Activity 2a Look at the table. Say the date of your birthday. 3 min Objectives: to revise the ordinal numbers; to give practice in saying the date of birthday STEP 1: Ask the pupils to repeat the ordinal numbers after you in
chorus. Do not forget to use ‘the’ before ordinal numbers.
STEP 2: Ask the pupils to look at the table and choose the day of
their birthday.
Activity 2b Chain Drill. 5 min Objective: to give practice in asking about and saying the date of birthday This is a usual Chain Drill activity. The pupils ask and answer as
shown in the example.
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Note: We write “My birthday’s on 3 February” but say “My birthday’s
on the third of February.”