What time is it?

What's in the lesson

1. 1Warm-up
2. 2In this lesson
3. 3The wordsVocabulary
4. 4True or false?Reading comprehension
5. 5Read and thinkReading comprehension
6. 6Listen: Kevin's messageListening comprehension
7. 7Use the new wordsVocabulary exercise
8. 8Telling the timeGrammar rule
9. 9What does it mean?Grammar exercise
10. 10Say it another wayGrammar exercise
11. 11Say it rightSpeaking practice
12. 12Call the community centerSpeaking practice
13. 13Let's talkDiscussion
14. 14Wrap-up

Homework

1. 1Homework: time wordsVocabulary exercise
2. 2Homework: your sentencesVocabulary exercise
3. 3Homework: another wayGrammar exercise
4. 4Homework: a class adDiscussion

Words

• hour/ˈaʊər/

  60 minutes

• minute/ˈmɪnɪt/

  60 seconds

• 
  o'clock/əˈklɑːk/

  we say it after the number for an exact hour

• half past/ˌhæf ˈpæst/

  30 minutes after the hour

• a quarter/ə ˈkwɔːrtər/

  15 minutes

• a.m./ˌeɪ ˈem/

  in the morning: from midnight to noon

• p.m./ˌpiː ˈem/

  after noon: from noon to midnight

• 
  noon/nuːn/

  12 o'clock in the day

• 
  midnight/ˈmɪdnaɪt/

  12 o'clock at night

• on time/ˌɑːn ˈtaɪm/

  at the right time: not early and not late

Two slides from the lesson

Warm-up

Let's talk about time.

1. Do you wear a watch, or do you look at your phone for the time?
2. Is there a clock in your room? What time is it now?
3. Are you a busy person?

Grammar rule

Telling the time

	One way	Another way
4:00	four o'clock
4:05	four oh five	five after four
4:15	four fifteen	a quarter after four
4:30	four thirty	half past four
4:45	four forty-five	a quarter to five
4:50	four fifty	ten to five

After the half hour, we count to the next hour: 4:45 = a quarter to five.

Questions and answers

• What time is it? — It's 4:30. (not It is 4:30 o'clock)
• Do you have the time? — Yes, it's a quarter to five.
• What time does the class start? — At 6:30.

a.m. and p.m.

a.m. = from midnight to noon (6 a.m. = six in the morning) · p.m. = from noon to midnight (6 p.m. = six in the evening)