Calendars and Dates

Age Group: Young Adults / Adults

Level: High Entry 1 and Entry 2
Time: 1 hour
Skill focus: Days, months, numbers and ordinals.
Sub skills: Obtaining meaning from tables.
Materials: Worksheet.
Curriculum References: Rw/E1.1a Wt/E1.1a Rw/E2.2a Wt/E2.1a

1. Give the students a quick test. On a bit of paper have them write the
numbers 1-20 leaving spaces for answers. Call out the following words and
have students write down the answers.
1. First 11. Second
2. January 12. Thursday
3. Wednesday 13. Minute
4. Spring 14. Summer
5. March 15. Saturday
6. Winter 16. Hour
7. Sunday 17. February
8. Year 18. December
9. Tuesday 20. August

2. Explain that there are two ways of writing the date. The long way, (Fifteenth
of June 2017) and the short way (15/06/17). Explain that when spoken, the
numbers in dates need th on the end of them. Dont expect students to pick
this up straight away. It will need a bit of practise.

3. Give students the worksheet and complete Part 1 - Ordinals. Go through the
answers.
st th
1 first 11 eleventh
nd th
2 second 12 twelfth
rd th
3 third 13 thirteenth
th th
4 fourth 14 fourteenth
th th
5 fifth 15 fifteenth
th th
6 sixth 20
th ndtwentieth
7 seventh 22
th th twenty-second

8 eighth 27 twenty-seventh
th th
9 ninth 30 thirtieth
th st
10 tenth 31 thirty-first

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4. Now give out the calendar and have the students circle the correct days.

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5. Do the questions and elicit the answers as below.

1. Thursday
2. Thursday
3. Sunday
4. Monday
5. Monday
6. students' own answers
7. 7nd May
8. 13th July
9. 25th November
10. 17th May
11. 4
12. Sunday
13. Sunday
14. Monday
15. As written

Chris Speck 10/10/03

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 Calendars and Dates
st th
1 .11
nd th
2 12
rd th
3 13
th th
4 ...14 .
th th

5 15
th th
6 20
th nd
7 22 ...
th th
8 27
th th
9 30
th st

10 ..31 ...

Circle these dates on the calendar.

1. Sunday 4th June 2017.

2. Friday 15th September 2017.
3. Friday 21st July 2017
4. Saturday 26th February 2017
5. Friday 13th October 2017
6. 18/09/17
7. 23/06/17
8. 22/11/17
9. 14/12/17
Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2017
10. 03/01/17
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Answer the questions using the calendar.

1. What day is the 2nd March 2017?

2. What day is the 15th June 2017?
3. What day is the 19th November 2017?
4. What day is the 17th July 2017?
5. What day is the 4th September 2017?
6. What day is your birthday?
7. What date is the first Sunday in May 2017?
8. What date is the second Thursday in July 2017?
9. What date is the last Saturday in November
2017?
10. What date is the third Wednesday in May 2017?
11. How many Wednesdays are in June 2017?
12. What day is New Years Day in 2017?
13. What day is Christmas Eve 2017?
14. What day is Christmas Day 2017?
15. Choose two weeks holiday in 2017. Write down
the start date and the end date.

Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2017

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 Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2015
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