The document provides two methods for telling time using an analog clock. Method 1 involves reading the time starting with the minutes, such as "five to/past" or "quarter to/past". Method 2 involves reading the time starting with the hour followed by the minutes. The document includes examples of times read using both methods and interactive clocks to check understanding.
1. LEARN HOW TO TELL THE TIME! (METHOD 1: start with the minutes)
… o’clock
.. :00
five to … .. :55 .. :05 five past …
ten to … .. :50 .. :10 ten past …
(a) quarter to … .. :45 .. :15 (a) quarter past …
twenty to … .. :40 .. :20 twenty past …
twenty-five to … .. :35 .. :30 .. :25 twenty-five past …
half past …
2. LEARN HOW TO TELL THE TIME! (METHOD 2: start with the hour)
07:25 It is seven twenty-five.
03:50 It is three fifty.
British and American people do not say ‘13:..’, ‘14:..’,
NOTE: etc., they say 1 p.m., 2 p.m., etc.
3. What time is it? (Click on the clocks to check your answers!)
METHOD 1: It is eleven o’clock.
METHOD 2: It is eleven o’clock.
METHOD 1: It is five past seven.
METHOD 2: It is seven five.
METHOD 1: It is (a) quarter past eight.
METHOD 2: It is eight fifteen.
4. METHOD 1: It is twenty-five past four.
METHOD 2: It is four twenty-five.
METHOD 1: It is half past two.
METHOD 2: It is two thirty.
METHOD 1: It is twenty to five.
METHOD 2: It is four forty.
5. METHOD 1: It is (a) quarter to seven.
METHOD 2: It is six forty-five.
METHOD 1: It is ten to nine.
METHOD 2: It is eight fifty.
METHOD 1: It is half past one.
METHOD 2: It is one thirty.
6. Click on the pictures!
wake up get up have breakfast brush my teeth
wash have a shower (UK) have a bath (UK) get dressed
take a shower (US) take a bath (US)
7. brush my hair leave the house arrive at school work
go home do my homework have dinner go to bed
8. Listen to Kate describe her routine and choose the correct time for each action/ activity!
6:45 6:50 6:55
CORRECT!
7:00 7:05 7:10
CORRECT!
7:10 7:15 7:20
CORRECT!
7:15 7:30 7:45
CORRECT!
9. Listen to Kate describe her routine and choose the correct time for each action/ activity!
8:05 8:20 8:25
CORRECT!
5:45 5:50 5:55
CORRECT!
7:15 7:30 7:45
CORRECT!
9:20 9:25 9:30
CORRECT!