. 3/9/04___________________________________________
2. 7/12/95 __________________________________________
3. 10/11/01__________________________________________
4. 5/28/06__________________________________________
11/4/97
5. November 4, 1997 __________________________________
6. May 8, 2003 _______________________________________
7. December 2, 2005 __________________________________
8. January 18, 1999 ___________________________________

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 Address
Street Road Place Avenue Boulevard
Abbreviations

Street = St. Road = Rd. Place = Pl. Avenue = Ave. Boulevard = Blvd.

Exercise 9: Write the word next to the abbreviation.

a. Blvd. __________________ b. Rd. ___________________
c. Ave. ___________________ d. St. ___________________
e. Pl. ____________________

Leave a Phone Message

pick up dial leave a message hang up

Exercise 10: Put the actions in the correct order from 1 to 4.

_____ ____ ____ ____

dial hang up leave a message pick up

Exercise 11: Put the following conversation in order.

___ Whats your number?
___ No, shes not.
___ Thank you. Bye.
___ Please tell her to call John.
1
___ Is Linda there?
___ Its 555-7491.

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 Grammar: Verb BE Negative Form

Negative Negative Contraction

I am not I m not

at the bank. at the bank.

He He
is not isnt
She She

It is not at home. It isnt at home.

We We
You are not at the park. You arent at the park.
They They

Exercise 12: Look at the model. Fill in the blanks. Use the
contraction.

1. He isnt at home. Hes at school.

2. She ___________________________

________________________________________________

3. You ___________________________

_________________________________________________

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 4. I _____________________________

________________________________________________

5. They _________________________

________________________________________________

Review: Verb BE
QUESTION CONTRACTION 1 CONTRACTION 2
Am I at home? No, you're not. No, you aren't.
Is he at the park? No, he's not. No, he isn't.
Is she at the bank? No, she's not. No, she isn't.
Is it at school? No, it's not. No, it isn't.
Are we at the market? No, you're not. No, you aren't.
No, I'm not.
Are you at the post office?
No, were not. No, we arent.
Are they at the cafe? No, they're not. No, they aren't.

Exercise 13: Answer the following questions.

1. Am I at home? No, _________________________

you arent. .
2. Is he at work? No, _________________________ .
3. Are you at the cafe? No, _________________________ .
4. Is she at the market? No, _________________________ .
5. Is today Sunday? No, _________________________ .
6. Are they on First Street? No, _________________________ .

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 Life Skill: Reading a Calendar

Exercise 14: Write the following information on the calendar.

1. My birthday is on Thursday, April 5th.

2. The days of the week

3. School is on Monday, April 9th at 6:30 p.m.

4. Lunch at the cafe is on Saturday, April 7th at 12:30 p.m.

5. Call Ramon on Wednesday, April 11th at 5:30 p.m.

APRIL

Thursday
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
My
birthday

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

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 Life Skill: Reading a Phone Message

Exercise 15: Read the phone message below. Circle the answers to
the questions.

PHONE MESSAGE
October 10th
DATE: _________________________
TIME:__________________________
3:15 p.m.
FOR: __________________________
Paul
FROM: _________________________
Carlos
MESSAGE: ______________________
Call back.
_______________________________
Carlos is at the market.
_______________________________
Phone number: 555-7810

1. Who is the message from?

a. Paul b. Call c. Carlos

2. Who is the message for?

a. Paul b. Call c. Carlos

3. What is the phone number?

a. 555-7810 b. 555-7180 c. 555-7801

4. Where is Carlos?
a. at home b. at school c. at the market

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 Writing

Exercise 16: Put these words in the correct category.

2417 First St. February Sunday hang up

park school 123 Fourth St. home
leave a message dial pick up Thursday
3437 Park Ave. April work 8946 Oak Pl.

ADDRESS PLACE CALENDAR PHONE CALL

2417 First St.

Street

Exercise 17: Answer the these questions with YOUR information.

1. Whats your name? _________________________________

2. Whats the date today? _____________________________

3. Whens your birthday? ______________________________

4. Whats your address? _______________________________

5. Whats your phone number? __________________________

6. Where are you? ___________________________________

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 Narrative Reading
This is Juan Perez

This is Juan Perez . This is Juans house . His

address is 3427 First Street and his phone number is

(626) 555-5499. Juan lives near the park . Juan works at

Nidias Cafe . He works there Monday to Friday. Right now,

Juan isnt at home. He is at the market .

Exercise 18: Answer the following questions.

1. What is Juans address? _____________________________

2. What is Juans phone number? _______________________

3. Does Juan live near the park? _________________________

4. Does Juan work at the bank?__________________________

5. Where does he work? ______________________________

6. Does he work there on Monday? _______________________

7. Does he work there on Saturday? ______________________

8. Is Juan at home right now? ___________________________

9. Is Juan at work?___________________________________

10. Is Juan at the market? ______________________________

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 Unit 3 Putting English to Work 1

UNIT REVIEW
(Each item+ 1 point)

Circle the correct answers.

1. Where is she? ____________ the supermarket.

a. Shes at b. She is on c. We are near d. She are in

2. Where are they? _______________

a. They park. b. Theyre at the park. c. They are park.

3. Where is she? _______________

a. Shes at the bank. b. Shes at the gas station.
c. She laundromat. d. Hes at the supermarket.

4. Is he at home? No, _________.

a. isnt b. he is c. he isnt

5. Are you at the market? No, _________.

a. I am b. Im not c. I not

Follow the directions.

6. Fill in the letter in the word next to the abbreviation.

a. Blvd. --- Boule__ard
b. Ave. --- Ave__ue

Turn page over

Number correct and percentage score (circle one) Student name _____________________
Date _____________
10=100% 9=90% 8=80% 7 or fewer: no credit Initials _______

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7. Complete the list of the days of the week Use the words in the box.

Saturday Tuesday Monday Friday Wednesday

Sunday Thursday

8. Put the following conversation in order.

_____ No, hes not. May I take a message?
_____ 555-2187. Im at school.
_____ Please tell him to call Sophia.
_____ Yes. Is Peter there?
_____ Whats your phone number?
_____ Hello. May I help you?

Read the phone message below and circle the answer to the questions.

PHONE MESSAGE
Date: January 15th
Time: 10:15 a.m.
9. Who is the message for?
For: Carrie
a. Carrie
From: Olivia b. January
c. Olivia
Message: Call back. d. Call back
Olivia is at the bank.

Phone number: 555-6553

10. Fill in the missing letters for the ordinal numbers.

a. 1 --- fir__ __
b. 5 --- fif__ __
c. 2 --- twentie __ __