the time learning, understand the most formal clock reading and how the way to ask and answer time question (conversation)

2. All Words about Time!
Second
Minute
Quarter Hour
Half Hour
Hour
Division of day
Day
1 second
60 seconds
15 minutes
30 minutes
60 minutes
6 hours
24 hours – midnight to midnight

3. Weekend
Weekday
Week
Fortnight
Lunar month
Month
Season
All Words about Time!
48 hours – 2 days (saturday, sunday)
7 days
14 days
28 days
30 / 31 days (february 29 / 28 days)
90 days, 3 months (spring, summer,
auntumn, winter)
5 days (Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday,Thursday, Friday)

4. Semiannual
Year / Solar year
Decade
Generation
Lifetime
Century
Millennium
Eternity
All Words about Time!
6 months (january-june or july-
december)
365 days, 52 weeks, 12 months
70 years
100 years
1000 years
Infinite number of years
10 years
20 years

6. Long
Hand
Short
Hand

8. 4.00
four o’clock
4.15
Quarter past four

9. 4.30
Half past four
4.45
Quarter to five

10. a. it’s two past eight
b. it’s twenty five past two
c. it’s twenty one past three
d. it’s ten past eight
e. it’s five past three
f. it’s three o’clock
g. it’s three to eight
h. it’s ten to four
• 3.00 A.M.
• 8.02 P.M.
• 3.21 P.M.
• 7.57 A.M.
• 2.25 P.M.
• 3.50 P.M.
• 8.10 A.M.
• 3.05 P.M.
Match the Time, please!

11. Asking the Time:
What’s the time?
What time is it (now/please)?
What time is it by your watch/clock?
Could you give me the time?
What’s the exact time?
Excuse me, but is it ten o’clock yet?
Oh, is it that late?
Please tell me the time, Jim.
(at) what time do you wake up?
(at) what time can I see you?
What time will you be free?

12. Telling the Time:
To tell someone about what time is it, we can say:
the time is ___________.
it is exactly ____________.
it is just ____________.
it is only ____________.
my watch/clock is ___________ fast/slow.
you’re too early.

13. “conversation”
Natan : What time is it? We are going to be late!
Tony : It’s quarter to eight. We are on time.
Don’t panic.
Natan : But I thought we had to be at the restaurant
by 8.00 for surprise party and
now still traffic here.
Tony : The rush hour is almost over. Anyway,
the party starts at 8.30.

15. Day of the Week Abbreviation
days of
the week
(7 days)
weekdays
(5 days)
Monday Mon. Mo.
Tuesday Tue. Tu.
Wednesday Wed. We.
Thursday Thu. Th.
Friday Fri. Fr.
weekend
(2 days)
Saturday Sat. Sa.
Sunday Sun. Su.
Days of the Week

16. Months of the Year
January / Jan.
February / Feb.
March / Mar.
April / Apr.
May / May
June / Jun.
July / Jul.
August / Aug.
September / Sep.
October / Oct.
November / Nov.
December / Dec.

17. What to say!
What day is it today?
It’s/today’s Wednesday.
What day of the week?
What’s the date (today)?
The date today is May first / it’s 23rd
The date tomorrow is February 14th.
Is today Friday? – yes, it is. / no, it isn’t.
Was yesterday Sunday?
Will tomorrow will be Monday?
What months is this?