Telling the time

– Hello, boys and girls! My name is Bobby.

– And my name is Tobby. This is our friend Mobby.

– Welcome to our lesson!

– Today we have a guest.

– It’s our friend Julia.

– Hi, boys! I’m happy to see you!

– Hi! We are happy to see you too!

– Julia, what brought you here today?

– Boys, I’ve come to you, because I need your help!

– Oh, okay! And what kind of help do you need?

– Well… Boys, I have some problems with telling the time. Could you help me with that, please?

– Oh, yes, of course!

– Thank you so much, boys!

– You’re welcome

– All right! Now let’s start our lesson.

So today in the lesson we will:

·      learn how to tell the time;

And

·      put the knowledge into practice.

Let’s start!

To ask the time we can use the following questions:

1.    What’s the time?

Or

2.    What time is it?

They both are translated as “Который час?”.

To answer these questions we can use the phrase:

It’s … o’clock.

For example:

It’s one o’clock.

It’s two o’clock.

It’s three o’clock.

It’s four o’clock.

It’s five o’clock.

It’s six o’clock.

It’s seven o’clock.

It’s eight o’clock.

It’s nine o’clock.

It’s ten o’clock.

It’s eleven o’clock.

Or

It’s twelve o’clock.

If we want to show the time of the day, we can use such phrases as:

In the morning

Утром

For example:

In the morning Bruno does morning exercises.

In the afternoon

Во второй половине дня, после обеда

For example:

The boy always reads a book in the afternoon.

In the evening

Вечером

For example:

Bruno usually does his homework in the evening.

At night

Ночью

For example:

The boy goes to bed at night.

Another way to show the time of the day is to use the letters:

A.m.

Or

P.m.

A.m. means “before midday”.

До полудня

And

P.m. means “after midday”.

После полудня

Now look at the following examples and compare them:

It’s seven a.m.

Or we can say:

It’s seven o’clock in the morning.

It’s three p.m.

Or we can also say:

It’s three o’clock in the afternoon.

It’s eight p.m.

Or we can say:

It’s eight o’clock in the evening.

It’s two a.m.

Or we can also say:

It’s two o’clock at night.

– Julia, we’ve told you how to tell the time.

– Now we will listen to the conversation between Miranda and her friends.

– But before we do that, let’s revise some words.

– You’ll need them to understand the information.

– Oh, okay!

– Great! And the words are…

Get up

Вставать, подниматься

For example:

April gets up at 6 o’clock in the morning.

Have breakfast

Завтракать

For example:

The boy has breakfast at 7 o’clock.

Have lunch

Обедать

For example:

Jacob usually has lunch at 12 o’clock.

Have supper

Ужинать

For example:

The girl always has supper at 7 p.m.

Go to school

Идти в школу

For example:

The boy goes to school every day.

Come home

Приходить домой

For example:

Zoe usually comes home at 8 o’clock.

Go to bed

Ложиться спать

For example:

Elizabeth goes to bed at 10 o’clock.

Take a shower

Принимать душ

For example:

William takes a shower every day.

Now look! This is Miranda and she wants to interview her friends.

– Hello, everyone!

– Hello, Miranda!

– First, I would like to interview Betsy.

– Sure! No problem!

– Betsy, what time do you get up?

– I get up at 6 o’clock in the morning.

– Okay! And when do you usually take a shower?

– I usually take a shower in the evening.

– Thank you, Betsy! Now I would like to interview Kyle.

– Oh, okay!

– Kyle, what time do you usually have breakfast?

– I usually have breakfast at 7 o’clock.

– Oh, okay! And what time do you go to school?

– I go to school at 8 o’clock.

– Thank you, Kyle! Now I would like to interview Cody.

– Oh, sure!

– Cody, what time do you usually have lunch?

– I usually have lunch at 2 p.m.

– Oh, okay. And what time do you have supper?

– I have supper at 8 o’clock in the evening.

– Thank you, Cody! And now I would like to interview Jordon.

– Oh, no problem!

– Jordon, what time do you usually come home?

– I usually come home at 3 o’clock in the afternoon.

– Okay! And what time do you go to bed?

– I go to bed at 1 o’clock at night.

– Thank you, Jordon!

– Julia, you’ve just listened to the conversation between Miranda and her friends.

– And now we would like to check your knowledge.

– Oh, sure! No problem!

Your task is to answer the questions!

1. What time does Betsy get up?

Check yourselves.

Betsy gets up at 6 o’clock in the morning.

2. What time does Cody have lunch?

Let’s check.

Cody has lunch at 2 p.m.

3. What time does Kyle have breakfast?

Let’s check!

Kyle has breakfast at 7 o’clock.

4. What time does Jordon come home?

Check yourselves.

Jordon comes home at 3 o’clock in the afternoon.

5. When does Betsy take a shower?

Let’s check!

Betsy takes a shower in the evening.

6. What time does Jordon go to bed?

Check yourselves.

Jordon goes to bed at 1 o’clock at night.

7. What time does Kyle go to school?

Let’s check!

Kyle goes to school at 8 o’clock.

And

8. What time does Cody have supper?

Check yourselves.

Cody has supper at 8 o’clock in the evening.

– Well done, Julia!

– Now you know how to tell the time!

– Yes, that’s right! Thank you, boys!

– You’re welcome!

– That’s all for today, our dear friends!

– See you soon.