S1E17 - My Timetable

Objective & content

In the Walker kitchen before school, George asks Rosie what lessons he has today. She corrects him each time he guesses: science on Tuesdays, history on Thursdays, PE on Fridays. The episode teaches have for a fixed routine with on and the day (You have history on Thursdays.), with the negative don't have. The vocabulary is school subjects: English, art, music, science, history, geography. Learners listen for the lessons and days, then check their understanding with the in-app quiz.

Pedagogical guide

The running joke (George forgets, Rosie checks) repeats the pattern have + subject + on + day until it sticks. Expect I have art the Monday from French and Italian speakers, where the article replaces on. German pupils capitalise subject names, but in English only languages keep the capital.

Suggested procedure

1. (5 min) Warm-up: write today's day on the board and ask who likes what they have today.
2. (8 min) Teach the eight subject words; drill PE (pee-ee) and the stress in geography (ge-OG-raphy).
3. (7 min) First listen: what four lessons does George have today?
4. (10 min) Second listen: pupils note the lessons that are not today and their days, then say George's favourite day and why.
5. (8 min) Grammar focus: build I have ... on ... and correct the typical errors (the Monday, capital letters); explain on Mondays versus on Monday.
6. (7 min) Pupils write their own timetable for one day, then a partner quizzes them on it.

Materials & prerequisites

The episode in the PLAY app (audio, slideshow, text and quiz), a student sheet and a teacher sheet with the answer key. Learners need the days of the week and the question What do you ...?.

Curriculum alignment

Cycle 3 (6e), axis "The child and their close environment": school subjects and the timetable.