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UNIT 3

THE CALENDAR
In this unit you will learn:
THESE LIFE SKILLS:
Give days and dates
Give addresses
Give telephone messages

Its March second.

His address is 8427 1st Street.
Please tell her to call Ryan.

THIS VOCABULARY:
Days and months
Places

Monday, September
cafe, market, park

THIS GRAMMAR:
Verb BE negative form
Ordinal numbers

He isnt at home.
first, twenty-second

Vocabulary: Places in the Community

Review the vocabulary from the video:

cafe

home

market

park

school

More Places in the Community

bakery

bank

bookstore

laundromat

gas station

post office

Exercise 1: Circle the correct word.

1.

2.

3.

4.

home

bookstore

market

park

gas station

post office

cafe

gas station

bakery

school

park

bank

laundromat

bank

home

post office

Exercise 2: Unscramble the following words.

cafe
1. a e f c _________________________________________
2. o o s l h c _______________________________________
3. a e t k r m ______________________________________
4. p k r a _________________________________________
5. o s o r e k o t b __________________________________
6. a s g i t t s n o a __________
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Listening from the Video

Exercise 3: Watch the second Its Your Turn. Point
to the answers. Circle the answers.

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1. Is Bob at work?
a. Yes, he is.

b. No, hes not. Hes at home.

2. Is Bob at home now?

a. Yes, he is.

b. No, hes not. Hes at work.

3. Is Bob at the park?

a. Yes, he is.

b. No, hes not. Hes at the cafe.

4. Is Bob at the park now?

a. Yes, he is.

b. No, hes not. Hes at the cafe.

5. Is Bob at the market?

a. Yes, he is.

b. No, hes not. Hes at home.

6. Is Bob at the market now?

a. Yes, he is.

b. No, hes not. Hes at home.

Exercise 4: Watch Its Your Turn again. Write the information

from the video.

PHONE MESSAGE
DATE: _________________________________________
TIME: _________________________________________
FOR: _________________________________________
FROM: _________________________________________
MESSAGE: _________________________________________
_________________________________________

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Days of the Week

Sunday

Monday Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Months of the Year

January
July

February
August

March

April

September

October

May

June

November December

Exercise 5: Complete the spaces below with the days and months.
Sunday ______ _______ ___________ ______

_____

______

January ___________ _______ _______ May ______ _______

_________ September __________ _____________ __________

Numbers
CARDINAL

ORDINAL

CARDINAL

ORDINAL

one

first

1st

17

seventeen

seventeenth

17th

two

second

2nd

18

eighteen

eighteenth

18th

three

third

3rd

19

nineteen

nineteenth

19th

four

fourth

4th

20

twenty

twentieth

20th

five

fifth

5th

21

twenty-one

twenty-first

21st

six

sixth

6th

22

twenty-two

twenty-second

22nd

seven

seventh

7th

23

twenty-three

twenty-third

23rd

eight

eighth

8th

24

twenty-four

twenty-fourth

24th

nine

ninth

9th

25

twenty-five

twenty-fifth

25th

10

ten

tenth

10th

26

twenty-six

twenty-sixth

26th

11

eleven

eleventh

11th

27

twenty-seven

twenty-seventh 27th

12

twelve

twelfth

12th

28

twenty-eight

twenty-eighth

28th

13

thirteen thirteenth

13th

29

twenty-nine

twenty-ninth

29th

14

fourteen fourteenth

14th

30

thirty

thirtieth

30th

15

fifteen

fifteenth

15th

31

thirty-one

thirty-first

31st

16

sixteen

sixteenth

16th

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Exercise 6: Write the ordinal numbers.

3rd
20th

third

23rd
31st

8th

10th

4th

21st

11th

12th

1st

9th

We use ordinal numbers to give a date

Example. Whats the date? Its May 8th. (May eighth)

Whens your birthday? Its March 2nd. (March second)
Exercise 7: Practice reading the following dates.
1. April 10th

2. June 4th

3. November 22nd

4. January 4th

5. August 1st

6. October 25th

We write the date in this order: month/day/year

Example: September 14, 2002 or 9/14/02

Exercise 8: Write the following dates in another way.

March 9, 2004
1. 3/9/04___________________________________________
2. 7/12/95 __________________________________________
3. 10/11/01__________________________________________
4. 5/28/06__________________________________________

11/4/97
5. November 4, 1997 __________________________________
6. May 8, 2003 _______________________________________
7. December 2, 2005 __________________________________
8. January 18, 1999 ___________________________________
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Address
Street

Road

Place

Avenue

Boulevard

Abbreviations
Street = St.

Road = Rd.

Place = Pl.

Avenue = Ave.

Boulevard = Blvd.

Exercise 9: Write the word next to the abbreviation.

a. Blvd. __________________

b. Rd. ___________________

c. Ave. ___________________

d. St. ___________________

e. Pl. ____________________

Leave a Phone Message

pick up

dial

leave a message

hang up

Exercise 10: Put the actions in the correct order from 1 to 4.

_____

____

____

____

dial

hang up

leave a message

pick up

Exercise 11: Put the following conversation in order.

___

Whats your number?

___

No, shes not.

___

Thank you. Bye.

___

Please tell her to call John.

___
1

Is Linda there?

___

Its 555-7491.

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Grammar: Verb BE Negative Form

Negative
I

am not

He
She

is not

It

is not

We
You
They

Exercise 12:

Negative Contraction
I

at the bank.

at home.

m not

He
She

isnt

It

isnt

at the bank.

at home.

We
are not

You
They

at the park.

arent

at the park.

Look at the model. Fill in the blanks. Use the

contraction.

1.

He isnt at home. Hes at school.

2.

She ___________________________
________________________________________________

You ___________________________

3.

_________________________________________________

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4.

I _____________________________
________________________________________________

5.

They _________________________
________________________________________________

Review: Verb BE
QUESTION

CONTRACTION 1

CONTRACTION 2

Am I at home?

No, you're not.

No, you aren't.

Is he at the park?

No, he's not.

No, he isn't.

Is she at the bank?

No, she's not.

No, she isn't.

Is it at school?

No, it's not.

No, it isn't.

Are we at the market?

No, you're not.

No, you aren't.

Are you at the post office?

Are they at the cafe?

No, I'm not.

No, were not.

No, we arent.

No, they're not.

No, they aren't.

Exercise 13: Answer the following questions.

1. Am I at home?

No, _________________________
.
you arent.

2. Is he at work?

No, _________________________ .

3. Are you at the cafe?

No, _________________________ .

4. Is she at the market?

No, _________________________ .

5. Is today Sunday?

No, _________________________ .

6. Are they on First Street? No, _________________________ .

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Life Skill: Reading a Calendar

Exercise 14: Write the following information on the calendar.
1. My birthday is on Thursday, April 5th.
2. The days of the week
3. School is on Monday, April 9th at 6:30 p.m.
4. Lunch at the cafe is on Saturday, April 7th at 12:30 p.m.
5. Call Ramon on Wednesday, April 11th at 5:30 p.m.

APRIL
Thursday
1

10

11

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13

14

My
birthday

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Life Skill: Reading a Phone Message

Exercise 15: Read the phone message below. Circle the answers to
the questions.

PHONE MESSAGE
DATE: _________________________
October 10th
TIME:__________________________
3:15 p.m.
FOR: __________________________
Paul
FROM: _________________________
Carlos
MESSAGE: ______________________
Call back.
_______________________________
Carlos is at the market.
_______________________________
Phone number: 555-7810

1. Who is the message from?

a. Paul

b. Call

c. Carlos

2. Who is the message for?

a. Paul

b. Call

c. Carlos

3. What is the phone number?

a. 555-7810

b. 555-7180

c. 555-7801

b. at school

c. at the market

4. Where is Carlos?
a. at home

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Writing
Exercise 16: Put these words in the correct category.

2417 First St.

February

Sunday

park

school

123 Fourth St. home

leave a message

dial

pick up

Thursday

3437 Park Ave.

April

work

8946 Oak Pl.

ADDRESS

PLACE

CALENDAR

hang up

PHONE CALL

2417 First St.

Street
Exercise 17: Answer the these questions with YOUR information.
1. Whats your name? _________________________________
2. Whats the date today? _____________________________
3. Whens your birthday? ______________________________
4. Whats your address? _______________________________
5. Whats your phone number? __________________________
6. Where are you? ___________________________________

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Narrative Reading
This is Juan Perez

This is Juan Perez

. This is Juans house

. His

address is 3427 First Street and his phone number is

. Juan works at

(626) 555-5499. Juan lives near the park

Nidias Cafe

. He works there Monday to Friday. Right now,

Juan isnt at home. He is at the market

Exercise 18: Answer the following questions.

1. What is Juans address? _____________________________
2. What is Juans phone number? _______________________
3. Does Juan live near the park? _________________________
4. Does Juan work at the bank?__________________________
5. Where does he work? ______________________________
6. Does he work there on Monday? _______________________
7. Does he work there on Saturday? ______________________
8. Is Juan at home right now? ___________________________
9. Is Juan at work?___________________________________
10. Is Juan at the market? ______________________________

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UNIT REVIEW

(Each item+ 1 point)

Circle the correct answers.

1. Where is she? ____________ the supermarket.

a. Shes at b. She is on
c. We are near d. She are in

2. Where are they? _______________

a. They park. b. Theyre at the park. c. They are park.

3. Where is she? _______________

a. Shes at the bank.
b. Shes at the gas station.
c. She laundromat.
d. Hes at the supermarket.
4. Is he at home? No, _________.
a. isnt b. he is c. he isnt
5. Are you at the market? No, _________.
a. I am b. Im not c. I not

Follow the directions.

6. Fill in the letter in the word next to the abbreviation.
a. Blvd. --- Boule__ard
b. Ave. --- Ave__ue

Turn page over

Number correct and percentage score (circle one)

10=100% 9=90% 8=80% 7 or fewer: no credit

Student name _____________________

Date _____________
Initials _______

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7. Complete the list of the days of the week Use the words in the box.
Saturday

Tuesday

Monday

Sunday

Friday

Wednesday

Thursday

8. Put the following conversation in order.

_____ No, hes not. May I take a message?
_____ 555-2187. Im at school.
_____ Please tell him to call Sophia.
_____ Yes. Is Peter there?
_____ Whats your phone number?
_____ Hello. May I help you?

Read the phone message below and circle the answer to the questions.
PHONE MESSAGE
Date:
Time:
For:

January 15th
10:15 a.m.
Carrie

From:

Olivia

Message:

Call back.
Olivia is at the bank.

Phone number:

555-6553

10. Fill in the missing letters for the ordinal numbers.

a. 1 --- fir__ __
b. 5 --- fif__ __
c. 2 --- twentie __ __

9. Who is the message for?

a. Carrie
b. January
c. Olivia
d. Call back