Calendars and Dates

Age Group: Young Adults / Adults

Level: High Entry 1 and Entry 2
Time: 1 hour
Skill focus: Days, months, numbers and ordinals.
Sub skills: Obtaining meaning from tables.
Materials: Worksheet.
Curriculum References: Rw/E1.1a
Wt/E1.1a

Rw/E2.2a

Wt/E2.1a

1. Give the students a quick test. On a bit of paper have them write the
numbers 1-20 leaving spaces for answers. Call out the following words and
have students write down the answers.
1. First
11. Second
2. January
12. Thursday
3. Wednesday
13. Minute
4. Spring
14. Summer
5. March
15. Saturday
6. Winter
16. Hour
7. Sunday
17. February
8. Year
18. December
9. Tuesday
20. August
2. Explain that there are two ways of writing the date. The long way, (Fifteenth
of June 2016) and the short way (15/06/16). Explain that when spoken, the
numbers in dates need th on the end of them. Dont expect students to pick
this up straight away. It will need a bit of practise.
3. Give students the worksheet and complete Part 1 - Ordinals. Go through the
answers.
st

th

1 first
nd

2 second
rd

3 third
th

11 eleventh
th

12 twelfth
th

13 thirteenth
th

4 fourth
th

14 fourteenth
th

5 fifth
th

15 fifteenth
th

6 sixth
th

20 twentieth
nd

7 seventh
th

22 twenty-second
th

8 eighth
th

27 twenty-seventh
th

9 ninth
th

10 tenth

30 thirtieth
st

31 thirty-first

4. Now give out the calendar and have the students circle the correct days.
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5. Do the questions and elicit the answers as below.

1. Tuesday
2. Tuesday
3. Friday
4. Saturday
5. Saturday
6. ????
7. 2nd May
8. 13th July
9. 27th November
10. 19th May
11. 5
12. Thursday
13. Friday
14. Saturday
15. As written
Chris Speck 10/10/03

Taken from the ESOL / ESL section in www.onestopenglish.com

Calendars and Dates

st

th

1 .11
nd

th

2 12
rd

th

3 13
th

th

4 ...14 .
th

th

5 15
th

th

6 20
th

nd

7 22 ...
th

th

8 27
th

th

9 30
th

st

10 ..31 ...

Circle these dates on the calendar.

1. Sunday 5th June 2016.
2. Friday 16th September 2016.
3. Friday 22nd July 2016
4. Saturday 27th February 2016
5. Friday 14th October 2016
6. 18/09/16
7. 23/06/16
8. 22/11/16
9. 14/12/16
10. 03/01/16
Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2015
Taken from the ESOL / ESL section in www.onestopenglish.com

Answer the questions using the calendar.

1. What day is the 2nd March 2016?
2. What day is the 15th June2016?
3. What day is the 19th November 2016?
4. What day is the 17th July 2016?
5. What day is the 4th September 2016?
6. What day is your birthday?
7. What date is the first Sunday in May 2016?
8. What date is the second Thursday in July 2016?
9. What date is the last Saturday in November
2016?
10. What date is the third Wednesday in May 2016?
11. How many Wednesdays are in June 2016?
12. What day is New Years Day in 2016?
13. What day is Christmas Eve 2016?
14. What day is Christmas Day 2016?
15. Choose two weeks holiday in 2016. Write down
the start date and the end date.

Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2015

Taken from the ESOL / ESL section in www.onestopenglish.com

 Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2015

Taken from the ESOL / ESL section in www.onestopenglish.com