I. INICIO

Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de PueblaFacultad de Lenguas

Centro de Auto Acceso

II. FICHA TECNICA

Purpose

The student identifies words related to days of the week, months and seasons of the year throughout the observation of main dates in a calendar in order to express important activities taking place at the university life.

Competencies

To Identify, name and practice the days of the week, months of the year and seasons by solving a set of exercises in order to express particular dates or occasions.

Level

Previous knowledge

Verb “To Be” & “To Have” Simple present Alphabet Ordinal Numbers Prepositions of time

III. ACTIVIDAD

Title“Scholar Calendar”

Introduction

Do you know what the week and weekend days are? When do you take vacations? In this section, you will distinguish and practice the vocabulary referred to days, months and seasons as a complement of what you are studying in class with a variety of activities. Hope you enjoy it!

To start, check this Info graphic.

ACTIVITY 1Instructions Identify and practice the vocabulary about days of the week, months of the year and seasons.

a) “Listening Comprehension” (Days - Matching Exercise)

Saturday

Wednesday

Friday

Sunday

Thursday

Monday

Tuesday

b) “Memory Game”(Months – Matching Exercise)

December(12)

(2)July(7)

April(4)

(3)August

(8)

(11)March

(3) (6) (10)November

(11) (7)

February(2) (1) (5)

May(5) (12) (9)

(4)October

(10)September

(9) (8)June(6)

January(1)

c) “Drag & Drop”(Seasons – Matching Exercise)

Summer Winter Fall / Autumn

Spring

ACTIVITY 2InstructionsThese are the academic and administrative activities at the BUAP. Look carefully at the calendar, pay attention to the activities and complete the exercise with the missing information

(Fill in the blanks)

The Spring course starts on Monday, January 6th.On Monday February 3rd, there are no classes because it is the “Constitution Day”.The announcement for new applicants to university is on Friday, February 7th.The University Employer’s Day is on Friday March 14th.On Friday March 21st, Mexican citizens celebrate the birth of Benito Juarez.New applicants to university can register during four days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.There is a week for holidays from Monday April 14th to Friday April 18th.Final exams start on Monday April 21st and the period concludes on Wednesday April 30th.The first Collage Board Examination for new applicants is on Saturday April 26th.The spring course ends on Friday May 2nd.The Summer course begins on Monday May 19th. The second Collage Board Examination for new applicants takes place on Saturday June 28th. The summer final exams begin on Monday July 7th.The summer course concludes in July.The autumn course starts in August.Independence Day is celebrated on Tuesday September 16th.All Saints Day in on November 1st.On Sunday November 2nd, Mexicans celebrates the Death’s Day. The Day of the University is on Sunday November 23rd.The Autumn course ends on Tuesday December 2nd. There is a short period of recess in Winter, during December.

ACTIVITY 3InstructionsNow, it is your turn. Look at the calendar once again and say when these activities are going to be. Complete the table as in the example.

(Fill in the blanks)

Activity Day of the week Month Season Date

Revolution’s Thursday November Autumn Thursday,

Day November 20th

Labor’s DayBack from vacationsTeacher’s DayAn academic activityA day for enrollment to university

Additional resources Games

Webpage www.agendaweb.org/vocabulary/days-months-date-exercises.html

Glossary

Announcement Something said, written, or printed to make known what was happened or (more often) what will happen.

Back (from) Where someone or something was before.Begin Start.

Citizen(s) Person who was full right in a state or nation, either by birth or by gaining such rights.

End Finish, come to an end; reach an end.Enrollment Enrolling or being enrolled.Recess Period of time when school, work or business is stopped.Start Leave; set out. Begin. Take Get or hold with the hand(s) or any other part of the body.

Evidence of learninga) Create your own personal yearly calendar. Add the most important activities or celebrations you

have in the year. b) Make a voice recording or a video describing your calendar including the vocabulary and the

structures practiced in this resource. You can use your mobile phone, the “Audacity” software at the Self Access Centre, or create an avatar at: http://www.voki.com/ for recording.

c) Finally, upload the file to the forum of the class.

IV. CRÉDITO S:

Calendar

SPELLING BEE DICTATIO

NWORD

SEARCH

BUAP. “Calendario Profesional” (2014). In Buap Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla [online]. [Cited June 3rd, 2014]. Available from internet: http://cmas.siu.buap.mx/portal_pprd/wb/BBUAP/calendario_profesional

Glossary

Hornby & Ruse (1991). Oxford ESL Dictionary for Students of American English. Oxford University Press: Hong Kong.

Image

Pedricola76 (pseudonym). “Seasons”. In Blogger: Teacher´s Corner Herratillas 1 [online]. November 1st, 2013 [Cited May 23rd, 2014]. Available from internet: http://teacherscornerherratillas1.blogspot.mx/2013/11/autumns-party-fiesta-del-otono.html

Recordings

SALGADO, P. “Days of the Week”. [Audio] Puebla, Mexico. August 12th, 2014.SALGADO, P. “Months of the Year”. [Audio] Puebla, Mexico. August 12th, 2014.SALGADO, P. “Seasons”. [Audio] Puebla, Mexico. August 12th, 2014.SALGADO, P. “Spelling”. [Audio] Puebla, Mexico. August 12th, 2014.SALGADO, P. “Dictation”. [Audio] Puebla, Mexico. August 12th, 2014.

Pedagogical Content

M. Patricia Salgado NochebuenaPuebla, Puebla. Mexico

June 2014.