Telling The Time

Telling The Time

Learning Objectives

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to:
- Understand different ways to express time such as 'quarter to', 'half past', 'o'clock' etc.
- Tell the time in English accurately and confidently.

What do you already know about telling the time in English?

Topic: Understanding different expressions of time in English

• o'clock (of the clock): used to tell the exact hour
• half past: used to express 30 minutes past the hour
• quarter past: used to express 15 minutes past the hour
• quarter to: used to express 15 minutes before the next hour
• 5 past, 10 past, etc: used to express minutes past the hour
• 5 to, 10 to, etc: used to express minutes before the next hour

Subtopic: O'Clock

• Used to tell the exact hour

Subtopic: Half Past

• Used to express 30 minutes past the hour

Subtopic: Quarter Past

• Used to express 15 minutes past the hour

Subtopic: Quarter To

• Used to express 15 minutes before the next hour

Subtopic: 5 Past, 10 Past, etc

• Used to express minutes past the hour

Subtopic: 5 To, 10 To, etc

• Used to express minutes before the next hour

Topic: Learning to tell the time accurately

• Different instances of telling time:
• 5 past, 10 past, 20 past, 25 past, half past
• 35 past, 40 past, 45 past, 50 past, 55 past
• o'clock
• 5 to, 10 to, 20 to, 25 to, quarter to
• 35 to, 40 to, 45 to, 50 to, 55 to

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.