Question

listening & speaking the time
1a 2.20 listen at the clocks. listen and write the missing words.
1 its ___ oclock.
2 its two ___.
3 its ___ ten.
4 its four ___.
5 its ___ twenty - five.
6 its seven ___.
7 its nine ___.
8 its ___ fifty - five.
b 2.20 listen again and repeat.
2 work with a partner. ask and answer questions about the time 1 - 8.
a: what time is it?
b: its one fifteen.
3 2.21 read the understanding... box and listen to the examples
understanding... times
to understand times, listen for:

• a number + two / thirty
• numbers from one (01) to fifty - nine (59)
• the word oclock

its two thirty. its 10.05. its eight oclock
4 2.22 listen and write the times.
5a 2.23 listen to three conversations. circle the words you hear.
1 a: what times the film?
b: its seven thirty / seven thirty.
2 a: what times the meeting?
b: its at / on two oclock to four oclock.
3 a: excuse me. whats the next train?
b: one moment. its ten forty - two / ten forty - two.
b compare your answers with a partner.
6a read the language for speaking box.
language for speaking asking and answering about times
asking about times
excuse me...
what time is it?
what times the next bus?
what times the meeting?
answering about times
its nine fifty
its at five fifteen
its from ten oclock to eleven thirty
b work with a partner. practise asking and saying the time.
student a, turn to page 107. student b, turn to page 112.

Explanation:

Answer:

1. It's one o'clock.
2. It's two oh five.
3. It's three ten.
4. It's four fifteen.
5. It's six twenty-five.
6. It's seven thirty.
7. It's nine forty.
8. It's twelve fifty-five.
9. It's one fifteen.
10. It's five o'clock.
11. It's seven forty-five.
12. It's eight fifty.
13. It's nine oh seven.
14. It's eleven twenty-one.
15. It's four forty-four.
16. It's six fifty-three.

2 A. It's at two o'clock to four o'clock.
3 B. One moment. It's ten forty-two.