Topic: Months
Mode: Interpretive
Level: Novice
Students will place the months in the correct order.
Components of the activity
Versions 1-6: Worksheets, answer keys
Version 7: Script, worksheet
Instructions to the teacher
There are seven versions of this activity below. Versions 1-6 are variations of an interpretive reading activity. Version 7 is an interpretive listening activity.
Version 1
Instruction to students
Read the following short sentences and then fill in the blanks.
1. Which month comes after March? ________ .
2. Which month comes after July? _________.
3. Which month comes after November? _________.
4. Which month comes after May? _________ .
5. Which month comes after January? ________ .
6. Which month comes after September? _________ .
Answer key:
1. April
2. August
3. December
4. June
5. February
6. October.
Version 2
Instructions to students
Which month comes after the one given?
- Choose the month that comes after January.
March, February, June, July
- Choose the month that comes after March.
December, March, April, February
- Choose the month that comes after September.
October, June, May, November
- Choose the month that comes after December.
July, August, February, January
- Choose the month that comes after August.
July, September, March, November
- Choose the month that comes after February.
March, April, January, February
- Choose the month that comes after April.
June, March, May, July
- Choose the month that comes after June.
May, June, July, August
- Choose the month that comes after October.
September, October, December, November
- Choose the month that comes after July.
June, August, September, May
- Choose the month that comes after November.
December, October, November, September
- Choose the month that comes after May.
April, February, July, June
Version 3
Instruction to students
Arrange the months in the correct order.
Worksheet
1. June, January, May, November, April
_____________ → _____________ → _____________ → ____________ → _____________
2. March, December, October, November, June
_____________ → _____________ → _____________ → ____________ → _____________
3. February, January, April, May, July
_____________ → _____________ → _____________ → ____________ → _____________
4. December, May, August, September, March
_____________ → _____________ → _____________ → ____________ → _____________
5. October, April, July, February, February
_____________ → _____________ → _____________ → ____________ → _____________
Version 4
Instructions to students
Write the correct answers in the spaces given. Assume that January is the first month of the year.
- What are the third, fourth, and fifth months of the year?
_____________, _____________, _____________.
- What are the second, fourth, and sixth months of the year?
_____________, _____________, _____________.
- What are the eighth, tenth, and twelfth months of the year?
_____________, _____________, _____________.
- What are the fifth, seventh, and ninth months of the year?
_____________, _____________, _____________.
- What are the first, second, and third months of the year?
_____________, _____________, _____________.
- What are the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth months of the year?
_____________, _____________, _____________.
- What are the sixth, seventh, and eight months of the year?
_____________, _____________, _____________.
- What are the third, sixth, and ninth months of the year?
_____________, _____________, _____________.
- What are the eleventh, twelfth, and first months of the year?
_____________, _____________, _____________.
- What are the fourth, eighth, and twelfth months of the year?
_____________, _____________, _____________.
Answer Key
- March, April, May
- February, April, June
- August, October, December
- May, July, September
- January, February, March
- October, November, December
- June, July, August
- March, June, September
- November, December, January
- April, August, December
Version 5
Instructions to students
Decide if the statement is true or false.
- March comes before January. F
- April comes after February. T
- December comes after August. T
- May comes after June. F
- September comes before October. T
- July comes before November. T
Version 6
Instructions to students
Put the months in order.
- What is the first month? _________ January
- What is the second month? _________ February
- What is the third month? _________ March
- What is the fourth month? _________ April
- What is the fifth month? _________ May
- What is the sixth month? _________ June
- What is the seventh month? _________ July
- What is the eighth month? _________ August
- What is the ninth month? _________ September
- What is the tenth month? _________ October
- What is the eleventh month? _________ November
- What is the twelfth month? _________ December
Version 7
Instructions to the teacher
- Record the scripts in the following exercise and save them as audio files.
- Play them in class and ask students to select the right answer in each case.
- Alternatively, read the scripts out loud in class.
Script
- March
- February
- December
- September
- April
- June
- May
- July
- January
- October
- November
- August
Instructions to students
For each month that you hear, choose the month that comes before it.
- a. April b. March c. February d. June
- a. January b. March c. December d. September
- a. October b. December c. January d. November
- a. October b. November c. August d. December
- a. March b. May c. April d. June
- a. April b. May c. July d. June
- a. June b. May c. August d. April
- a. August b. July c. June d. October
- a. December b. February c. January d. March
- a. November b. September c. December d. October
- a. February b. January c. December d. October
- a. August b. September c. July d. October