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The document is a lesson plan for an A1 English course focusing on dates, zodiac signs, and famous historical figures. It includes activities such as reading infographics, matching dates to people, and practicing conversational skills about birth dates and zodiac signs. Additionally, it covers grammar points related to the past tense of the verb 'to be' and ordinal numbers used in dates.

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WeHelpU A1 Course Class 30

The document is a lesson plan for an A1 English course focusing on dates, zodiac signs, and famous historical figures. It includes activities such as reading infographics, matching dates to people, and practicing conversational skills about birth dates and zodiac signs. Additionally, it covers grammar points related to the past tense of the verb 'to be' and ordinal numbers used in dates.

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A1 COURSE

Class 30: When were you born?

WARM UP

1.The name below is of a famous person in history. Do you know him/her? Complete it with
the missing vowels.

_LB_RT __NST__N

READING

1.Read the infographic on the next page. Tick the information you find about the people.

( ) Family
( ) Zodiac sign
( ) Occupation
( ) Favorite food
( ) Date of birth
( ) Children's names
( ) Important discoveries / information

2. Read the infographic again and say who (LD, ML, AE, QV, MC) ...?

a) was 63 years in her occupation. ____


b) was important in a social cause. ____
c) was the painter of very famous paintings. ____
d) was a great scientist. ____
e) was not good at a school subject. ____
PI DAY
HAPPENS ON
MARCH 14
(THE 3RD
MONTH) SINCE
3, 1, AND 4
ARE THE
FIRST THREE
NUMBERS OF
Π.
VOCABULARY: MONTHS AND THE DATE

1. Match the people to the dates they were born. You can look at the text to remember.

a) Leonardo Da Vinci ( ) The fifteenth of January, nineteen twenty-nine.


b) Martin Luther King ( ) The twenty-fourth of May, eighteen nineteen.
c) Albert Einstein ( ) The seventh of November, eighteen sixty-seven.
d) Queen Victoria ( ) The fifteenth of April, fourteen fifty-two.
e) Marie Curie ( ) The fourteenth of March, eighteen seventy-nine.

2. Read the information below.

We write dates: We say dates:

15th August, 2023 The fifteenth of August,


twenty twenty-three

August 15 MONTHS
CAN COME
15/8 August, (the) fifteenth. BEFORE
OR AFTER
THE DAYS.
8/15

3. Write the months in the correct order. Then, listen to your teacher saying them. Repeat.

November - June - September - December - March - August


May - January - February - April - July - October

1 - _____________________
2 - _____________________ TEST A PARTNER:
YOU SAY A
3 - _____________________ NUMBER 1-12
4 - _____________________ AND THEY SAY
5 - _____________________ THE MONTH!
6 - _____________________
7 - _____________________
8 - _____________________
9 - _____________________
10 - _____________________
11 - _____________________
12 - _____________________

4. Look at the dates in 1. What happens to numbers when we say the date? Circle the correct
answer.

a) We add "th" to the number. b) We add "h"to the number.


5.We use ordinal numbers to say the date. Study the table below. Then, listen to your
teacher saying them.

1st 12th 23rd


first twelfth twenty-third

2nd 13th 24th


second thirteenth twenty-fourth

3rd 14th 25th


third fourteenth twenty-fifth

4th
15th 26th
fourth
fifteenth twenty-sixth

5th 16th 27th


fifth sixteenth twenty-seventh

6th 17th 28th


sixth seventeenth twenty-eighth

7th 18th 29th


seventh eighteenth twenty-ninth

8th 19th 30th


eighth nineteenth thirtieth

9th 20th 31st


ninth twentieth thirty-first

10th 21st
tenth twenty-first WE
PRONOUNCE
THE "TH" AS IN
"THANKS"
11th 22nd
eleventh twenty-second

6. Listen and repeat.


7. With a partner, say the dates below.

a) 1st January _____________________________________________________________________


b) 2nd February ___________________________________________________________________
c) 12th March _____________________________________________________________________
d) 3rd April _______________________________________________________________________
e) 13th May _______________________________________________________________________
f) 15th June _______________________________________________________________________
g) 20th July _______________________________________________________________________
h) 25th August ____________________________________________________________________
i) 5th September __________________________________________________________________
j) 29th October ____________________________________________________________________
k) 30th November _________________________________________________________________
l) 31st December __________________________________________________________________

8. Write the dates.

TALKING POINT

Discuss the questions with a partner:

a) What day is it today?


b) What day is it tomorrow?
c) What are holidays in your country?
d) What is your favorite month?
e) What is your favorite holiday?

GRAMMAR POINT

1.Read the conversations below about the infographic.

A: When was Queen Victoria born?


B: She was born on 24th May.
A: She was a Gemini.

A: Was Albert Einstein good at Maths?


B: No, he wasn't.

A: Were Albert Einstein and Marie Curie scientists?


B: Yes, they were. They were great scientists.
2. Study the table below about the Past of Be.

I was born in May. I wasn't at home. Was I with you?

You were a
You weren’t a sculptor. Were you at home?
constructor.

He was a Scorpio. He wasn't a Pisces. Was he a scientist? USE SHORT


ANSWERS!
YES, HE WAS.
She was a teacher. She wasn't a painter. Was she at school? NO, THEY
WEREN'T.
It was in July. It wasn't in March. Was it in November?

We were in a
We weren't in a pub. Were we at school?
restaurant.

Were they born in


They were artists. They weren't singers.
England?

3. Say the sentences in the past. There is an example. Then, write them.

a) I'm at home now. I was at home yesterday.


b) They aren't at work today. ___________________________ yesterday.
c) She's at a restaurant tonight. _________________________ last night.
d) We aren't at school today. ___________________________ two days ago.
e) Are you at home now? _______________________________ at 7 p.m?
f) He's at the airport this morning. _______________________ yesterday morning.
g) I'm not tired today.___________________________________ yesterday.

4. Write questions and answers.

a) / Leonardo Da Vinci a Capricorn? (no - Taurus)


Was Leonardo Da Vinci a Capricorn? No, he wasn't. He was a Taurus.
b) / Martin Luther a leader? (yes)
_____________________________________________________________.
c) / Albert Einstein and Marie Curie artists? (no - scientists)
_____________________________________________________________
d) / Queen Victoria born in 1919? (no - 1819)
_____________________________________________________________
e) / Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo artists? (yes)
_____________________________________________________________
VOCABULARY AND SPEAKING: ZODIAC SIGNS

1. Go back to the infographic and look at the underlined zodiac signs. Use them to complete
the information below.

2. Now, listen to your teacher saying the zodiac signs.


3. Listen and repeat.
4. Test a partner. One says the date, and the other (not looking at this page) says the zodiac
sign.

5. Ask and answer:

A: When were you born?


B: I was born on 16th December.
A: You're a Sagittarius!

6. Do it but with friends, family, and celebrities' names!


(My mum was born on 21st January. She's an Aquarius.)

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