27676 telling time

Telling the time What time is it?. ►In this lesson we are going to learn how to ask questions about time.. This is a conversation between two friends Lauren and Catherine.. Catherine: Al

Telling the time

What time is it?

Do you have the time, please?

Could you tell me the time, please?

►In this lesson we are going to learn how to ask questions about time.

This is a conversation between two friends Lauren and Catherine They are going to the cinema

Lauren: would you like to see a movie tonight?

Catherine: do we have time? I have to be home by 10.30.

Lauren: Well, I guess it’s around 6.15 now That should be plenty of time.

Catherine: All right let’s look in the newspapaer and see what’s playing!

Lauren: … I haven’t seen any of these movies, how about this one the Scorpion?

Catherine: Yeah it’s supposed to be a good movie How much time do we have?

Lauren: I don’t know it starts at 8.30 do you have the time?

Catherine: Yeah, it’s 6.20.

Lauren: That will give us almost two hours That should be plenty of time So let’s go get tickets Catherine: I don’t have any cash Do you think I can pay with a credit card?

Lauren: Let’s look Mmm… it says you can, but if there’s any problem I can buy your ticket ! Catherine: And I can pay you later.

Question: underline the time expressions in the text

How to read the clock

Examples

6.45 It's a quarter to seven.

9.00 It's nine o'clock.

11.10 It's ten past eleven.

2.25 It's twenty-five past two.

4.30 It's half past four.

5.55 It's five to six.

3 Time of the day

in the morning the early part of the day

at noon 12 o'clock, midday

in the afternoon part of the day after the morning

in the evening late part of the day

at night part of the day when most people sleep

Question: What time is it?

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How to ask questions in English

1 WH-question

When ask about times and dates When will you phone? At 6 o'clock

Why ask about a reason Why are they leaving? They are tired

Who ask about people Who are you going to visit? My sister

What ask about things

(many possible answers)

What's your father's job?

He's a dentist

Which ask about things

(small number of possible

answers)

Which finger did you break?

My ring finger

2 Word order

Most wh-questions begin with a question word + an auxiliary verb + the subject

Question

word

3 Prepositions with wh-questions

Prepositions (to, about, with, from, ) usually go at the end Here are some examples:

- Where are you from?

- Who do these books belong to?

- What are you talking about?

- Who are you going with?

Now ask questions about the bracketed expressions

1. They study (English) every Tuesday morning

3 The teacher explains the lesson (in front of the class)

………

4 (My brother) does his homework carefully

………

5 My daughter always washes her hair (twice a week)

………

6 John loves eating (pizza)

………

7 Fenny invites (Bimo) to come to her birthday party

………

8 Olga sings a song (beautifully)

………

9 Shanti gets up (at five)

………

10 Harry doesn't go to school (because he is sick)

………

11 (Mother) cooks rice in the kitchen

………

12 Tommy rides his bike (very fast)

………

13 Thalia always (has breakfast) before going to school

………

14 I give (Mario) a birthday present

………

15 Mario celebrates (his birthday) in September

………

16 Students listen to (the teacher's explanation)

………

17 I like (the white T-shirt), not the red one

………

18 Julia has (two brothers)

………

19 The little boys play (hide and seek)

………

20 Sammy closes the windows (because it's going to rain)

………