Activities to practice vocabulary related to days of the week, months of the year and seasons.

1. I. INICIO
Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de
Puebla
Facultad 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

2. 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 1
Instructions
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

3. 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 2
Instructions
These 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

4. (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 3
Instructions
Now, 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 Day Thursday November Autumn
Thursday,
November 20th
Labor’s Day
Back from
vacations
Teacher’s Day
An academic
activity
A day for
enrollment to
university

5. 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 learning
a) 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. CRÉDITOS:
• Calendar
SPELLING
BEE
DICTATIONWORD
SEARCH

6. 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 Nochebuena
Puebla, Puebla. Mexico
June 2014.

7. 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 Nochebuena
Puebla, Puebla. Mexico
June 2014.