Lesson 45: Unit 43 - The Clock
Learn how to tell the time in English and how to use the prepositions of time at, on and in correctly. Practise with a real text about Mark's weekend and Samantha's school timetable.
About this lesson
In this lesson you will learn how to ask for and tell the time in English the British way – with past, to, quarter and half. You will understand the difference between a.m. and p.m. and why the 24-hour clock is not used in spoken English. You will learn the days of the week and the important prepositions at, on and in that relate to time. With the help of the text about Mark's weekend and Samantha's school timetable, you will practise what you have learned in a real context.
40 minutes
What you'll learn
- Ask and answer the question 'What time is it?' in English
- Use past, to, quarter, half and o'clock correctly
- Understand the difference between a.m. and p.m.
- Name the days of the week, written with a capital letter
- Use the prepositions at, on and in correctly with time
- Understand a short text in English about daily life and times
Lesson vocabulary
- What time is it? What time is it? It's half past nine.
- What's the time? What's the time? It's a quarter past six.
- o'clock It's 10 o'clock.
- past
- to
- quarter
- half
- a.m. He switches off his phone at 6.30 a.m.
- p.m. He returns to his flat at 6 p.m. on Sunday.
- midnight At midnight, a special dancing performance starts.
- noon He wakes up at about noon on Saturday.
- brunch He has brunch at 1 p.m.
- relax At the weekend he relaxes well.
- switch off He switches off his mobile phone on Friday evening.
- relatives He goes to the country to see his parents and relatives.
In other languages: Български