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Takeaway What Is It?

What Is It? English > Level A1.1 Starter
English > Level A1.1 Starter

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CONTENT
• Let’s Start! • Let’s Explore! • Let’s Practice! • Extension Activity • Target Words • Learning Points

Let’s Start!

January, February, March ... Let's look at our calendars.

Learning Outcome Can Do Statements

Accurately use information about • I can share personal information.

people, their likes and dislikes, homes or • I can use dates and numbers.
countries in communicative situations. • I can ask: When is it?

Ask your partner:

• What type of movies do you like

watching?
• How often do you go to watch a movie
with your friends?

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Takeaway What Is It?
What Is It? English > Level A1.1 Starter
English > Level A1.1 Starter

Let’s Explore!

John and Sally make movie plans! Sally is a big film buff*!

* A “film buff” is a person who is really interested in movies.

Instructions: Read the text aloud.

John: Hey, Sally! It's John.

Sally: Hi, John. What's new?
John: I have two movie tickets. Are you interested?
Sally: A movie? That sounds like fun. I am a big film buff.
John: Really?
Sally: Yeah! I watch 3 movies every week. When do you want to go see a film?
John: How about Tuesday evening, March 17th?
Sally: Tuesday ... March 17th ... let me look at my calendar ... Oh ... I can't.
John: Why? What is it?
Sally: I have a yoga class on Tuesday evenings.
John: Oh! Well, let's go on Thursday evening.
Sally: Sorry. I have an appointment.
John: What about Saturday, then?
Sally: Saturday ... I have to work ... but that's my birthday!
John: Alright! Let's talk on Friday. I'll call you.

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Takeaway What Is It?
English > Level A1.1 Starter
English > Level A1.1 Starter > Meeting New People

Let’s Practice!

Months? Dates? Days? You decide!

Instructions: Write the words in the correct category.

Dates Days Months

April, Feb. 14th, 1999, August, December 25th 1982, Thursday, Wednesday Jan. 1st,
2025, September, Monday

Let’s Practice!

What is the question? Let’s find out!

Instructions: Draw a line from the first part of the statement on the left to the second part
on the right.

1. How about Tuesday, March A. to go see a film? I’m a big film buff!

2. What about B. I can leave early.

3. I have to work but C. Saturday then?

4. When do you want D. 17th? Oh! I can’t!

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Takeaway What Is It?
What Is It? English > Level A1.1 Starter
English > Level A1.1 Starter

Extension Activity

Let's make plans.

Instructions: Complete the following steps. Fill in the Self-Assessment.

a) Work with a partner. Make plans to go to a

Self-Assessment Yes No
movie. Write down your conversation.
b) Use dates, days, and months. I use Wh- questions like
c) Write 3 lines for each partner. When is ... ?, When do
d) Practice your conversation. you .. ?
I use vocabulary for dates,
days and months.
I write sentences about
movies.

Target Words

• calendar (noun): a chart showing the • month (noun): a period of thirty or thirty-
days, months, and dates of the year one days
e.g. According to my calendar, I'm busy on e.g. There are twelve months in a year.
April 1st. • to see (verb): to watch a film; to look
• date (noun): the number of a day in the around and notice things with your eyes
month e.g. Do you want to see a movie?
e.g. What is the date on Friday? • to want (verb): to wish for things to happen
• appointment (noun): a fixed time to e.g. I want a big cake on my birthday.
meet another person • I can't (expression): used to say a person
e.g. I have a doctor's appointment at cannot do an activity or action.
10:30 this morning. e.g. I can't come go to the movies tomorrow.
• day (noun): a period of twenty-four hours; I have to work.
morning to night
e.g. Jamie: What day is it?
Tom: It's Wednesday.
• week (noun): a period of seven days -
Monday to Sunday
e.g. I have a lot of work this week.

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Takeaway What Is It?
What Is It? English > Level A1.1 Starter
English > Level A1.1 Starter

Learning Points

Wh-Question: When

You use the questions When is … ? or When do … ? to get specific information about the
time, day and date of an event.

Ask Say

When is the party? It is on May 15th.

When do you want to go see the film? Let's go tomorrow.

Examples:
• When is the party?
• When do you want to see a film?

Dates and Numbers

A date is the specific day of the month. You can say a date in different ways.

Look at the chart below for different endings for different numbers.

January 1 Jan. first Jan. 1st

February 2 Feb. second Feb. 2nd
March 3 Mar. third Mar. 3rd
April 4 Apr. fourth Apr. 4th
May 5 May fifth May 5th
June 6 Jun. sixth Jun. 6th
July 7 Jul. seventh Jul. 7th
August 8 Aug. eighth Aug. 8th
September 9 Sep. ninth Sep. 9th
October 10 Oct. tenth Oct. 10th
November 11 Nov. eleventh Nov. 11th
November 30 Nov. thirtieth Nov. 30th
December 12 Dec. twelfth Dec. 12th
December 20 Dec. twentieth Dec. 20th

Examples:
• Jeff : When is your birthday?
Joe : It's December 28th, 1989.

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