Pre-Intermediate Lesson 25 Important Dates Pre-Intermediate Lesson 25

Today we are going to learn: Vocabulary related to holidays and celebrations What to say on special days How to say dates and years correctly

Yuliya’s birthday 20 June the twentieth of June Tamara’s birthday 21 January the twenty-first of January

Ordinal numbers 1 – the first 21 – the twenty-first 2 – the second 23 – the twenty-third 3 – the third 4 – the fourth 5 – the fifth

The (ordinal number) of (month) 1 January 15 July 25 December 28 May 8 March 1 April 14 February 29 February The first of January The fifteenth of July The twenty-fifth of December The twenty-eighth of May The eighth of March The first of April The fourteenth of February The twenty-ninth of February

1956 1780 1999 1880 1235 2005 2015 2059 Nineteen fifty six Seventeen eighty Nineteen ninety-nine Eighteen eighty Twelve thirty-five Two thousand and five/twenty oh five Two thousand fifteen/twenty fifteen Two thousand fifty-nine/twenty fifty-nine

Tamara, when is your birthday? It is on the twenty-first of January. Yuliya, when is Christmas? Catholic Christmas is on the twenty-fifth of December and Orthodox Christmas is on the seventh of January. When is New Year? It is on the first of January. What date is it today? It is the seventeenth of June. When is your birthday? When is your best friend’s birthday? When is the next big holiday?

What important dates are there? Public Holidays Christmas New Year Easter What is your favourite public holiday? Special days in people’s lives Birthday Wedding Anniversary Funeral

How do we celebrate holidays? What do we do on special days? Easter: Easter bread Painted eggs New Year: Go to a party Go out with friends Stay at home Kiss at 12 o’clock Christmas (Catholic, Orthodox): Go to church Get together with family Eat special food Birthday: Wear party hats Have a party Invite friends Birthday cake Blow out the candles Wedding: Bride and groom Big ceremony Wedding cake Give a speech Funeral: Get together Wear black Go to the cemetery

What do we say to people on these days? Easter: Happy Easter New Year: Happy New Year Congratulations Christmas (Catholic, Orthodox): Merry Christmas Happy Christmas Have a great Christmas Birthday: Happy birthday Many happy returns Congratulations I wish you… Wedding: Congratulations on your special day Be happy together Funeral: I’m sorry for your loss My condolences

Answer these questions about holidays: What is your favourite holiday? When is it? What do you do on that day? Do you wear any special clothes? Do you go out or stay at home? Do you celebrate it with friends or family? What are other popular holidays in your country?

Today we have learned: Vocabulary related to holidays and celebrations What to say on special days How to say dates and years correctly