telling the time in english

Telling the time in English Virtual Class | Week 7 daihoctructuyen.edu.vn Asking for the time INFORMAL What is the time? What time is it? FORMAL “Excuse me,….” “…do you know what time it is?” “…do you have the (right) time?” “…do you happen to know what time it is?” “Could you tell me the time?” 2 daihoctructuyen.edu.vn 3 • We don't normally use the 24-hour clock in English. • a.m: used for the morning (00:01 – 11:59) It’s 2a.m = It’s two in the morning. • p.m: used for the afternoon and night (12:01 – 24:00) It’s 2p.m = It’s two in the afternoon. • midnight: 00:00 • midday/ noon: 12:00 Remember daihoctructuyen.edu.vn Easy way to express time The time is…. It is…. hour + minutes 4 It’s one fifteen. daihoctructuyen.edu.vn Easy way to express time The time is…. It is…. hour + minutes 5 It’s one twenty. daihoctructuyen.edu.vn Easy way to express time The time is…. It is…. hour + minutes 6 It’s one forty. daihoctructuyen.edu.vn o'clock 7 It’s one o’clock. hour hand minute hand daihoctructuyen.edu.vn o'clock 8 It’s two o’clock. daihoctructuyen.edu.vn 9 past It’s twenty past eleven. Other ways to express time It’s + [minutes] + past+ [hour] daihoctructuyen.edu.vn 10 past It’s ten past eleven. It’s + [minutes] + past+ [hour] Other ways to express time daihoctructuyen.edu.vn [...]...Other ways to express time It’s + [minutes] + past + [hour] 5 10 15 daihoctructuyen.edu.vn 11 Other ways to express time It’s + [minutes] + past+ [hour] 5 10 15 a quarter daihoctructuyen.edu.vn 12 Other ways to express time It’s + [minutes] + past + [hour] a quarter It’s a quarter past four daihoctructuyen.edu.vn 13 Other ways to express time It’s + [minutes] + past + [hour]... 30 daihoctructuyen.edu.vn 14 Other ways to express time It’s + [minutes] + past + [hour] 5 10 15 20 25 30 half daihoctructuyen.edu.vn 15 Other ways to express time It’s + [minutes] + past + [hour] half It’s half past four daihoctructuyen.edu.vn 16 Other ways to express time It’s + [minutes] + to + [hour] to daihoctructuyen.edu.vn 17 Other ways to express time It’s + [minutes] + to + [hour] to It’s... twenty to five daihoctructuyen.edu.vn 18 Other ways to express time It’s + [minutes] + to + [hour] to It’s ten to three daihoctructuyen.edu.vn 19 Other ways to express time It’s + [minutes] + to + [hour] 45 40 35 daihoctructuyen.edu.vn 20 Other ways to express time It’s + [minutes] + to + [hour] a quarter daihoctructuyen.edu.vn 21 Other ways to express time It’s + [minutes] + to + [hour] a quarter It’s... daihoctructuyen.edu.vn 22 Other ways to express time It’s + [minutes] + to + [hour] a quarter It’s a quarter to one daihoctructuyen.edu.vn 23 o’clock five past five to ten past ten to a quarter to a quarter past twenty to twenty past twenty five past twenty five to half past daihoctructuyen.edu.vn 24 What’s the time? daihoctructuyen.edu.vn 25 Game • http://gamestolearnenglish.com/clock/ • Telling time http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity /telling_ time_ gr2/... daihoctructuyen.edu.vn 24 What’s the time? daihoctructuyen.edu.vn 25 Game • http://gamestolearnenglish.com/clock/ • Telling time http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity /telling_ time_ gr2/ • Bang on time http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/BangOnTime/clockwordres.html daihoctructuyen.edu.vn 26 Thank you! See you next week daihoctructuyen.edu.vn