LESSON 3

Holidays and dates

Seasons
Spring Summer Fall (autumn) Winter

Days of the Week Months of the year

Monday (Mon.) January(Jan.) July

Tuesday (Tue.) February(Feb.) August (Aug.)
Wednesday (Wed.)
March September(Sep.)
Thursday (Thur.) April October (Oct.)
Friday (Fri.) May November (Nov.)
Saturday (Sat.) June December(Dec.)

Sunday (Sun.)

Date
The Ordinal number for the day in the month.

Tip 1 Tip 2 Tip 3 Tip 4

Always use the Ordinal The Ordinal Numbers have 2 The letters for the Ordinal When you say the date
Number for the date. letters after the number. Number are st, nd, rd, th practice together with the
months. Ex. June 1st.

Extra Vocabulary for Dates.

Past: Yesterday, The day before yesterday.
Present: Today, In this moment, right now.
Future: Tomorrow, The day after tomorrow, Later, Soon.
 Mexican Holidays American Holidays
Independence Day (Sep. 1st.) Labor Day (Sep. 4th.)
Revolution Day (Nov. 20th.) Veterans Day (Nov. 23rd.)
Benito Juarez Day (3rd. Mon of March) Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 23rd.)
Constitution Day (1st. Mon. of Feb.) Memorial Day (May 29th.)
Semana Santa (Lent) April Fools (April 1st.)
Labor Day (May 1st) Easter Sunday (April 16th.)
Day of the Dead (Nov. 1st. & 2nd.) Halloween (Oct. 31st.)
Cinco de Mayo Black Friday (Nov. 24th.)

1st. Seasons Activity: Use these adjectives to match the Season with the weather.

1. Summer A. The weather is cold & the ground is white.

2. Winter B. The trees are orange & before winter.

3. Spring C. The weather is hot & after spring.

4. Fall (autumn) D. The flowers grow & the Cold stops.

2nd. Month Activity: Repeat & practice the pronunciation of the twelve Mths. (Months) of the Yr. (Year)
without looking at the names of the months with a Class-Mate in the classroom.

3rd. Day Activity: Repeat & practice the pronunciation of the seven Days of the Wk. (Week) of the Yr.
(Year) without looking at the names of the months with a Class-Mate in the classroom.

4th.Date Activity: Repeat & practice the pronunciation of the Ordinal Numbers with st., nd., rd., th.,
Practice the use & application of the Ordinal Number with dates & sequential orders for example
competitions & instructions.

5th. Application Activity: Apply the use of Seasons, Months, Dates, Days & Holidays using these
structures to write and pronounce the examples, & repeat.

Structure 1: In + Season +of + Month + Date + on + Day + is + Holiday.

Example: ___________________________________________________________

Structure 2: In the Month of + Month + during + Season + on + Date + is + Holiday.

Example: ___________________________________________________________