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O’clock times
Learner’s Book 1: Unit 8, pp. 112–114
GoalRead and say o’clock times when the long hand points to 12.
New words
o’clock · the exact hour, with the long hand on 12hour · the short hand shows the hourtime · what the clock shows
Explanation
We say an o’clock time when the long hand points straight up to 12. Then the short hand tells us the hour. When the short hand points to 4, it is 4 o’clock. When the short hand points to 9, it is 9 o’clock. When the short hand points to 12, it is 12 o’clock. Always look at the long hand first. If it points to 12, read the number the short hand points to.
Worked examples
The long hand points to 12. The short hand points to 7. It is 7 o’clock.
Long hand on 12, short hand on 1. It is 1 o’clock.
School starts at 8 o’clock. The long hand points to 12 and the short hand points to 8.
Class activity
Time cards: write o’clock times (1 o’clock to 12 o’clock) on cards. Your partner picks a card and shows that time on a toy or paper clock. Swap. Say each time out loud.
Practice
1
What time does the clock show?
2 o’clock
2
What time does the clock show?
12 o’clock
3
What time does the clock show?
5 o’clock
4
It is 8 o’clock. Where does the short hand point and where does the long hand point?
The short hand points to 8. The long hand points to 12.