Unit 9 — Birthday and Friends

Track G+M · Klasse 5 · Niveau G/M

Template: Activate → Input → Practise → Produce → Reflect.
Niveau: G/M parallel. class test (“Klassenarbeit”) at Niveau M (30 BE).

Learning objectives Link to heading

  • I can give and accept an invitation in English.
  • I can name dates (months and ordinal numbers).
  • I can write a short birthday invitation card.

Bildungsplan alignment Link to heading

  • 3.1.1 Soziokulturelles Orientierungswissen / Themen
  • 3.1.3.3 Sprechen – an Gesprächen teilnehmen
  • 3.1.3.5 Schreiben
  • 3.1.3.8 Verfügen über sprachliche Mittel – Grammatik

(Source: https://www.bildungsplaene-bw.de/,Lde/LS/BP2016BW/ALLG/SEK1/E1)

Lead-in story Link to heading

Mia’s birthday is on the 17th of March. She is making invitations on bright pink paper. Theo says pink is embarrassing. Mia hands him a stack to deliver. “Embarrassing is part of being a brother,” she says. Frida steals one for the foxes.

1. Activate Link to heading

Date chant. Class repeats together: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.

2. Input Link to heading

Vocabulary — months and ordinals Link to heading

Months: January … December. Ordinals: first (1st), second (2nd), third (3rd), fourth (4th), fifth (5th), … twelfth (12th), thirteenth (13th), … twentieth (20th), twenty-first (21st), …, thirtieth (30th), thirty-first (31st).

Grammar — dates and prepositions of time Link to heading

  • My birthday is on the 17th of March. / on March 17.
  • I am 11 in March.
  • We have school at 8 a.m.
  • The party is on Saturday at 3 p.m.

Invitation phrases Link to heading

  • Would you like to come to my party?
  • I’d love to. Thanks!
  • Sorry, I can’t. I’m busy.
  • See you on Saturday!

3. Practise Link to heading

Niveau G Link to heading

  1. My birthday is __________ March. (in / on)
  2. The party is __________ Saturday. (in / on)
  3. We start __________ 3 p.m. (at / on)
  4. Match: 17 → ___ , 21 → ___ , 30 → ___ .

Niveau M Link to heading

  1. Build the question: (your birthday — when?) → ___
  2. Build the invitation: (party / Saturday / 3 p.m.) → ___
Answer key

G. 1. in, 2. on, 3. at. 4. 17 → seventeenth, 21 → twenty-first, 30 → thirtieth.

M. 5. When is your birthday? 6. Would you like to come to my party on Saturday at 3 p.m.?

4. Produce Link to heading

Make a birthday card. A6 paper. Front: a drawing. Inside: a 4-line invitation (date, time, place, RSVP). Swap with a partner — they accept or politely decline.

Sample Link to heading

Hi Theo, I would like to invite you to my birthday party. It’s on Saturday, 17 March, at 3 p.m. at my house. Please let me know if you can come. Mia.

5. Reflect Link to heading

  • I can name the 12 months.
  • I can use in / on / at with dates and times.
  • I can write a short invitation.

One thing in your notebook: Write one sentence that uses something you learned in this Unit.

Exam example Link to heading

class test ("Klassenarbeit") — Niveau M (45 minutes)
Time. 45 minutes. Total. 30 points.

Task 1 — Listening (8 BE) Link to heading

Listen twice to Mia’s invitation.

“Hi Lina, my party is on Saturday, 17 March, at 3 p.m. at my house. Can you come?”

  1. Day: ___ , 2. Date: ___ , 3. Time: ___ , 4. Place: ___ .

Task 2 — Reading (8 BE) Link to heading

Read the card and answer.

“Dear Mia, thank you for the invitation. I would love to come on Saturday. See you at 3! Love, Lina.”

  1. Lina says yes / no? 2. Day? 3. Time? 4. Closing word: ___ .

Task 3 — Use of English (8 BE) Link to heading

Fill in in, on, at.

  1. My birthday is __________ April.
  2. The party is __________ 5 May.
  3. We meet __________ 4 p.m.
  4. School starts __________ September.

Task 4 — Writing (6 BE) Link to heading

Write a 5-line birthday invitation: greeting, date, time, place, sign-off.

Answer key
T1. Saturday, 17 March, 3 p.m., her house. T2. yes, Saturday, 3 p.m., Love. T3. 1. in, 2. on, 3. at, 4. in. T4. Open.
Notenschlüssel (von 30)
| 28–30 | 1 | 24–27 | 2 | 20–23 | 3 | | 15–19 | 4 | 9–14 | 5 | 0–8 | 6 |

Downloads Link to heading

**Slide deck timing.** 45 minutes total. Lead-in 3 min · Activate 4 min · Input 12 min · Practise 8 min · Produce 13 min · Reflect 5 min.

Differentiation. Niveau G: extra picture support and a printed reference card. Above Niveau M: ask one extension question that links to the next Unit.

Common pitfalls Link to heading

  • at March → ✗ / in March → ✓.
  • on 5 o’clock → ✗ / at 5 o’clock → ✓.
  • L1 trap: German am 17. März → English on 17 March or on the seventeenth of March.

Further reading / listening Link to heading

  • BBC Learning English — Months and dates.
  • British Council — Birthday party invitation template.

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