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Telling the time through the week
Learner’s Book 1: Unit 15, pp. 224–229
GoalUse clocks, days and months together to answer questions about time.
New words
o’clock · the long hand points to 12half past · the long hand points to 6in … days’ time · after that many days
Explanation
Now we can put everything together. A day has hours, so we use clocks. A week has days and a year has months. To answer a time question, first look carefully: is it a clock, a day or a month? For clocks, check where the long hand points. For days and months, say them in order and count on. Take your time, and check your answer by reading it back.
Worked examples
Sara gets up at 7 o’clock in the morning. The long hand points to 12 and the short hand points to 7.
Football practice starts at half past 4 on Friday. Today is Wednesday. We wait 2 days: Thursday, then Friday.
Look at this clock. The long hand points to 6 and the short hand is halfway between 3 and 4. Say it in words: half past 3.
Class activity
Make a day plan. Draw 4 clocks on a sheet of paper and show the times you wake up, eat lunch, go to school and go to bed. Write the time in words under each clock. Then read your plan to a friend.
Practice
1
Write the time in words.
half past 1
2
Write the time in words.
11 o’clock
3
Today is Wednesday. What was yesterday and what will tomorrow be?
Yesterday Tuesday, tomorrow Thursday
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School starts again on Monday. Today is Friday. How many days until Monday?
3 days (Saturday, Sunday, then Monday)