UNIT 18: What’s the time?
In this unit you will learn the following:
• How to say the time
• How to make appointments
Here are the words you will learn to use:
a.m.
flight
angry
half
appointment
happy
clock
late
early
o’clock
p.m.
quarter
sad
today
tomorrow
Here are some phrases you will learn to use:
What’s the time?
At one thirty
Make an appointment
A quarter past
Here are some sentences you will practice:
Can you tell me the time, please?
It’s two o’clock.
When’s the meeting?
wedding
welcome
worried
yesterday
Half past
A quarter to
I’ll meet you at twenty past ten.
When does the train leave?
Your flight leaves at eight thirty-five tomorrow evening.
Grammar tips:
The new structure
in this unit is
present simple with
future meaning.
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1
2
3
one o’clock
two o’clock
5
7
two o’clock
8
10
9
It’s two o’clock.
a watch
one fifteen
12
one thirty
14
a quarter
three o’clock
What’s the time, please?
11
13
three o’clock
6
one o’clock
some clocks
4
one forty-five
15
a quarter past one
a quarter past nine
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1
2
a half
4
half past one
5
a quarter
7
3
Can you tell me
the time, please?
6
a quarter to two
8
Can you tell me
the time, please?
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.........................
....................
a quarter to twelve
9
It’s half
past five.
It’s a quarter
past five.
10
half past ten
11
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.........................
....................
Can you tell me
the time, please?
It’s a quarter
to six.
12
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What’s the time?
when is =
1
when’s
2
When’s the meeting?
When does
the train leave?
At half past ten.
At a quarter
to three.
3
4
5
five past one
ten past one
one o five
one ten
6
a quarter
past one
7
twenty past one
one twenty
one fifteen
8
9
twenty-five
to two
10
twenty-five
past one
one twenty-five
11
12
twenty to two
quarter to two
ten to two
five to two
one forty
one forty-five
one fifty
one fifty-five
one thirty-five
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1
It’s nine thirty now. I’ll meet
you at twenty past ten.
2
It’s nine thirty five now. I’ll
meet you at eleven fifteen.
3
4
7:05 a.m.
7:05 p.m.
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What’s the time?
1
2
a wedding
3
4
When’s the
wedding?
It’s at two thirty
tomorrow.
5
When’s the
wedding?
When’s the
wedding?
It’s at two thirty
today.
It was at two
thirty yesterday.
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1
2
The wedding
is at two thirty.
Your appointment is
at 8.30 p.m. tomorrow,
Mr Brown.
Hello, Mr Brown.
OK.
3
OK.
Welcome to
the meeting.
The
meeting is
at nine
thirty this
morning.
4
Your flight leaves at eight
thirty-five tomorrow evening.
Thanks.
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What’s the time?
1
2
She’s happy.
5
3
She’s sad.
She’s worried.
6
She’s very happy.
4
7
She’s very sad.
She’s angry.
8
She’s ........... worried.
She’s ............ angry.
9
Sorry, I’m late.
The meeting is at
three forty-five.
10
The meeting
is at ten fifteen.
You’re early.
11
Mary’s waiting for her husband. He’s late.
He’s very late and she’s angry.
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The Bensons
1
2
My card’s not here. I’ll go
and get it after lunch.
3
4
Hello. My name’s Tom
Benson. I left my credit
card in your shop.
Yes, you did. Can you
come and get it?
5
I’ll call him and make
an appointment. What’s
his number?
96874296.
Yes, thanks for calling.
I’ll come at half past two.
Is that all right?
Sure. That’s OK.
I’ll see you then.
6
Thank you very much.
Would you like
to come?
That’s OK.
I’m sorry. I can’t. I have
to go to the supermarket
with Mum.
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7
8
Are you coming, Anne?
We have to go now.
Okay. I’ll have
some lunch first.
Sure.
9
10
Hi, Tom.
Hi, Dad.
Wait! Can you get me
a newspaper, please.
OK.
11
12
Where are Mum
and Anne?
They went to
the supermarket.
Are you going
out after lunch?
Yes. I left my credit
card at the drugstore and
I have to go and get it.
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