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LESSON 11

Lesson What day is it ?

Exercise 1 : Write the days of the week and the days of the month.

DAYS OF THE WEEK MONTHS

Example: Monday January

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Prepositions with dates

When we talk about days, we say ON ___________.
on Monday
on Saturday
Our classes are on _________________.
We go to the cinema on ______________.

We can also say every Monday or Mondays. It means every Monday or usually on Monday.
Notice that with “every” we don’t use “on”.

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This is the same for a specific date:
My birthday is on October 3.
Your birthday is on November 5.

When we talk about months, we say IN ________

in April
in June
in September

Exercise 2: Put the words in the correct order and make sentences.

Example: play / every / I / football / Monday

I play football every Monday.

usually / on / in / go / I / July / holiday

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on / I / study / weekends
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works / weekdays / he / on
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go out / they / Fridays / for dinner / on

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to / when / you / to / go / the cinema / do / ?

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late / gets up / on / she / Saturday

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weekends / work / they / on / don’t

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birthday / is / when / your / ?

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celebrate / Christmas / in / they / December

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starts / school / September / usually / in

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Exercise 3: Write the ordinal numbers.

Example: one first

two _____________ nineteen _______________

five _____________ twenty-three _______________

eight _____________ twenty-six _______________

twelve _____________ twenty-nine _______________

sixteen _____________ thirty _______________

Dates
We can give complete dates in two ways:
Monday, June 24, 1999
Monday, 24 June, 1999

Notice how we say the years before 2000.

19 99 nineteen ninety-nine
19 80 nineteen ninety-eighty
19 25 nineteen twenty-five
They are easier that way.

Here are some questions about dates:

What is the date today? It is November19.
When is your birthday? My birthday is on October 3.

Exercise 4: Answer the following questions.

Example: When is your birthday?

My birthday is on December 24.

When is your birthday?

_____________________________________

When is your mother’s birthday?

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When is Valentine’s Day?
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When is Mother’s Day?

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When is Father’s Day?

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When is Labour Day?

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When is Independence Day in the US?

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When is Halloween?
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When is Thanksgiving in the US?

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When is New Year’s Day?

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Exercise 5: Listen to the reading and put the sentences in the correct order.

_______ He is an accountant.

_______ He speaks English and French.

__1____ John is from Canada.

_______ On Mother’s Day he visits his mother.

_______ He is not married.

_______ He goes to his family every December 25 for Christmas.

_______ He is 25 years old.

_______ His birthday is on December 3.

_______ He lives in Toronto.

_______ He works in and office.

_______ He is tall and good-looking.

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Reading

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Read the story and answer the questions.

ichael is very happy today. It is

October 31st. It is his birthday. He
likes this day very much. It is his birthday
and it is Halloween. He always has a lot of
fun on this day.

Michelle is his sister. Her birthday is on

November 10th. That day is a Monday this
year. She doesn’t like that. She has to work
on Monday and Tuesday. She can’t have a
party.

1).Why is Michael happy?

2). When is Michael’s birthday?

3). Is Michael’s birthday on Christmas?

4). What does Michael always have on this day?

5). Is Michelle his brother?

6). When is her birthday?

7). What day is her birthday on this year?

8). Does she like her birthday on Monday?

9). Does she have to work the next day?

10). Can she have a party

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ANSWER KEY Lesson 11

Exercise 1 : Write the days of the week and the days of the month.

DAYS OF THE WEEK MONTHS

Example: Monday January

Tuesday February

Wednesday March

Thursday April

Friday May

Saturday June

Sunday July

August

September

October

November

December

Exercise 2: Put the words in the correct order and make sentences.

usually / on / in / go / I / July / holiday

I usually go on holiday in July.

on / I / study / weekends
I study on weekends.

works / weekdays / he / on
He works on weekdays.

go out / they / Fridays / for dinner / on

They go out for dinner on Fridays.

to / when / you / to / go / the cinema / do / ?

When do you go to the cinema?

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late / gets up / on / she / Saturday
She gets up late on Saturday.

weekends / work / they / on / don’t

They don’t work on weekends.

birthday / is / when / your / ?

When is your birthday?

celebrate / Christmas / in / they / December

They celebrate Christmas in December.

starts / school / September / usually / in

School usually starts in September.

Exercise 3: Write the ordinal numbers.

Example: one first

two second nineteen nineteenth

five fifth twenty-three twenty-third

eight eighth twenty-six twenty-sixth

twelve twelfth twenty-nine twenty-ninth

sixteen sixteenth thirty thirtieth

Exercise 4: Answer the following questions.

Example: When is your birthday?

My birthday is on December 24.

When is your birthday?

My birthday is on _________

When is your mother’s birthday?

My mother’s birthday is on________

When is Valentine’s Day?

Valentine’s Day is on February 14.

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When is Mother’s Day?
Mother’s Day is on the first Sunday in May.

When is Father’s Day?

Father’s Day is the second Sunday in June.

When is Labour Day?

Labour Day is the first Monday in September.

When is Independence Day in the US?

In the US Independence Day is on July 4.

When is Halloween?
Halloween is on October 31.

When is Thanksgiving in the US?

Thanksgiving is on the fourth Thursday of November.

When is New Year’s Day?

New Year’s Day is on January 1.

Exercise 5: Listen to the reading and put the sentences in the correct order.

__4____ He is an accountant.

__9____ He speaks English and French.

__1____ John is from Canada.

__11___ On Mother’s Day he visits his mother.

__7____ He is not married.

__10___ He goes to his family every December 25 for Christmas.

__2____ He is 25 years old.

__8____ His birthday is on December 3.

__3____ He lives in Toronto.

__5____ He works in and office.

__6____ He is tall and good-looking.

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Reading
1). Why is Michael happy?
It is his birthday.

2). When is Michael’s birthday?

Michael’s birthday is on October 31st.

3). Is Michael’s birthday on Christmas?

No, it’s on Halloween.

4). What does Michael always have on this day?

He always has a lot of fun.

5). Is Michelle his brother?

No, Michelle is his sister.

6). When is her birthday?

Her birthday is on November 10th.

7). What day is her birthday on this year?

Her birthday is on Monday.

8). Does she like her birthday on Monday?

No, she doesn’t.

9). Does she have to work the next day?

Yes, she does.

10). Can she have a party?

No, she can’t.

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vocabulary list
NOUNS VERBS ADJECTIVES ADVERBS PREPOSITIONS
calendar eat complete again about
Christmas feel different first between
culture get up early now for
date look like good-looking sometimes from
day put interesting today in
line speak late tomorrow of
month thank married usually on
pair old yesterday with
Thanksgiving ordinal also
tongue short here
week specific
youth strong
tall

CONJUNCTIONS QUESTION WORDS

how how
that what
then when
when where
which
whose

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