BEFORE WE START – LET´S CHECK OUR TEST

OBJECTIVES
To talk about birthdays, celebrations, and favorite holidays.
To use vague expressions like “and everything”
To give vague responses like “Maybe” and “It depends”
To use “going to” and “present continuous to talk about future
To use indirect object pronouns
WARM UP
What is your favorite holiday? On what holiday do people in your country eat a lot of
food?
Do you give gifts on any holidays?
What foreign holidays do you know about?
What is the strangest holiday or festival you have heard of?
Do you think that all countries have similar holidays?
Talk about your best memory from a holiday.
Are there any holidays that you really don’t like?
Do you think your country should have more, or less, holidays? Why?
Does your country have parades during holidays? Have you ever been to a parade?
What is the most important holiday?
MAKE A LIST OF SPECIAL CELEBRATIONS
CELEBRATION WHAT DO YOU DO? WHAT ARE SOME
TRADITIONS?
Birthday Sing happy birthday
Blow candles on a cake
Make a wish (or 3)
Recieve presents
Christmas
Independance Day
Easter
Halloween
Valentine´s Day
DATES: WHEN IS YOUR BIRTHDAY?
USE OF PRESPOSITIONS FOR TIME AND DATES
In, At, On + Time or Date
When is your birthday? Mine is ON October 12. When do you eat lunch? I usually eat it AT
noon. When does the school year begin in your country? In mine it begins IN September.
Do you know which preposition to use before times, days, months and years? Here is a
reminder.
Don't forget to use...in + month or year- In March, In 2003
on + date (with the year or without it) or day of the week- On April 2, On March 3, 1999,
On Saturday
at + clock time, midnight, noon- At 3:30 p.m., At 4:01, At noon
Remember also...
in + season- In the summer, In the winter
in + morning, afternoon, evening- In the morning, In the evening
at + night- At night

LET´S PRACTICE!!
TALK TO YOUR PARTNER AND FIND OUT…..
When is your birthday?
What are you going to do for your next birthday?

When is your mother´s birthday?

What are you going to get her?

When is your sister´s birthday?

Are you going to get her anything special?