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Longman Photo Dictionary ESOL Skills for Life Entry 1 (Literacy)

Calendar and festivals


Worksheet 41

Match the days. Match the months.


Practise reading them. Practise reading them.
JANUARY May
MONDAY Thursday
FEBRUARY February
TUESDAY Saturday
MARCH August
WEDNESDAY Tuesday
APRIL April

THURSDAY Monday MAY October

FRIDAY Sunday JUNE January

JULY November
SATURDAY Wednesday
AUGUST June
SUNDAY Friday
SEPTEMBER December

OCTOBER July

Write the days and months again NOVEMBER March


in your notebook.
DECEMBER September
Look, say, cover, write, check.

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 .............................................................................................

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Longman Photo Dictionary ESOL Skills for Life Entry 1

Calendar and festivals


Worksheet 42

Days of the week


How many do you know? Check in the Longman Photo Dictionary.
Write what you can. Write again.

M. ....................................................................... M. .......................................................................

T. ........................................................................ T. ........................................................................

W........................................................................ W........................................................................

T. ........................................................................ T. ........................................................................

F.......................................................................... F..........................................................................

S......................................................................... S.........................................................................

S......................................................................... S.........................................................................

Months
How many do you know? Check in the Longman Photo Dictionary.
Write what you can. Write again.

J. ........................................................................ J. ........................................................................

F.......................................................................... F..........................................................................

M. ....................................................................... M. .......................................................................

A......................................................................... A.........................................................................

M. ....................................................................... M. .......................................................................

J. ........................................................................ J. ........................................................................

J. ........................................................................ J. ........................................................................

A......................................................................... A.........................................................................

S......................................................................... S.........................................................................

O......................................................................... O.........................................................................

N......................................................................... N.........................................................................

D......................................................................... D.........................................................................

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Longman Photo Dictionary ESOL Skills for Life Entry 1

Calendar and festivals


Worksheet 43

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 Whats your favourite day? Why? .......................................................................................................

. ...........................................................................................................................................................................................

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 Whats your favourite month? Why? .......................................................................................................

. ...........................................................................................................................................................................................

Which months are these?


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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Longman Photo Dictionary ESOL Skills for Life Entry 1

Calendar and festivals


Worksheet 44

Look at the pictures. What festivals do you see?


1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

Match the names and the pictures. Write the number.


Halloween .......... Bonfire Night .......... Christmas .......... Easter Sunday ..........

Mothers Day .......... Diwali .......... New Year .......... Eid-ul-Fitr ..........

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.

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