Lesson Goals
- say what time it is
- ask "what time is it?"
- use o'clock for times that are on the hour
Let's Start
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Morning. It's seven in the morning, 7:00am. |
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Noon. It's twelve o'clock noon, 12:00pm. |
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Afternoon. It's three thirty in the afternoon, 3:30pm. |
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Evening. It's six fifteen in the evening, 6:15pm. |
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Night. It's nine o'clock at night, 9:00pm. |
Conversation
Keiko and Jane are in the park. They are looking at the clock tower.
Jane: What time is it, Keiko?
Keiko: It is nine fifty. See the clock tower?
Jane: Of course. When should we go to lunch?
Keiko: Let's go to lunch at noon.
Jane: What do you want to do tomorrow morning?
Keiko: Tomorrow is Saturday. I will sleep late.
Jane: Lucky girl! I will work in the afternoon starting at two o'clock.
Grammar in this Lesson
Verb Tenses and Aspect
Future Tense
B1
Use will + base verb to talk about a future action or plan. In this lesson, Keiko and Jane use will to say what they will do tomorrow and in the afternoon.
In the passage
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“Keiko: Tomorrow is Saturday. I will sleep late.”
“Jane: Lucky girl! I will work in the afternoon starting at two o'clock.”
Vocabulary
In the passage
“Morning.”
“It's seven in the morning, 7:00am.”
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I usually drink coffee in the morning.私はたいてい朝にコーヒーを飲みます。
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The meeting starts early in the morning.その会議は朝早く始まります。
In the passage
“Noon.”
“It's twelve o'clock noon, 12:00pm.”
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We will have lunch at noon.私たちは正午に昼食をとります。
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The sun is usually high in the sky at noon.太陽は通常、正午には空高くあります。
In the passage
“Afternoon.”
“It's three thirty in the afternoon, 3:30pm.”
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I have a dentist appointment this afternoon.私は今日の午後に歯医者の予約があります。
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The weather was warm in the afternoon.午後は暖かい天気でした。
In the passage
“Evening.”
“It's six fifteen in the evening, 6:15pm.”
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We often go for a walk in the evening.私たちはよく夕方に散歩に行きます。
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The sky turned orange in the evening.夕方に空がオレンジ色になりました。
In the passage
“Night.”
“It's nine o'clock at night, 9:00pm.”
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It is hard to see clearly at night.夜ははっきり見えにくいです。
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I slept well last night.私は昨夜よく眠れました。
In the passage
“use o'clock for times that are on the hour”
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The train departs on the hour.その電車はちょうど毎時出発します。
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The news program starts on the hour.そのニュース番組はちょうど毎時始まります。
Quizzes
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