Page 2: Advanced Time-Telling and Practice Exercises
The second page builds on the fundamentals and provides extensive practice with various time expressions and clock faces.
Example: "It's twenty-seven past five" for 5:27, "Ten past one" for 1:10.
Special time expressions are introduced:
• "Half past" for 30 minutes past the hour • "Quarter to" and "Quarter past" for 15 minutes before and after the hour
The page includes numerous clock faces with corresponding digital times, allowing learners to practice reading time in English from both analog and digital formats.
Highlight: The guide emphasizes the importance of using "It's" at the beginning of time expressions.
Several examples of more complex time expressions are provided:
• 20:20 - It's twenty past eight. • 14:15 - It's quarter past two. • 23:45 - It's quarter to twelve! • 05:30 - It's half past three! • 21:35 - It's twenty-five to ten. • 13:05 - It's five past one. • 18:25 - It's twenty-five past six! • 22:10 - It's ten past ten.
These examples serve as excellent practice for learning to tell time in English and reinforce the concepts introduced earlier in the guide.
Vocabulary: "O'clock" is again highlighted, emphasizing its use for exact hours.
The page concludes with additional clock faces for further practice, ensuring that learners have ample opportunity to apply their newly acquired skills in telling time in English.
