Beginning Low ESL Teacher Telling Time By Ines V. Beginning Low ESL Teacher

Parts of the Clock Hour hand Minute hand Second hand Face To tell the time: Look at the hour hand first and then the minute hand.

Digital clock Analog clock A clock with numbers only is called a digital clock.      A clock with hands is called an analog clock.     

 Numbers 1 - one 2 - two 3 - three 4 - four 5 - five 6 - six 7 - seven 8 - eight 9 - nine 10 - ten 11 - eleven 12 - twelve 13 - thirteen 14 - fourteen 15 - fifteen 16 - sixteen 17 - seventeen 18 - eighteen 19 - nineteen 20 - twenty 21 - twenty-one 22 - twenty-two 23 - twenty-three 24 - twenty-four 25 - twenty-five 26 - twenty-six 27 - twenty-seven 28 - twenty-eight 29 - twenty-nine 30 - thirty 40 - forty 50 - fifty 60 - sixty

Different Ways to Say the Time o'clock  quarter past / quarter after  quarter to half past

What time does this clock show? 3:00 - Three o'clock

What time is it? It is ________. 12:00 Twelve o'clock Noon (middle of the day) What time is it? It is ________. Midnight (middle of the night)

What time does this clock show? 10:10 - Ten – ten / Ten minutes past ten

5:15 - Five – fifteen / Quarter past five What time is it? 5:15 - Five – fifteen / Quarter past five

10:30 - ten – thirty / Half past ten What time is it? 10:30 - ten – thirty / Half past ten

3:55 - three – fifty-five / Five to four What time is it? 3:55 - three – fifty-five / Five to four

2:45 - two – forty-five /Quarter to three What time is it? 2:45 - two – forty-five /Quarter to three

Useful Time Expressions: la mañana morning mañana tomorrow mañana por la mañana tomorrow morning pasado mañana the day after tomorrow por la mañana in the morning de la mañana in the morning por la tarde in the afternoon de la tarde in the afternoon por la noche in the evening or night de la noche in the evening or night

More Useful Time Expressions: a la medianoche at midnight al mediodía at noon dia day el año pasado last year durante el día during the day a tiempo on time en punto exactly, on-the dot tarde late temprano early

More Useful Time Expressions: hoy today ayer yesterday anoche last night anteanoche the night before last el lunes que viene next Monday la semana que viene next week el año que viene next year el martes pasado last Tuesday la semana pasada last week

Have a good time!