1. This activity has audio.
Language Note Time
This activity has audio.

2. Part 1: Time with Numbers only
Instructions: Look at the clocks below. These are examples of how to say different times.
It is 4:00.
It is four o’clock.
It is 3:02.
It is three oh two.
It is 8:30.
It is eight thirty.
It is 10:45.
It is ten forty-five.

3. Instructions: Practice saying each time, then check
Instructions: Practice saying each time, then check. You can then listen.
It is two o’clock.
It is one thirty-five.
It is seven oh nine.
It is nine forty-five.
It is twelve fifteen.
It is three fifty.

4. Instructions: Practice listening for time
Instructions: Practice listening for time. Do listening activity Time-1 in the iBook.

5. Part 2: Time with Words half past = ____:30 Examples:
Instructions: Practice speaking! Say each time, then check.
6:30 =
8:30 =
10:30 =
Listen to the audio for help with pronunciation (how to say a word).
half past = ____:30
Examples:
2:30 = half past two
4:30 = half past four
half past six
half past eight
half past ten
Remember!
We use past with half. We do not use after.

6. a quarter past = ____:15 a quarter after = ____:15
Instructions: Practice speaking! Say each time, then check.
7:15 =
9:15 =
11:15 =
Listen to the audio for help with pronunciation.
a quarter past = ____:15
a quarter after = ____:15
Examples:
3:15 =
a quarter past three
a quarter after three
5:15 =
a quarter past five
a quarter after five
a quarter past seven
Remember…
quarter past and quarter after have the same meaning.
a quarter after seven
a quarter past nine
a quarter after nine
a quarter past eleven
a quarter after eleven

7. Practice listening! 1) 3:15 3:30 2) 5:15 5:30 3) 7:15 7:30
1) 3:15 3: ) 5:15 5:30
3) 7:15 7:30
4) 9:15 9:30
5) 11: :30
Instructions: Listen to each sentence. Which time do you hear? Think about each answer, then check.

8. a quarter to = ____:45
Examples:
2:45 = a quarter to three
4:45 = a quarter to five
11:45 = a quarter to twelve
Instructions: Practice speaking! Say each time, then check.
6:45 =
8:45 =
12:45 =
Listen to the audio for help with pronunciation.
a quarter to seven
a quarter to nine
a quarter to one

9. Practice listening! 1) 2:15 2:45 2) 3:15 3:45 3) 1:15 1:45
1) 2:15 2:45
2) 3:15 3:45
3) 1:15 1:45
4) 6:15 6:45
5) 10: :45
Instructions: Listen to each sentence. Which time do you hear? Think about each answer, then check.

10. Instructions: Match each picture of a clock with the sentence that tells the same time. Think about each answer, then check. 1.
_f__
a. It is half past eight. 2.
____
b. It is a quarter past twelve. 3.
c. It is a quarter to five. 4.
d. It is a quarter to ten. 5.
e. It is a quarter past five. 6.
f. It is half past three. 7.
g. It is a quarter to twelve. 8.
h. It is a quarter past ten. e a d b g h c

11. Instructions: Practice listening for time
Instructions: Practice listening for time. Do listening activity Time-2 in the iBook.

12. Part 3: More Time with Words
Remember…
past and after can have the same meaning.
past = after
Examples:
2:05 = five past two (5 past 2)
2:10 = ten after two (10 after 2)
2:20 = twenty past two (20 past 2)
2:25 = twenty-five past two (25 past 2)

13. Listen to the audio for help with pronunciation.
Instructions: Practice speaking! Say each time, then check.
4:10 =
6:20 =
9:25 =
Listen to the audio for help with pronunciation.
Instructions: Listen to each sentence. Which time do you hear? Think about each answer, then check.
1) 2:05 5:02
2) 5:07 7:05
3) 10:11 11:10
4) 1:10 10:01
ten past four
twenty past six
twenty-five past nine

14. to Examples: 2:55 = five to three (5 to 3)
2:50 = ten to three (10 to 3)
2:40 = twenty to three (20 to 3)
2:35 = twenty-five to three (25 to 3)

15. Instructions: Practice speaking! Say each time, then check.
4:50 =
6:40 =
9:35 =
Listen to the audio for help with pronunciation.
Instructions: Listen to each sentence. Which time do you hear? Think about each answer, then check.
1) 5:09 8:55
2) 6:50 7:10
3) 4:35 5:25
4) 1:52 8:02
ten to five
twenty to seven
twenty-five to ten

16. Instructions: Practice speaking
Instructions: Practice speaking! Try saying each time in TWO ways, then check.
-It is two twenty.
-It is twenty past two. 5.
-It is three oh six.
-It is six past three. 1.
-It is six thirty.
-It is half past six.
-It is one ten.
-It is ten past one. 2. 6.
-It is five forty.
-It is twenty to six.
-It is twelve fifty-five.
-It is five to one. 3. 7.
-It is nine fifty.
-It is ten to ten. 4.
-It is ten thirty-five.
-It is twenty-five to eleven. 8.

17. Do you understand?
Instructions: Practice listening for time. Do listening activity Time-3 in the iBook.

18. Extra Information
Look at the clock below for more information about telling time.
You can also look at the clock video in the iBook on page __ for more information.