Activities: “How to tell time in English?”
Activity 1: The 12-hour clock
Can you change all of these times from the 24-hour clock to the 12-hour clock that we use in the US? You will write each time in a few different ways! Include a.m. or p.m. every time that it is allowed.
For example:
13:11
with numerals: 1:11 p.m.
with numbers and words: one eleven p.m.
17:31
with numerals:
minutes after the hour:
minutes before the hour:
13:15
with numerals:
minutes after the hour:
minutes after the hour (with a special word):
07:45
with numerals:
minutes after the hour:
minutes before the hour:
minutes before the hour (with a special word):
10:25
with numerals:
minutes after the hour:
04:30
with numerals:
minutes after the hour:
minutes after the hour (with a special word):
21:24
with numerals:
number of minutes after the hour:
23:56
with numerals:
minutes after the hour:
number of minutes before the hour:
16:05
with numerals:
number of minutes after the hour:
12:00
with numerals:
with numbers and words:
with one special word:
01:00
with numerals:
with words:
20:53
with numerals:
minutes after the hour:
minutes before the hour:
14:47
with numerals:
minutes after the hour:
minutes before the hour:
00:20
with numerals:
minutes after the hour:
06:30
with numerals:
minutes after the hour:
minutes after the hour (with a special word):
Activity 2: Maggie’s week
Below is Maggie’s schedule for the week.
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
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Try to write 10 sentences about her schedule!
Remember that there are many ways to say the time, including the specific time, using a.m. or p.m., using words like quarter or half, or referring to the general time of the day, such as morning, afternoon, evening, or night. How many sentences can you write using all the different ways to say the time?
Here are a couple examples:
Maggie has a yoga class at 7:30 in the morning on Thursday.
On Wednesday, Maggie is going to a concert at quarter after 6.
Now it’s your turn!
