DAILY BASIS ENGLISH COURSE

A1 Beginner

Telling the time

What time is it? It's seven o'clock.
By the end of this class, students will be able to ask and answer basic time questions, say common clock times, and talk about simple daily schedule times.
Contents

Introduction

Students looking at clocks and talking about time.
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.
Choose the correct answer.

1. What time does Laura wake up?

2. What time do classes start?

3. When does Eric sometimes watch movies?

Score: 0 out of 3

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..

Questions
What time is it?
What time do classes start?
What time do you have dinner?
Exact Times
7:00 = seven o'clock
9:00 = nine o'clock
10:00 = ten o'clock
More Time Phrases
6:15 = quarter past six
8:30 = half past eight
9:45 = quarter to ten

Practice

1. 7:00 = seven
2. 6:15 = quarter
six
3. 8:30 = half
eight
4. 9:45 = quarter
ten
5. Classes start
nine a.m.
Score: 0 out of 5
Choose the best response.

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?

Score: 0 out of 4

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.
Daily Basis English Course