Starter • Unit 4: Skills & Activities

What's the Date?

Say months, use ordinal numbers (1st-31st), say dates (March 15th), and ask 'When's your birthday?'

50 min
ordinal numbers (1st-31st) + dates (month + ordinal) + When's your birthday?
16 words
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Listening

10 minutes
Two friends at school. Ana suddenly remembers something important.

Dialogue: Two friends at school. Ana suddenly remembers something important.

Ana and Leo

Here is the text from the listening. Read along and check your answers.

Ana
What's the date today?
It's March 15th. Why?
Leo
Ana
Oh no! It's my mom's birthday!
Are you sure? Isn't it the 16th?
Leo
Ana
No, the 15th! I need a present.
When's your birthday?
Leo
Ana
October 3rd. Don't forget!
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Comprehension:

1. What's the date today?

2. Whose birthday is it?

3. When's Ana's birthday?

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Language Focus

12 minutes

Grammar: ordinal numbers (1st-31st) + dates (month + ordinal) + When's your birthday?

FormStructure
AffirmativeIt's March 15th.,My birthday is October 3rd.,It's the 25th.
NegativeIt isn't the 16th.,My birthday isn't in July.
InterrogativeWhat's the date today?,When's your birthday?,Is it the 15th?
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Practice

15 minutes

Months of the Year

Put the 12 months in the correct order, from January to December.

AprilJanuaryOctoberJulyMarchDecemberSeptemberFebruaryAugustJuneNovemberMay

Ordinal Numbers

Write the ordinal form.

1. 1st →
2. 2nd →
3. 3rd →
4. 12th →
5. 20th →
6. 31st →

Dates — Numbers and Words

Match the date to the written form.

Column A

March 15th
October 3rd
July 4th
December 25th
January 1st
August 22nd

Column B

August twenty-second
October third
December twenty-fifth
July fourth
January first
March fifteenth

Months, Dates, and Birthdays

Read each prompt out loud.

1. Recite the months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.

2. Tell me your birthday: My birthday is on March fifteenth. When is your birthday? When is your friend's birthday?

3. Count from one to ten: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.

4. Practice ordinals: first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth.

When's Your Birthday?

Practice exchanging dates with your teacher.

Scenario:

You and a friend are talking about birthdays and important dates.

Useful Expressions

What's the date today?It's [month] [ordinal].When's your birthday?My birthday is [month] [ordinal].Don't forget!

Round 1 — Birthdays

TEACHER: When's your birthday?
YOU: My birthday is [month] [ordinal].
TEACHER: And when's your mom's birthday?
YOU: It's [month] [ordinal].

Round 2 — Important dates

YOU: What's the date today?
TEACHER: It's [today's date].
YOU: When's Christmas?
TEACHER: December 25th!
YOU: And New Year's Day?
TEACHER: January 1st!

Round 3 — Personal dates

TEACHER: When's your best friend's birthday?
YOU: It's [month] [ordinal].
TEACHER: And when's your English class?
YOU: It's on [day].
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Let's Talk

13 minutes

Let's Talk!

Use what you learned today to answer these questions. Elaborate as much as you can!

Talking about dates, birthdays, and important occasions.

1. What's the date today?

Follow-up: And what month is your birthday?

2. Tell me about an important date in your family — whose date is it, and what day/month?

Follow-up: What do you usually do on that day?

3. What's your favorite month? Why?

Follow-up: Is it hot or cold in [month]?

Self-Assessment

How did you do today?

  • ✓
    I can say today's date in English.
  • ✓
    I can say the months and ordinal numbers.
  • ✓
    I can ask and answer 'When's your birthday?'

Great work today!

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