Talking About Ages and Birthdays

A1 · Beginner57 minBasic BasicsLesson 8 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: ask and answer about ages and birthdays — and talk about a birthday party.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Ages and birthdays

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: How Old Are They?

    Read a 115-word text about How Old Are They?

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Age and Birthday Words

    6 items

  3. Practice7 min

    Practice: Complete the Sentences

    Gap-fill exercise, 5 items

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Match Ages and Numbers

    Matching exercise, 5 items

  5. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Ask About Ages and Birthdays

    Role-play: Talking about ages and birthdays with a new friend (6 lines)

  6. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your Mission: The Birthday Interview

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

In a Tuton account these words become your student's vocabulary deck, so they come back in practice between lessons.

birthdayyears oldpartycakepresentmonth

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