Dates English Teacher

Activity 2b Chain Drill. 5 min

Objective: to give practice in asking about and saying the date of birthday

This is a usual Chain Drill activity. The pupils ask and answer as shown in the example.

Note: We write “My birthday‟s on 3 February” but say “My birthday‟s on the third of February.”

Activity 3a Work in pairs. Put the years in order. Listen and check. 8 min

Objectives: to give practice in saying the years; to practise putting the years in chronological order

STEP 1: Write on the board three years, e.g. 1982, 2000, 2008. Ask the pupils to look at the Remember box and say the years. Help them. Help the pupils see that when you say a year, you split the number in half, e.g. 1982 = nineteen (19) eighty-two (82)

STEP 2: In pairs the pupils put the years in chronological order.

STEP 3: Play the DVD. The pupils listen and check.