A1 Beginner
Telling the time
What time is it? It's seven o'clock.Introduction
Look at the picture and listen to the sentences.
Laura wakes up at seven.
Classes start at nine a.m.
Laura has dinner around ten before bed.
Sometimes Eric watches movies in the evening.
1. What time does Laura wake up?
2. What time do classes start?
3. When does Eric sometimes watch movies?
Presentation
Laura: What time is it?
Eric: It's seven o'clock.
Laura: Oh no! What time do classes start?
Eric: They start at nine a.m.
Laura: Good. What time do you usually have dinner?
Eric: Around ten.
Laura: That's late! I have dinner at half past eight.
Language Focus
We use What time is it? to ask about the time now, and What time do ... start? or What time do you ...? to ask about schedules and routines.
Usamos What time is it? para perguntar as horas agora, e What time do ... start? ou What time do you ...? para perguntar sobre horários e rotinas.
- Exact time: It's seven o'clock.
- Quarter past: It's quarter past six.
- Half past: It's half past eight.
- Quarter to: It's quarter to ten.
- Schedules: Classes start at nine a.m.
Pronunciation + Form
Use at before clock times in routines and schedules: at seven, at half past eight, at nine a.m..
Practice
1. What time is it?
2. What time do classes start?
3. Which is correct for 8:30?
4. Which is correct for 9:45?
Production
Now talk about your routine.
- What time do you wake up?
- What time do your classes or work start?
- What time do you have dinner?
- Use this model: I wake up at seven. My classes start at nine a.m. I have dinner at half past eight.