4B- What time is it?

 B  What time is it?

1 Telling time

A Listen and repeat.

B Pair work Say the times in two ways.

• 9:45
• 7:30
• 6:03
• 1:15
• 11:40

2 Interactions  Time 

A Listen and practice.

 Asking the time 

What time is it?

What is the time?

B Pair work Practice the conversation again with the times below.

3 Pronunciation Reduction of to

A Listen and repeat. Notice how to is pronounced as /tə/.

B Listen to the conversations. Then practice them. Reduce to to /tə/.

A: Is it five to one?

B: No, it's ten to one.

A: Is it ten to eight?

B: No, it's a quarter to eight.

A: Is it a quarter to three?

B: No, it's twenty to three.

4 Listening Am I late?

A Listen to five conversations about time. Write the time of each thing.

1. the movie                         
2. Rod's class                         
3. the train                       
4. the bus                        
5. Susan's class                      

Answer:

1. 10:00

2. 4:00

3. 12:20

4. noon

5. 9:45

Script:

Page 39, Exercise 4, Listening, Am I late?

1.
M1: What's the time?
W1: Um, it's a quarter to ten.
M1: Oh, I'm early. The movie is at ten o'clock.

2.
W2: What time is your Japanese class, Rod?
M2: It's at four o'clock. What time is it now?
W2: It's four-oh-five.
M2: Oh, no!

3.
W3: What time is the train? Am I late?
M3: Twelve-twenty. It's only eleven fifty-five now.
W3: Oh, good.

4.
W1: What time is the bus to the city?
M1: At noon.
W1: What time is it now?
M1: It's only ten-thirty!

5.
M3: Susan, what time is your dance class?
W2: It's at nine forty-five.
M3: Um, it's nine-fifty now.
W2: Nine-fifteen or nine-fifty?
M3: Nine-fifty.

B Listen again. Are the people early or late? Circle the correct answers.

1.  early  /  late
2.  early  /  late
3.  early  /  late
4.  early  /  late
5.  early  /  late

Answer:

1. early

2. late

3. early

4. early

5. late

5 Speaking What time is . . . ?

A Pair work Interview your partner. Take notes.

What time is your . . . ?

A: What time is your favorite class?

B: It's at 7:30 a.m. What time is yours?

A: Mine is at 8:00 p.m. It's this class!

B Pair work Tell another classmate about your partner's answers.

"Ji-sung's favorite class is at 7:30 a.m."

 I can  ask for and tell the time.