V10

Numbers and Time

Counting · telling the time · days and months

Words 1–4

Say each word after your teacher

hundred
the number 100 (ten tens) /ˈhʌn.drəd/
Ten tens make one hundred.
thousand
the number 1,000 (ten hundreds) /ˈθaʊ.zənd/
Ten hundreds make one thousand.
quarter
one of four equal parts; 15 minutes /ˈkwɔː.tər/
It's quarter past three — 3:15.
half
one of two equal parts; 30 minutes /hɑːf/
It's half past six — 6:30.

Words 5–8

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midnight
12 o'clock at night /ˈmɪd.naɪt/
At 12 o'clock at night — midnight — the new year starts.
noon
12 o'clock in the middle of the day /nuːn/
We have lunch at 12 o'clock in the day — at noon.
Monday
the day after Sunday /ˈmʌn.deɪ/
After Sunday comes Monday, the first school day of the week.
January
the first month of the year /ˈdʒæn.ju.ər.i/
The new year starts on the 1st of January.

Words 9–10

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weekend
Saturday and Sunday /ˌwiːkˈend/
Saturday and Sunday are the weekend.
o'clock
used after a number to say an exact hour /əˈklɒk/
It's three o'clock — 3:00 exactly.

Your turn

Answer out loud — full sentences

1
What time is it now?
2
When is your birthday?
3
What do you do at the weekend?
4
Say these times: 3:15 · 6:30 · 12 o'clock at night · 12 o'clock in the day.
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