My week, my year — ready-made English lesson, A1

Lesson goal: Students can talk about their week and their year using on + days and in + months and seasons.

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Lesson plan

1
Warm-up
Questions to get the student talking and lead into the topic.
- What day is it today?
- When is your birthday?
- What is your favourite day of the week?
2
New words
Meet the words and practise them in games.
UnjumbleCrossword
Monday · Tuesday · Wednesday · Thursday · Friday · Saturday · Sunday · January · May · August · December · spring · summer · autumn · winter
All words in the set
3
Exercises
The lesson's words in context. Only you see the answers.
1. Multiple choice
  I have a guitar lesson ___ Tuesday.
  oninat
2. Multiple choice
  My birthday is ___ August.
  oninat
3. Multiple choice
  Which day comes after Wednesday?
  TuesdayThursdayFriday
4. Multiple choice
  In Belarus it's very cold in ___.
  JulyJanuaryAugust
5. Fill the gap
  Leaves are yellow and red ___ autumn.
  Answer: in
6. Fill the gap
  The first month of the year is ___.
  Answer: January
7. Fill the gap
  We don't go to school ___ Sunday.
  Answer: on
8. True / false
  Read: "I love Fridays. On Friday evening my family watches a film. On Saturday I sleep late, and on Sunday we visit Grandma. My favourite season is summer because we go to the sea in August." The family visits Grandma on Saturday.
  Answer: False
9. True / false
  Read: "I love Fridays. On Friday evening my family watches a film. On Saturday I sleep late, and on Sunday we visit Grandma. My favourite season is summer because we go to the sea in August." The writer goes to the sea in summer.
  Answer: True
10. Discussion question
  What do you do on Saturday and Sunday?
  Sample answer: On Saturday I go swimming and meet my friends. On Sunday I help my mum and read books.
4
Speaking
The student answers using the new words.
- What is your busiest day of the week?
- What is your favourite month? Why?
- What do you do in winter?
- Which season don't you like? Why?
5
Review
A quiz on the lesson's words. With a student, it's homework on their link.
Quiz

Lesson plan

Warm-up

Questions to get the student talking and lead into the topic.

What day is it today?
When is your birthday?
What is your favourite day of the week?

New words

Meet the words and practise them in games.

UnjumbleCrossword

Monday · Tuesday · Wednesday · Thursday · Friday · Saturday · Sunday · January · May · August · December · spring · summer · autumn · winter

All words in the set

Exercises

The lesson's words in context. Only you see the answers.

Multiple choice
I have a guitar lesson ___ Tuesday.
oninat
Multiple choice
My birthday is ___ August.
oninat
Multiple choice
Which day comes after Wednesday?
TuesdayThursdayFriday
Multiple choice
In Belarus it's very cold in ___.
JulyJanuaryAugust
Fill the gap
Leaves are yellow and red ___ autumn.
Answer: in
Fill the gap
The first month of the year is ___.
Answer: January
Fill the gap
We don't go to school ___ Sunday.
Answer: on
True / false
Read: "I love Fridays. On Friday evening my family watches a film. On Saturday I sleep late, and on Sunday we visit Grandma. My favourite season is summer because we go to the sea in August." The family visits Grandma on Saturday.
Answer: False
True / false
Read: "I love Fridays. On Friday evening my family watches a film. On Saturday I sleep late, and on Sunday we visit Grandma. My favourite season is summer because we go to the sea in August." The writer goes to the sea in summer.
Answer: True
Discussion question
What do you do on Saturday and Sunday?
Sample answer: On Saturday I go swimming and meet my friends. On Sunday I help my mum and read books.

Speaking

The student answers using the new words.

What is your busiest day of the week?
What is your favourite month? Why?
What do you do in winter?
Which season don't you like? Why?

Review

A quiz on the lesson's words. With a student, it's homework on their link.

Quiz