Time

Lead-in

  • Are you usually late or on time?
  • What do you do when you are late?
  • What do you think about people who are always late?

Presentation

Pre

  • What are the benefits of being on time?

Top Down

  • Where does Paul want to go?
  • Does he buy a ticket?

Paul: What time does the next train to London leave?

Clerk: The next train to Edinburgh leaves at half past four, from platform 8.

Paul: How about the one to London?

Clerk: At a quarter to four.

Paul: I see. One ticket to Edinburgh, please.

Clerk: Single or return?

Paul: Return, please.

Clerk: That’ll be 64 pounds, please.

Paul: Do you have change for a hundred?

Clerk: Yes, we do.

Paul: Here you are, sir.

Clerk: Here´s your ticket and change. Have a nice trip, sir.

Bottom Up

  • Answer the questions.
  1. What time does the train to Edinburgh leave?
  2. What time does the train to London leave?
  3. Which train does Paul take?
  4. How much is the ticket?
  1. It leaves at half past four / 4:30
  2. It leaves At a quarter to four / 3:45
  3. He takes the train to Edinburgh.
  4. It is 64 pounds.

Post

  • How often do you buy train tickets?
  • Where else can you buy tickets to travel?

Target Language

To tell the exact hour, use o’clock.

  • 05:00 – It’s five o’clock.
  • 08:00 – It’s eight o’clock.
  • 12:00 – It’s twelve o’clock.

To tell minutes after an hour use past.

  • 02:05 – It’s five past two. / It’s two oh five.
  • 08:30 – It’s half past eight. / It’s eight thirty.
  • 10:15 – It’s a quarter past ten. / It’s ten fifteen.

To tell minutes before an hour use to

  • 03:55 – It’s five to four. / It’s three fifty-five.
  • 09:50 – It’s ten to ten. / It’s nine fifty.
  • 07:45 – It’s a quarter to eight / It’s seven forty-five.

A quarter = 15 minutes

Sometimes, we use words to represent time

  • 12:00 – noon / midday
  • 00:00 – midnight

In the 12-hour clock, we use AM and PM

  • 08:00 = 8:00am
  • 13:00 = 01:00pm
  • 16:00 = 04:00pm

AM = ante meridiem or “before midday”
PM = post meridiem or “after midday”

When it is almost or a little after, use about.

  • 05:19 – It’s about five twenty
  • 03:32 – It’s about three thirty

Controlled Practice

  • What time is it? Answer only using written numbers.

Example: ( 4:30 ) > It’s four thirty.

  1. ( 11:25 )
  2. ( 03:30 )
  3. ( 12:15 )
  4. ( 07:08 )
  1. ( 12:00 )
  2. ( 08:50 )
  3. ( 07:20 )
  4. ( 02:35 )
  1. Its’s eleven twenty-five
  2. It’s three thirty
  3. It’s twelve fifteen
  4. It’s seven oh eight
  1. It’s twelve o’clock
  2. It’s eight fifty
  3. It’s seven twenty
  4. It’s two thirty-five
  • What time is it? Answer using the Target Language.

Example: 4:30 > It’s half past four.

  1. ( 03:15 )
  2. ( 05:30 )
  3. ( 10:45 )
  4. ( 07:00 )
  1. ( 05:03 )
  2. ( 07:45 )
  3. ( 02:13 )
  4. ( 12:31 )
  1. It’s a quarter past three
  2. It’s half past five
  3. It’s a quarter to eleven
  4. It’s seven o’clock
  1. It’s three past five
  2. It’s a quarter to eight
  3. It’s thirteen past two
  4. It’s about half past twelve

Freer Practice

  • What time is it?

Production

  • Talk about your routine and say what time you do at least 5 different tasks.

Homework

Unscramble the words to tell the time. 

Exemple: si’t lafh stap nevse. > It’s half past seven.

  1. sI’t wot ko’locc

  2. sI’t uoabt einn torfy

  3. sI’t dimtighn

  4. sI’t a qaurert stap xis

  5. sI’t vfie ho hiteg

  1. It’s two o’clock.

  2. It’s about nine forty.

  3. It’s midnight. 

  4. It’s a quarter past six.

  5. It’s five oh eight.

Complete with o’clock, about, past or a quarter to.

Example: It’s half ______ seven. > It’s half past seven.

  1. We arrive for breakfast at seven ______.

  2. The meeting is at six ______.

  3. The movie starts at ______ nine.

  4. My mom arrives at ______ eight thirty.

  5. Their flight is at ten ______ four.

  1. We arrive for breakfast at seven o’clock.

  2. The meeting is at six o’clock.

  3. The movie starts at a quarter to nine.

  4. My mom arrives at about eight thirty. 

  5. Their flight is at ten past four.

What time is it?

Example: ( 7:30 ) > It’s half past seven.

  1. ( 08:45 )

  2. ( 12:00 am )

  3. ( 05:13 )

  4. ( 03:00 )

  5. ( 02:55 )

  1. It’s a quarter to nine.

  2. It’s midnight.

  3. It’s about five ten / It’s about a quarter past five.

  4. It’s three o’clock.

  5. It’s five to three. / It’s two fifty-five.

Complete the clocks with the corresponding times. 

Example: It’s half past seven > 07:30

  1. It’s a quarter to midday.

  2. It’s ten past four.

  3. It’s one o’clock.

  4. It’s about eleven thirty.

  5. It’s two fifty-five.

  1.    11:45

  2.    04:10

  3.    01:00

  4.    11:28 / 11:29 / 11:31 / 11:32

  5.    02:55

Find another way to write the sentences.

Example: It’s seven thirty. > It’s half past seven.

  1. It’s 5:00 a.m.

  2. It’s eight fifty.

  3. It’s a quarter past six.

  4. It’s a quarter to nine.

  5. It’s one thirty.

  1. It’s five o’clock.

  2. It’s ten to nine.

  3. It’s six fifteen.

  4. It’s eight forty-five.

  5. It’s half past one.

Writing

Write a dialogue about buying a train ticket.