What's the Date? — Teacher Edition

1

Listening

10 minutes

Say to student:

"Now let's look at the grammar. How do we say dates in English? What are ordinal numbers?"

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.

What's the date today?

It's March 15th. Why?

Oh no! It's my mom's birthday!

Are you sure? Isn't it the 16th?

No, the 15th! I need a present.

When's your birthday?

October 3rd. Don't forget!

or click any bubble to hear one line

Comprehension:

1. What's the date today?

2. Whose birthday is it?

3. When's Ana's birthday?

2

Language Focus

12 minutes

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

Form	Structure
Affirmative	It's March 15th.,My birthday is October 3rd.,It's the 25th.
Negative	It isn't the 16th.,My birthday isn't in July.
Interrogative	What's the date today?,When's your birthday?,Is it the 15th?

Explicação (PT-BR):
Numeros ordinais: 1st (first), 2nd (second), 3rd (third), 4th-31st (quase todos terminam em -th). Datas: mes + ordinal (March 15th). Pergunta: When's your birthday? = Quando e seu aniversario?

3

Practice

15 minutes

Watch for:
- Pronuncia de months: January (DJEN, nao JEN), February (o primeiro R e comum omitir), August (O longo)
- Ordinais irregulares: 1st/2nd/3rd — alunos vao querer dizer 'oneth/twoth/threeth'
- Fifth: alunos dizem 'fiveth' — corrigir: five perde o -ve → fifth
- Twelfth: dificil para brasileiros — praticar TH final
- Ordem da data: mes PRIMEIRO em ingles americano (March 15th, NAO 15th March)
- When's = When is — contração. Alunos podem dizer 'When your birthday?'

Months of the Year

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

AprilJanuaryOctoberJulyMarchDecemberSeptemberFebruaryAugustJuneNovemberMay

Answer Key:
1. January → February → March → April → May → June → July → August → September → October → November → December

Ordinal Numbers

Write the ordinal form.

1. 1st →

2. 2nd →

3. 3rd →

4. 5th →

5. 8th →

6. 12th →

7. 20th →

8. 31st →

Answer Key:
1. first
2. second
3. third
4. fifth
5. eighth
6. twelfth
7. twentieth
8. thirty-first

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

March fifteenth

August twenty-second

January first

October third

July fourth

December twenty-fifth

Answer Key:
March 15th = March fifteenth
October 3rd = October third
July 4th = July fourth
December 25th = December twenty-fifth
January 1st = January first
August 22nd = August twenty-second

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?

Target: It's [month] [ordinal].

Expected answer: It's March 15th. / It's [month] [day].

Tip: Help with the ordinal if needed. Emphasize month FIRST, then ordinal.

2. When's your birthday?

Follow-up: Do you like your birthday? What do you do?

Target: My birthday is [month] [ordinal].

Expected answer: My birthday is October 3rd. / October 3rd.

Tip: Accept just 'October 3rd' and build to the full sentence. Practice the ordinal pronunciation.

3. What's your favorite month? Why?

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

Target: My favorite month is [month] because...

Expected answer: July. / My favorite month is July.

Tip: This stretches beyond the lesson — accept simple answers. Focus on month names and pronunciation.

Extension activity: Aluno rapido: dizer 5 datas importantes (aniversarios de familia, feriados). Praticar: What's the date of [holiday] in Brazil?

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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