Welcome! Today we will review the days of the week. We will also review the months of the year.

Next
we will talk about seasons and prepositions of time. Finally we will learn some new vocabulary and
discuss holidays. So let's begin with the days of the week.

Easter is always on Sunday.

Next Wednesday is Christmas.

Father's Day is on Sunday.

Valentine's Day is next Tuesday.

Let's discuss the days of the week

the weekdays

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.

The weekdays when most of us are working. We also have some fun days for most people these days
are called the weekend- Saturday and Sunday.

let's practice

What is your favorite day? My favorite day is Sunday.

What is your favorite holiday? My favorite holiday is Independence Day. That is this Thursday.

What day is tomorrow? Tomorrow is Tuesday.

What day was yesterday? Yesterday was Sunday. It was my uncle's birthday.

look and listen

Cindy's birthday is on Thursday.

The policeman doesn't have to work at the festival on Friday.

Valentine's Day is this Monday.

I usually start my holiday shopping on Saturday.

months of the year

Let's learn something new pay attention to these examples

Christmas is the day after tomorrow.

St. Patrick's Day was the day before yesterday.

so the day after tomorrow means two days from today into the future.

Today is Wednesday the day after tomorrow is Friday.

If today is Wednesday the day before yesterday was Monday.

Let's practice with our April calendar. We're using today as the 11th of April.

What is the day after tomorrow? The day after tomorrow is Saturday. It's my father's birthday.

Today is Easter April 11th. So

What was the day before yesterday? Easter is always on a Sunday. The day before yesterday was Friday.

What are you going to do the day after tomorrow? I'm going to buy a present it is my boyfriend's
birthday.

Review the months of the year

America's Independence Day is in July.

Mother's Day is in May in the US.

The big festival is in June.

My birthday is in October.

There are 12 months in a year

We start the year of course with New Year's and that's January after we have the month of February
next comes springtime with March, April follows then May; summertime arrives with June then July,
August then we have September and the fall season begins next is October, November.

The twelve months of the year most of the months have 31 days. These months are January, March,
May, July, August, October and December.

Some months have 30 days these months are April, June, September, November.

The month of February has 28 days, every four years it has 29 days that here is called leap year.

Let's review the months

What month is your birthday? My birthday is in May.

What is your favorite month? My favorites month is July. There's a big festival in Spain.

look and listen

The Ice Skating Festival is in December.

Their wedding anniversary is in March.

Halloween is in October.

There are many holidays in February in the United States.

Let's review the seasons.

His birthday is in the spring.

I love winter festivals in my country.

Columbus Day is in the fall in the United States.

The Tulip Festival is in the spring in Holland.

Let's discuss the seasons.

There are four seasons:

Summer, fall, winter and spring.

fall is special it can also be called autumn

The summer months: June, July and August.

The fall months: September, October and November.

The winter months: December, January and February.

The spring months: March, April and May.

Let's practice

What is your favorite season? My favorite season is the summer.

What is your favorite season? My favorite season is the winter. I love to walk in the snow. I love
Christmas.

look and listen

Father's Day is in the summer.

There are many festivals in France in the spring.

Kathy and Fred's anniversary is in the fall.

There are many beach parties in the summer.

Prepositions of time

Let's review days months and seasons

When is a good time to visit Barcelona? In the summer. The beaches are beautiful. There are many
parties, that are many festivals.

When is a good time to visit Italy? December is a wonderful month in Italy. Christmas in December.
Christmas is very important in Italy.
Let's quickly review prepositions of time.

The festival will start at midnight.

We will leave for the party at lunchtime.

The fourth of July celebration will start at 8:00.

We always have a good time at Christmas.

So we use the preposition at for the time of day and also for these expressions.

at - the time of day

at night

at the weekend

at Easter

Let's talk about holidays.

What kind of food do you usually eat at Christmas time? We eat sausages and potatoes withering glass
of beer.

What do you usually do at night before Christmas? We go to bed early.

When do you usually celebrate your birthday? We are usually celebrate it at night. My family likes to go
to our favorite restaurant.

look and listen

Kevin went to the festival at 2:30.

We will leave for the anniversary party at noon.

At Easter, we always paint eggs.

The gala will be at the weekend.

Let's review the preposition

on

The anniversary party will be on Friday.

Christmas is always on December 25th.

Easter is always on a Sunday in the spring.

I will have a big party on my birthday.

We use the preposition on for days and dates.

on Thursday

on March 12th

on Christmas Day

on my birthday

let's practice using the preposition on

When is your birthday? My birthday is on the 18th of May. It's in the spring. I love spring.

When do you celebrate Christmas on the 24th or the 25th of December? We celebrated on Christmas
Day. Thus the 25th of December.

When do you usually go to the arts festivals? I usually go on Fridays. They are very crowded on
weekends.

look and listen

Their anniversary party will be on Sunday.

The festival first started on October 1, 1988.

On Christmas Day, we are always excited.

Joyce wants a surprise party on her birthday.

Let's review the last preposition of time.

They will leave for Oktoberfest in September.

The ice festival is always in the winter.

His birthday parties at the hotel began in 1999.

Christmas was first celebrated in the Middle Ages.

We use the preposition in for longer periods of time. months, seasons and years.

in October

in the winter

in 1768

in the 1980s

in the 17th century

in the Middle Ages

in the past

in the future

let's review this last preposition of time in

Are you going home for Christmas? Not this year. Maybe I will go in the future. I don't have enough
money for a ticket.

When were you born? I was born in 1980.

look and listen

The festival will be in February.

Their anniversary is in the spring.

The festival first began in 1657.

I used to have birthday parties for my daughter in the 1970s.

Let's review for three prepositions of time in, at and on

When is your mother's birthday? It's on may second that's in the spring. We always have a party for her
in the park.

When is your mother's favorite season? I'm not sure. I think is summer. There are many cross festivals in
the summer.

When was your sister born? She was born on Christmas Day in 1992. She was born at 7:00 a.m. She was
a wonderful present for our family.

Let's look at three important holidays.

The first holiday we will look at is Halloween.

Halloween is celebrated on October 31st. It is important Day for children and adults.

Let's learn some important vocabulary

Children like to wear costumes for Halloween. They can be a devil or cowboy. Or maybe a ghost or a
monster. They like to put masks on their faces. They carve pumpkins and put them in front of their
homes. Some of the pumpkins have funny faces. Some of the pumpkins have scary faces. Some people
put candles inside the pumpkins. Children like to go trick-or-treating. Most people give them candy or
fruit. Some people don't give the children anything. Sometimes the children rub soap on these people's
windows.

Adults like to go to costume parties. They have contests to see who has the best costume.
Let's practice

Where do they celebrate Halloween? They celebrate Halloween in the United States.

Do they have pumpkins in Spain? Of course we do. My father has done in his garden.

look and listen

My brother is always a pirate on Halloween.

The Halloween party is at the restaurant.

There were three pumpkins in front of the house.

The bad witch is flying around the house.

let's look at Christmas

Christmas is on the 25th of December.

Families like to cut down a Christmas tree for their home. They like to decorate the tree with bulbs,
lights and tinsel. Children like to hang stockings for Santa Claus. On Christmas morning there are many
presents under the tree. Many families go to church on Christmas Day. People sing Christmas songs or
carols. Families always have a wonderful meal on Christmas Day.

look and listen

The Christmas tree was very tall.

We went to the church for midnight mass.

There were many small presence in the children's stockings.

Olivia got a new doll for Christmas.

Another holiday which is celebrated in some countries is Thanksgiving. It is usually celebrated in the fall.

Mother's cook a nice turkey or ham for Thanksgiving. Father's carve the turkey into small pieces. The
turkey is filled with stuffing, which is bread crumbs and spices. For dessert, there is mincemeat, apple
and pumpkin pie. Before the meal begins, everyone gives thanks for their good health and for sharing
the meal with friends and family.

look and listen

They went to their grandparents house for Thanksgiving.

Apple pie is my favorite dessert on Thanksgiving.

Everett's mom is always angry when his father watches too much football on Thanksgiving.
We had a small turkey this Thanksgiving.

Let's try some exercises using months and days of the week.

The two weekend days are ___ and ____.

The two weekend days are Saturday and Sunday.

The day before yesterday was ___.

The day before yesterday was Wednesday.

The months that have 30 days are __________ and _____ .

The months that have 30 days are September, April, June and November.

The three fall months are _______ and ______.

The three or fall months are September, October and November.

The three summer months are ______ and ______.

The three summer months are June, July and August.

The three spring months are ____ and _____.

The three spring months are March, April and May.

A short exercise with prepositions of time

The anniversary party will start ___ 8:00.

The anniversary party will start at 8:00.

We will leave for the birthday party ___ one hour.

We will leave for the birthday party in one hour.

Christmas mass will be ____ 8:00.

Christmas mas will be at 8:00.

An exercise using our new vocabulary

Nancy's mother ____ four orange ____ for Halloween.

Nancy's mother carved four orange pumpkins for Halloween.

My mother made four ____ pies for thanksgiving.

My mother made for mincemeat pies for thanksgiving.

The children love to ____ the Christmas tree with beautiful ______.

The children love to decorate the Christmas tree with beautiful decorations.
listen and write

Her birthday is on Monday.

The festival will start at 7:00.

Their anniversary is in November.

Paula wants a new motorcycle for Christmas.

The spring festival opens at noon.

John will bring the Christmas tree.

Joe's mother bought three pumpkins for Thanksgiving pie.

Our Christmas tree was too short!

There was ten dollars in Molly's stocking.

Kelly's favorite Christmas song is “The First Noel”.

now check your work

read the story and answer the questions about it

Mary and Jim are married. They live in London. They are architects. They were married on March 5th,
2000. They don't have any children. They may have a child in the future. Now, they like going to parties
and festivals.

Mary and Jim have two parties every year. They have one on Christmas Eve. It usually starts at 3:00

p.m. Lots of friends and relatives always come to have a drink. Most people bring a small gift for Mary

and Jim. Last year, Mary got a new pair of winter gloves from her best friend.

They also have a party on Halloween. This party starts at 10 p.m. Everyone wears a costume. Last year,
Jim was a football player and Mary was a cheerleader. There is always a contest for the best costume.
Last year, a woman in a butterfly costume won. There was a big surprise for everyone after last year's
party. Some naughty teenagers had soaped all the car windows!

some questions about the story

Where do Mary and Jim live? Mary and Jim live in London.

What are their jobs? They are architects.

Do they have children? No, they don't.

What do they like to do? They like to go to parties and festivals.

How many parties do Mary and Jim have each year? Mary and Jim have two parties.

What time does their Christmas Eve party start? It starts at 3:00 p.m.

What did Mary get last year? She got a new pair of gloves.
What time does the Halloween party start? The Halloween party starts at 10 o'clock.

What kind of costume did Mary wear last year? Mary wore a cheerleader costume last year.

What was the big surprise after last year's party?

Naughty teenagers put soap on everyone's car windows.

see you next time bye-bye