Lesson Five: Time, Days, & Months.

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I. What time is it? ?

Its three oclock.

Its nine oclock.

Its one thirty. orIts half past one.

Its five ten. -orIts ten after five.

Its eight fifty-five.

-or- Its five to nine.

Its twelve oclock.

-or-Its noon/midnight.

What time is it now ()?

Its three forty-five. -orIts quarter to four.

Its four thirty-five. -orIts twenty-five to five.

It is now ____________________________.

In the U.S. differentiation of time occurs by using am and pm. From 12:00
(midnight) to 11:59.59 in the day am is put after the time. From 12:00 in the day until
11:59.59 at night pm is used. 12:00 ( ) 11:59,59 am
. 12:00 11:59,59
pm. Example:
10:30 am
5:35 pm
Time can be written in different ways. .
A) 1:00 am = one = one oclock
B) 2:15 pm = two fifteen = fifteen past two = quarter past two
C) 3:30 pm = three thirty = half past three
D) 4:45 pm = four forty-five = fifteen to five = quarter to five

Some useful words: :

Morning -- before 12:00 pm

Afternoon -- 12:00 pm and after

Noon -- 12:00 pm

Midnight -- 12:00 am

Evening -- 7:00 pm and after

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II. Draw a picture for the following times. .

Its seven oclock.

Its quarter to twelve.

Its half past six.

Its ten fifteen.

III. Write the days of the week in English.

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**Useful word: weekend =

Restaurant Working Hours

Monday Thursday

6:30 am 10:00 pm

Friday

6:30 am 12:00 pm

Saturday

7:30 am 12:00 pm
Closed Sundays and holidays

Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner

IV. Answer the questions using: a) . . . is open from ____ to ____, on ____; or
b). . .is closed on ____. : ) . . .
____ ____, ____; ). . . ____.
Ex: What are the working hours for Monday? The restaurant is open from 6:30 am to 10:00 pm on Monday.

1. What are the working hours for Saturday? __________________________________

2. What are the working hours for Tuesday? __________________________________
3. What are the working hours for Friday? ____________________________________
4. What are the working hours for Sunday? ___________________________________
5. What are the working hours for holidays? ___________________________________
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VII. The Months of the Year. .

1. January

7. July

2. February

8. August

3. March

9. September

4. April

10. October

5. May

11. November

6. June

12. December

Vocabulary

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Verb To Work --
I work

We work

You work

You work

He works

They work

She works

It works

Verb To Teach --
I teach

We teach

You teach

You teach

He teaches

They teach

She teaches

It teaches

Verb To Study --
I study

We study

You study

You study

He studies

They study

She studies

It studies

Verb To Go --

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I go

We go

You go

You go

He goes

They go

She goes

It goes

Adverbs of time are used to state frequency:

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Never
Rarely

------Every day --

Sometimes

Often

Usually

Always

V. Text : My Work Schedule

Read the text and then write a sentence using each of the following words for frequency.

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I always go to work at 7:30 am. Monday to Friday I usually teach at
8:00 am. Sometimes I teach at 8:30 am. I often eat lunch at 12:00
pm. I rarely have work after 5:00 pm. Sometimes I study English in
the evenings. I never work at the weekends.
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
Usually
Always

VI. Ask your colleagues. In your answers use one of the adverbs of time (never, rarely,
sometimes, often, usually, and always): .
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Example: : Do you get up early in the morning? -No, I never get up early in the morning.
1. Do you work every day?
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2. Do you eat breakfast?

3. Do you drink wine?
4. Do you study English?
5. Do you go to Skopje?
6. Do you eat in restaurants?

VIII. Days of the week. Place the days of the week in the correct order. Number one has
been done for you. . .
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Thursday

Tuesday

Monday

Saturday

Friday

Wednesday

Sunday

IX. Unscramble the following words. They are all months or days of the week.
. . .
cotOrbe

arMch

Mdaony

vemNober

yluJ

esdayWedn

ndSuay

lApir

Jarynua

Fdriay

uJen

ayM

esTuyda

rdSatuay

yruarFeb

Demberce

Sertemepb

Austug

Thsduray

Cultural Note
In America the calendar starts on Sunday not on Monday as they do in Macedonia.
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X. Write the vocabulary words and phrases in Macedonian.

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M
time
day
week
month
morning
afternoon
evening
noon
midnight
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
weekend
working hours
to work
to teach
to study
to go
never
rarely
sometimes
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often
usually
always
every day
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

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