uni 2.4
SPEAKING AND WRITNG
TELLING THE TIME
Telling the time with daily activities
2. VOCABULARY
The time
The time
What time is it?
What's the time?
What's the time?
Sometimes we use the word o'clock to tell the exact hour.
It's one o'clock, but you can only say the hour, eg. It's one.
You don't say o'clock when you say the minutes. Eg. It's twenty past five NOT twenty past five o'clock (WRONG)
Half and quarter
Some people don't put 'a' before quarter.
It's quarter past three
It's a quarter past three (both are correct)
It's one o'clock, but you can only say the hour, eg. It's one.
You don't say o'clock when you say the minutes. Eg. It's twenty past five NOT twenty past five o'clock (WRONG)
Half and quarter
Some people don't put 'a' before quarter.
It's quarter past three
It's a quarter past three (both are correct)
What time is the next ferry?
Now, it's your turn. Tell the time of these clocks here:
3. PRONUNCIATION
Silent consonants
Silent consonants
English words frequently have consonants that are not pronounced, they are silent letters.
These are some examples.
These are some examples.
4. VOCABULARY
Saying how you feel