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Boney M. - Calendar Song

Listen to people talking to visitors. Write the date the visitors arrived and the date they are leaving.

Arrived Will Leave

1. first fourteenth

2. …… …..

3. …… …..

4. …… …..

5. …… …..

6. …… …..

4.

A:        When did you arrive?

B:        We got in on the 5th.

A:        How long are you staying?

B:        We’re leaving on the 15th. We’re just staying ten days.

• 1.
• A:        Have you been here long?
• B:        No, we arrived a few days ago, on the first of the month.
• A:        And how long are you staying?
• B:        We’re staying exactly two weeks. We leave on the 14th.

5.

A:        Did you just arrive?

B:        We got here on the 3rd.

A:        And do you plan to stay long?

B:        Yes, we’re not leaving until the end of the mont

2.

A:        When did you get here?

B:        I arrived on the 4th.

A:        Will you be here long?

B:        Until the 13th. Not long enough, really.

6.

A:        When did you arrive?

B:        On the 6th.

A:        And when are you leaving?

B:        On the 16th.

h.

A:        The 31st?

B:        That’s right.

3.

A:        Did you just arrive?

B:        I arrived on July 2nd.

A:        Are you enjoying your vacation?

B:        Oh, yes. But it’s too short. I leave on the 10th.

Whiteboard relay

• Two teams of players race to the board to convert dates from their number format to written form.

• When the game begins, a student from each group will run to the board to convert a date to its written form, containing the ordinal number. When they have finished, they'll run back to their team and hand the marker to the next student.

• The race ends when one of the teams finishes. Finally, count up the scores and give a point for each correctly spelt date.

To review prepositions of time and wh- questions, I will pass out the homemade Homecoming tickets to each student.

I will explain that there are two people in the room with tickets for the same event, so each student has to find out who his/her partner is for their specific event. I will tell them that it is not fair to show their partner their card.

They have to find out the information only by asking questions of when the event is, at what time the event is, and where the event is. After demonstrating the process with a student of asking what day, what time, and where my partner’s event is to see if it matches mine, and after allowing for any questions or clarification, I will let them get up and move around in fluid pairs. When everyone is done, I will ask each pair where they are going, so they have to use the correct prepositions of time and place.

Centuries, Decades, Years, Months

in the 20th century, in the 1980’s, in March, in the third week of April, in the future

Exceptions: in the morning, in the evening, in the afternoon, in 5 minutes

Days, or periods of time shorter than three days

on my birthday, on Saturday, on the weekend (United States), on June 8th

Exceptions: on my lunch break, on time

Specific times or small time periods: at 9:00 PM, at lunch, at dinner, at the start of the party, at sunrise, at the start of the movie, at the moment

Festivals: at Christmas / at Easter.

Exceptions: at night, at the weekend (England)

Country, city, neighbourhood

in England, in Yakutsk, in Chinatown

Streets, Avenues

on Oxford Street

Specific location, address: 747 Oxford Street

Mission 1

Mission 2

Mission 3

What time

do you…?

Now write 7 sentence about your timetable for this week.

Don is checking messages on his voicemail. Listen and write the date and time of each event.

1. Dental appointment August 3 9:30 a.m.

2. Cindy’s party ________ ________

3. aunt’s arrival ________ ________

4. tennis game ________ ________

5. meeting with Francis ________ ________

6. trip ________ ________

• To review prepositions of time and wh- questions, I will pass out the homemade Homecoming tickets to each student.
• I will explain that there are two people in the room with tickets for the same event, so each student has to find out who his/her partner is for their specific event. I will tell them that it is not fair to show their partner their card.
• They have to find out the information only by asking questions of when the event is, at what time the event is, and where the event is. After demonstrating the process with a student of asking what day, what time, and where my partner’s event is to see if it matches mine, and after allowing for any questions or clarification, I will let them get up and move around in fluid pairs. When everyone is done, I will ask each pair where they are going, so they have to use the correct prepositions of time and place.