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What time is it?
Connect P2 Term 1: Unit 5
GoalAsk and say the time: o’clock and thirty.
New words
clock · it shows the timetime · hours and minuteso’clock · exactly on the hourthirty · half past an hourhalf past · thirty minutes after the hour
Explanation
We ask: What time is it? We answer: It’s three o’clock. When the long hand points to 12, it is an o’clock time. When the long hand points to 6, it is thirty minutes past the hour. We say: It’s four thirty. We can also say: It’s half past four.
| Clock | We say |
|---|---|
| 3:00 | It’s three o’clock. |
| 4:30 | It’s four thirty. |
| 4:30 | It’s half past four. |
Worked examples
Seif
What time is it, Mum?
Mum
It’s seven o’clock.
Seif
Oh! It’s time for school.
Look. What time is it? Say: It’s eight thirty.
Now you. Look at a clock at home. Say the time.
Class activity
Paper clock. Cut a circle from paper and write 1 to 12. Make two hands from card. The grown-up says a time (five o’clock, six thirty). The child moves the hands. Then the child asks: What time is it?
Practice
1
Look. What time is it?
It’s nine o’clock.
2
Look. What time is it?
It’s two thirty. (or: half past two)
3
Listen. Is it two o’clock or twelve o’clock?
…
Twelve o’clock.
4
Fill in: It’s ten ___. (o’clock or clock)
o’clock.
5
Writing: write the time 5:00 in words.
It’s five o’clock.