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Activity 1

What is the correct date?

When?

1. Landing on the moon2. End of Second World War3. First time the Argentine flag is used4. Death of Freddy Mercury5. Battle of Waterloo6. Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.7. First Airplane Flgiht.8. Foundation of Buenos Aires

Activity 1

What is the correct date?

When?

1. a) July 20th, 1969

2. a) September 2nd, 1945

3. a) June 20th, 1812

4. a) August 8th, 1991

5. a) June 18th, 1815

6. a) April 4th,1968

7. a) December 17th, 1908

8. a) May 29th, 1580

b) April 11th, 1961

b) August 6th, 1945

b) February 27th, 1812

b) November 24th, 1991

b) May 5th, 1821

b) April 4th,1964

b) December 17th,1903

b) June 11th, 1580

Activity 2

1. … Labor Day?2. … Flag Day?3. … New Year’s Eve?4. … All Saints’ Day?5. … Animal Day?6. … Spring Day?7. … National Sovereignty Day?8. … Christmas?9. … Earth Day? 10. … San Martin’s Memorial Day?11. … Independence Day?12. … Respect for Cultural Diversity Day?

When do we celebrate …

Days of the Week Activity 3

Part 1Unscramble the letters to make up the names of the week

(the days are not in order)

1. A S Y U D R T A ___________________________

2. I Y F D A R ________________________________

3. O M Y D N A _______________________________

4. R H T Y S D A U ___________________________

5. N E D S Y E D A W ________________________

6. A N U D Y S _______________________________

7. U D T S E Y A _____________________________

Days of the Week Activity 3

Part 2

Complete the sentences with the words in the balloons below.

1. There are seven days in _________________.

2. Monday to Friday are ___________________.

3. Saturday and Sunday make up ___________.

weekdays

a weeka weekend

Activity 4 Title

A B

What day is it? Activity 4 A

It’s March 10th. You are at work back from your summer vacation. You don’t feel like working and you have all the year ahead. You ask B, a co-worker, about some national holidays.

Ask about:

Flag DayRevolution DayDay of Respect for Cultural DiversityNew Year’s Day

Useful language:

What day is…?It’s Monday/ etc.That’s great!That’s terrible!

What day is it? Activity 4 B

It’s March 10th. You are at work back from your summer vacation. You don’t feel like working and you have all the year ahead. You ask A, a co-worker, about some national holidays.

Ask about:

Labor DayIndependence DaySan Martin’s Memorial DayChristmas

Useful language:What day is…?It’s Monday/ etc.That’s great!That’s terrible!

What time is it? (1) Activity 5

What time is it? (2) Activity 6

a. It’s midnight b. It’s one fifteen / a quarter after ninec. It’s one forty / twenty to two d. It’s one o’clock e. It’s noonf. It’s one forty-five /a quarter to two g. It’s one thirty / half past oneh. It’s one twenty / twenty after one

Write or draw! Activity 7

Christie works hard Activity 8 A

S= Start E=End

NAME11/27 11/28 11/29 11/30 12/01 12/02 12/03

SUN MON TUES WED THUR FRI SAT

Wagner, C. S

E

12:00 PM 8:30 AM 8:30 AM 9:15 AM 9:15 AM 7:45 AM

9:00 PM 2:30 PM 2:30 PM 6:15 PM 6:15 PM 4:45 PM

Look at Christie’s work schedule for two minutes, then go to the next page.

Do you remember? Activity 8 B

Complete the sentences below with the right information.

1. Christie works … days a week.

2. … is her day off.

3. On Tuesday, she starts work at …

4. On Saturday, she starts work at …

5. On Monday, she leaves works at …

6. On Friday, she leaves work at …

7. She leaves work at 9:00 on …

8. On Sunday, she works … hours.

9. She works … hours on Tuesday.

10. She works a total of … hours a week.

Am I late? Activity 9

Rick: What time is 1__________________________?

Lily: 2_______________________________.

Rick: Uh-oh. Am I 3_______________________?

Lily: No, 4_____________________. It’s five to ten.

Rick: Five to ten?

Lily: That’s right. You’re 5_______________________.

When? What time? Activity 10

Look at the prepositions of time

Which preposition do we use with . . .

1. the days of the week? _____

2. months? _____

3. times? _____

4. specific dates? _____

Where? Activity 11

Look at the prepositions of place

Which preposition do we use with . . .

1. specific addresses? _____

2. streets? _____

3. specific location (for example, the mall, bus station)? _______

Activity 12 My calendar

A B

Activity 12 A

Activity 12 B

Reading Strategy: Selective Attention Activity 13

Read each question. Look for the information in the announcements.

1. Where is the movie Frida? ______________________________________________

2. What time is the movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon?_____________________

3. Where is the play The Three Sisters? _____________________________________

4. When is the play Moral? _______________________________________________

5. What date is the baseball game? ________________________________________

6. Where is the soccer game? ____________________________________________

Activity 14 At the gym

A B

Would you like to …? Activity 14 A

You are at the gym’s entrance hall. You still have ten minutes before your aerobics

class. You are reading the bulletin board to find out about the events this month.

Your classmate B arrives. He / She thinks he / she’s late for the aerobics class.

Invite him / her to one (or more) of the events advertised on the bulletin board.

Tell him/her where the event is and give him/her directions to get there.

(See bulletin board on page 43 of the student’s book)

Useful language:

– Hi / Hello!

– It’s (+time)

– … early / on time

– There’s a /an (+event)

– Would you like…?

– Let’s meet at (+time / place)

– It’s (on the corner of / across from / between / on)…

– Go straight… / Turn (left)…

– Ok. Now it’s … . Let’s go to class.

Let’s … Activity 14 B

You don’t have a watch. You arrive at the gym and you think it’s late for your

aerobics class, but you see your classmate A reading the bulletin board in the

hall. Ask him / her the time.

Then, accept your classmate’s suggestion to go to one (or more) of the events

advertised on the bulletin board. Ask him / her for directions to get to the place.

(See bulletin board on page 43 of the student’s book)

Useful language:

– Hi / Hello!

– What time…?

– … late?

– That sounds…

– When…?

– What time is the…?

– Where is the…?

– How do I get…?

– That’s right / Ok / Yes.