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Days of the week
Learner’s Book 1: Unit 8, pp. 110–112
GoalSay the seven days of the week in order and use today, tomorrow, yesterday, morning, afternoon and evening.
New words
week · 7 days: Monday to Sundaytoday · this day, nowtomorrow · the day after todayyesterday · the day before today
Explanation
There are 7 days in a week. They are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. After Sunday a new week starts with Monday. A calendar shows the days. Today is the day it is now. Tomorrow is the next day. Yesterday was the day before. A day also has parts: morning, afternoon and evening. We eat breakfast in the morning and have a bath in the evening.
The 7 days of the week
| day | name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Monday |
| 2 | Tuesday |
| 3 | Wednesday |
| 4 | Thursday |
| 5 | Friday |
| 6 | Saturday |
| 7 | Sunday |
Worked examples
| yesterday | today | tomorrow |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday |
| morning | afternoon | evening |
|---|---|---|
| eat breakfast | play outside | have a bath |
The week goes round and round: after Sunday comes Monday again.
Class activity
Days song: make a small card for each day of the week (Monday to Sunday). Mix them up and put them in the right order. Then take one card away and ask your partner which day is missing. Say ‘Today is …, tomorrow will be …’.
Practice
1
How many days are in a week?
7
2
Today is Friday. What day is tomorrow?
Saturday
3
Yesterday was Monday. What day is today?
Tuesday
4
Which day is missing?
Days in order
| Monday |
| Tuesday |
| ? |
| Thursday |
Wednesday