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1、Telling the Time,MR.ARNOLD AGUILAR,Udon Thani Engineering School,(UES),Friday,January 10,2020,Two common ways of telling the time.,1),Say the hour first and then the minutes.(Hour+Minutes),6:25-Its six twenty-five,8:05-Its eight O-five,9:11-Its nine eleven,2:34-Its two thirty-four,2)Say the minutes
2、first and then the,hour.(Minutes+PAST/TO+Hour),For minutes 1-30 we use,PAST,after the,minutes.,For minutes 31-59 we use,TO,after the,minutes.,2:35-Its twenty-five,to,three,11:20-Its twenty,past,eleven,4:18-Its eighteen,past,four,8:51-Its nine,to,nine,When it is,15 minutes past,the hour we normally,s
3、ay:(,a,)quarter past,7:15-Its(a),quarter past,seven,When it is,15 minutes before,the hour we,normally say:,a quarter to,12:45-Its(a),quarter to,one,When it is,30 minutes past,the hour we,normally say:,half past,3:30-Its,half past,three,Oclock,We use,oclock,when there are,NO,minutes,.,10:00-Its ten,o
4、clock,5:00-Its five,oclock,1:00-Its one,oclock,For,12:00,there are four expressions in,English.,12:00-,Its twelve oclock,12:00 midday=noon,12:00/00:00 midnight,WRITE THE TIME,1_ 2 _,3 _ 4 _,AM,vs.,PM,We dont normally use the 24-hour clock in,English.,We use,a.m.,(am)for the morning,and,p.m.,(pm)for
5、the afternoon and night.,a.m.,00:00,11:59,p.m.,12:00,23:59,3,a.m.,=Three oclock in the,morning.,3,p.m.,=Three oclock in the,afternoon.,When to use morning,afternoon,evening and night.,?,Morning,is from sunrise to 11:59 AM.Sunrise,typically occurs around 6 AM.,?,Noon or Midday,is at 12:00 PM.,?,After
6、noon,is from 12:01 PM to around 5:00 PM.,?,Evening,is from 5:01 PM to 8 PM,or around sunset.,?,Night,is from sunset to sunrise,so from 8:01 PM until,5:59 AM.,?,Midnight,is at 12:00 AM.,Writing the time using A.M.or P.M.,Example;,a)15:30-3:30,p.m.,Its three thirty,in the afternoon.,Its half past thre
7、e,in the afternoon.,b)21:50-9:50,p.m.,Its nine fifty,in the night.,Its ten to ten,in the night.,c)07:00-7:00,a.m.,Its seven oclock,in the morning.,Seatwork:Write the time in 12 hours with,AM/PM,1)12:00-,2)01:30-,3)19:40-,4)16:07-,5)08:45-,Asking for the Time,The common question forms we use to,ask f
8、or the time,right now,are:,1.What time is it?,2.What is the time?,A more,polite,way to ask for the time,especially from a,stranger,is:,1.Could you tell me the time please?,Giving the Time,We use,It is,or,Its,to respond to the questions,that ask for the time,right now,.,?,It is,half past five(5:30).,
9、?,Its,ten to twelve(11:50),We use the structure,AT+time,when giving the,time of a specific event.,?,The bus arrives,at,midday(12:00).,?,The flight leaves,at,a quarter to two(1:45).,?,The concert begins,at,ten oclock.(10:00),Draw the time.,1.Its quarter to seven.(_:_),2.Its thirteen past twelve.,(_:_),3.Its ten to nine.(_:_),4.Its half past four.(_:_),5.Its five oclock.(_,:_),
