A1 Level 2

A1 Level 2
When did it happen?
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Hi,
everyone!
Today, we have a new challenge:
to learn some expressions
related to memories and past
experiences.
Warm-up
Tim: Wow! These pictures are very old. Look at the dates in some of them. Some of
them don’t have any dates.
Linda: Why don’t we add the dates on these pictures?
Tim: We need to ask our parents first. Then, we may ask grandma and grandpa.
Linda: Sure! Let’s do that!
Tim: Mom, did you take this picture? Who are they?
Amanda: Of course, I did! They are your aunt and uncle… Oh! God, this was when
we went to Coveñas.
Linda: So, when did it happen?
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Amanda: I think it was in the summer of 1982. We all were on vacation for three
weeks.
Linda: It looks like you were having fun.
Linda: What about this one?
John: Oh, I know a lot about this picture. It was on the 5th of April in 1995. Your
mother was so gorgeous and I was very happy and nervous. This is our first photo
as husband and wife.
Tim: It was your wedding!
Amanda: It was a lovely day! It was outdoors, in a beautiful garden. The wedding
started in the evening, on an Easter Sunday.
Linda: That’s really romantic!
Tim: This person playing the guitar looks very familiar. Isn’t this uncle Luke?
Uncle Luke: Excuse me, are you talking about me?
Tim and Linda: Hey, uncle!
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Linda: We are looking at some old pictures and we are writing the dates on each
one of them.
Luke: Cool, let me see if I can help you out!
Tim: When did this happen?
Luke: Wow! That was long ago. Let’s remember. It was in the early 90’s and I was
the guitarist of a rock band. We were very popular in town.
Linda: Your hairstyle is so funny, uncle!
Luke: Come on! It was the latest fashion at that time.
Linda: Tim, you should try it!
Tim: No way! It’s absolutely awful.
Grandma: Linda, Tim, I’m happy to see you!
Linda: It’s good to see you too, grandma. We want to ask you some questions
about these pictures.
Tim: Do you know anything about this picture?
Grandma: This is your father’s baptism. He was such a restless baby, he cried a lot
during the ceremony.
Linda: Just like you, Tim!
Tim: That’s not funny, when did it happen, grandma?
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Grandma: It was at Christmas, in 1972.
Linda: Oh Tim, we need to go to our music class. Remember it’s at 3:30. Thank you,
grandma. I love you.
Grandma: You are welcome sweethearts, take good care!
Let´s get inside
Listen to the dialogue between my brother and our dad. Then, select the correct
option to complete the information.
Tim: Daddy, who
these people?
Dad: Oh, this is an old picture. This picture was
Christmas,
1960.
This was when your grandparents were younger and my brother, my sister and I
were children. Look, Tim! That is your aunt Lorena, she was the
to be
born, she is my oldest sister; the second child to be born was my brother Luke. He
was only three years old in this picture and I was the
child. I was a little
baby. I love this photo, it is a family treasure.
Tim: Yes, it is indeed.
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Let´s analyze
Do you want to continue learning? Pay attention to the following sentences and
to which prepositions we use to connect information in each case and continue
polishing your English.
It was in the summer of 1982.
It was on the fifth of April in 1995.
It started in the evening on an Easter Sunday.
It was in the early 90’s and I was the guitarist of a rock band.
Something to keep in mind
1. We use the preposition in for months, seasons and years
Months
Years
Seasons
Part of the day
Duration
Days of the week
Date
Special holidays
Special part of the day
In January / In October
In 1972 / In 1995 / In the 90´s
In Summer / In the Summer of
1982
In the night / In the afternoon
In a week / In an hour / in a
minute
On Wednesday / On Monday /
On Sunday
On the fifth of April, 1995
On an Easter Sunday
On the afternoon of March 5th
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Part of the day
Time of a day
Celebrations
Fixed phrases
At night
At 3:30
At Christmas
At that time
This photo was their “first” photo as husband and wife, right?
“First” is an ordinal number and we use ordinal numbers to say the position of
something in a set.
There are more photos, but that
was their first photo as husband
and wife.
My parents’ wedding was on “5th” of April in1995.
As you can see, we use ordinal numbers to say the date.
When we want to say or to write a date, we need to take into account 3 things:
1. The day
2. The month
3. The year
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As you can see, we use ordinal numbers to say the date.
The day
When we want to say or to write a date, we don´t use the day of the week, we use
the number of the day!
To say or to write the number of the day, we use ordinal numbers.
British date format:
Day + Month + Year
We write: 5th April, 1995
We say: The fifth of April, nineteen ninety-five.
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American date format: Month + Day + Year
We write: April 5th, 1995
We say: April the fifth, nineteen ninety-five.
Now, it´s time to click on the next button to learn and listen to the ordinal numbers
pronunciation.
4th fourth
5th fifth
6th sixth
7th seventh
8th eighth
9th ninth
10th tenth
11th eleventh
12th twelfth
13th thirteenth
14th fourteenth
15th fifteenth
16th sixteenth
17th seventeenth
18th eighteenth
19th nineteenth
20th twentieth
21st twenty-first
22nd twenty-second
23rd twenty-third
24th twenty-fourth
25th twenty-fifth
26th twenty-sixth
27th twenty-seventh
28th twenty-eighth
29th twenty-ninth
30th thirtieth
40th fortieth
50th fiftieth
60th sixtieth
70th seventieth
80th eightieth
90th ninetieth
100th hundredth
1,000th thousandth
1,000,000th millionth
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Credits
Pedagogical Direction
Paul Cifuentes
Carlos Javier Amaya
Direction of Art
César Páez
ICT Leadership
Yeison Ospina
Quality management
Juan Carlos Rojas
Script Composition
Lina Váquiro
Mónica Aldana
Content Support
Regional San Andrés
Multimedia Development
Graphic designers
Diana Duque
Jose Mario Alzate
Alejandro Valencia
Programming engineers
Urlieson León
Voices
David Molina
Ciany Nelson
Eliandra Espinosa
Guillermo Mendivil
Jessica Rodriguez
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