LESSON 21

WHAT'S THE DATE?

 OBJECTIVES
PRONUNCIATION
VOCABULARY LISTENING SPEAKING
at e
/θ/ - /ð/
Months and Saying the d Talk about
ordinal numbers birthday
REVIEW
Kinds of film
 Topic: Kinds of film
SPEAKING

1. Do you like watch films ?

2. What kinds of movies do you like best ?
3. Do you prefer foreign films or films made in your country ?
4. How often do you watch films ?
5. How often do you go to a cinema to watch a movie ?
6. Do people in your country like to go to a cinema to watch a film ?
7. Do you like to watch movies alone or with your friends ?
8. Would you like to be in a movie ?
I. PRONUNCIATION
/θ/ - /ð/
 Instruction Practice
/θ/ sound:
- Put the tip of your tongue THUMB BREATHE
between your front teeth.
- Blow out air between your
tongue and top teeth.
- Do not use your voice. MOUTH THEY

/ð/ sound:
- Practice the sound /θ/. THINK THOSE
- Use your voice to say /ð/.
 Practice some common expressions.

1. Today is my thirtieth birthday.

2. Thanks for thinking of me !
3. What’s the weather like ?
4. Did they go there together ?
5. This one is better than the others.
II. VOCABULARY
MONTHS &
ORDINAL NUMBERS
 VOCABULARY: MONTHS

January April
/ˈdʒæn.ju.er.i/ /ˈeɪ.prəl/

February May
/ˈfeb.ruː.er.i/ /meɪ/

March June
/mɑːrtʃ/ /dʒuːn/
 VOCABULARY: MONTHS

July October
/dʒʊˈlaɪ/ /ɑːkˈtoʊ.bɚ/

August November
/ɑːˈɡʌst/ /noʊˈvem.bɚ/

September December
/sepˈtem.bɚ/ /dɪˈsem.bɚ/
 VOCABULARY: ORDINAL NUMBERS
1st 6th 11th 16th 21st 26th
First Sixth Eleventh Sixteenth Twenty-first Twenty-sixth
/ˈfɝːst/ /sɪksθ/ /əˈlev.ənθ/ /ˌsɪkˈstiːnθ/ /ˌtwen.t̬ iˈfɝːst/ /ˌtwen.t̬ i sɪksθ/

2nd 7th 12th 17th 22nd 27th

Second Seventh Twelfth Seventeenth Twenty-second Twenty-seventh
/ˈsek.ənd/ /ˈsev.ənθ/ /twelfθ/ /ˌsev.ənˈtiːnθ/ /ˌtwen.t̬ i ˈsek.ənd/ /ˌtwen.t̬ iˈsev.ənθ/

3rd 8th 13th 18th 23rd 28th

Third Eighth Thirteenth Eighteenth Twenty-third Twenty-eighth
/θɝːd/ /eɪtθ/ /θɝːˈtiːnθ/ /ˌeɪˈtiːnθ/ /ˌtwen.t̬ i θɝːd/ /ˌtwen.t̬ i eɪtθ/

4th 9th 14th 19th 24th 29th

Fourth Ninth Fourteenth Nineteenth Twenty-fourth Twenty-ninth
/fɔːrθ/ /naɪnθ/ /ˌfɔːrˈtiːnθ/ /ˌnaɪnˈtiːnθ/ /ˌtwen.t̬ i fɔːrθ/ /ˌtwen.t̬ i naɪnθ/

5th 10th 15th 20th 25th 30th

Fifth Tenth fifteenth twentieth Twenty-fifth Thirtieth
/fɪfθ/ /tenθ/ /ˌfɪfˈtiːnθ/ /ˈtwen.t̬ i.əθ/ /ˌtwen.t̬ i fɪfθ/ /ˈθɝː.t̬ i.əθ/

31st
Thirty-first
/ˈθɝː.t̬ i fɝːst/
Cardinal number Ordinal number
One First  From 13 to 19, add -th
Two Second -> thirteenth, fourteenth,…
Three Third  From 21 to 31
Four Fourth -> 21 – twenty-first
22 – twenty-second
Five Fifth
23 – twenty-third
Six Sixth 24 – twenty-fourth
Seven Seventh  It’s the first of January – speaking
Eight Eighth It’s 1st January – writing
Nine Ninth -> First – 1st
Ten Tenth -> Second – 2nd
-> Third – 3rd
Eleven Eleventh
-> Fourth – 4th
Twelve Twelfth
 VOCABULARY: MONTHS & ORDINAL NUMBERS

1. When are these special days?

- Christmas Day
- New Year’s Day
- Halloween
- Valentine’s Day
1. Which month sometimes has 29 days ?
2. Which month has only three letters ?
3. Which three months begin with the letter J?
4. Which four months end in -er?
III. LISTENING
SAYING THE DATE
Task 1: Watch Rob talking to his friend Alan and complete the
conversation.

Ron: What’s the date today?

Alan: I think it’s the ________
second of June.
Rob: Are you sure? Isn’t it the _______?
first
Alan: No, definitely the __________.
second
Rob: Oh no! It’s my dad’s ___________.
birthday
Task 2: Watch the video again and answer the questions.

1. Where does Rob go?

Rob goes to his father’s house.
2. What does he give his father?
Wine.
3. When is his father’s birthday?
The second of July.
Task 3: Watch and listen to Rob phone Jenny. Mark the
sentences T (true) or F (false).

F 1. Rob thinks Jenny arrives in London

on 20th March.

F 2. He thinks she leaves on the 29th.

3. It’s thanksgiving in the USA.
T
4. Jenny is with her friends.
F
5. Rob needs to call Jenny on Tuesday
F
1st December.
IV. SPEAKING
TALKING ABOUT
BIRTHDAY
Tell me three birthdays that are important to you.
 WRAP-UP
PRONUNCIATION
VOCABULARY LISTENING SPEAKING
at e
/θ/ - /ð/
Months and Saying the d Talk about
ordinal numbers birthday
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