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Longman Photo Dictionary ESOL Skills for Life Entry 1 (Literacy)
Calendar and festivals Worksheet 41
Write the month.
1 My birthday is in ............................................................................................
2 I came to the UK in ............................................................................................
3 This month is ............................................................................................
4 Next month is ............................................................................................
5 I like ............................................................................................
Write the day.
1 Today is ............................................................................................
2 Tomorrow is ............................................................................................
3 I like ............................................................................................
Write the days and months again in your notebook.
Look, say, cover, write, check.
Match the days. Practise reading them.
MONDAY Thursday
TUESDAY Saturday
WEDNESDAY Tuesday
THURSDAY Monday
FRIDAY Sunday
SATURDAY Wednesday
SUNDAY Friday
Match the months. Practise reading them.
JANUARY May
FEBRUARY February
MARCH August
APRIL April
MAY October
JUNE January
JULY November
AUGUST June
SEPTEMBER December
OCTOBER July
NOVEMBER March
DECEMBER September
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Longman Photo Dictionary ESOL Skills for Life Entry 1
Calendar and festivals Worksheet 42
How many do you know? Write what you can.
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Days of the week
Months
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Answer the questions.
1 What day is it today? ......................................................................................................
2 What day was it yesterday? ......................................................................................................
3 What day is it tomorrow? ......................................................................................................
4 What days do you go to work or college? ......................................................................................................
5 What days do you stay at home? ......................................................................................................
6 What’s your favourite day? Why? ......................................................................................................
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7 What month is it now? ......................................................................................................
8 What is next month? ......................................................................................................
9 What was last month? ......................................................................................................
10 What month is your birthday? ......................................................................................................
11 What month did you come to the UK? ......................................................................................................
12 What’s your favourite month? Why? ......................................................................................................
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Which months are these?
Longman Photo Dictionary ESOL Skills for Life Entry 1
Calendar and festivals Worksheet 43
This month is in the middle of summer. Most children are on holiday all this month. It is usually warm and sunny but sometimes it rains a lot. ....................................................................
This month is in the middle of winter. It is cold and it sometimes snows. People in the UK celebrate Christmas in this month, so they do a lot of shopping. ....................................................................
This month is the beginning of autumn. In the UK children go back to school after the summer holidays. The leaves on the trees begin to go brown. ....................................................................
This month is the beginning of spring. In the UK we sometimes have our Easter holidays at the end of the month. We change our clocks to British Summer Time in the last week of this month. ....................................................................
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Now read about the festivals. Write the name next to each festival.
British people celebrate this festival on 5th November. They light bonfires and have fireworks.
Christians celebrate this festival on 25th December. People give cards and presents to their friends and family. They have a big meal with their families on 25th December.
This is a Christian festival. It is in March or April, on Sunday. People give chocolate eggs to children, and to friends and family.
This festival is on 31st October. Children knock on your door and say ‘trick or treat’. You can give them some sweets. People buy pumpkins, cut faces in them and put a candle inside.
This is the Hindu festival of lights. It is in October or November. People light special lamps, wear new clothes and give sweets to friends and family.
In Britain we celebrate this day in March or April. Children give flowers or presents to their mothers. Sometimes they help their mothers with the housework.
This is a Muslim festival. It comes at the end of Ramadan, the time of fasting for Muslim people. People wear their best clothes and go to the mosque. After the mosque they visit friends and relatives.
We celebrate this festival at midnight on December 31st. People usually have parties and watch fireworks. Some people drink champagne.
Longman Photo Dictionary ESOL Skills for Life Entry 1
Calendar and festivals Worksheet 44
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Look at the pictures. What festivals do you see?
Match the names and the pictures. Write the number.
Halloween .......... Bonfire Night .......... Christmas .......... Easter Sunday ..........
Mother’s Day .......... Diwali .......... New Year .......... Eid-ul-Fitr ..........