TELLING THE TIME


WHAT TIME IS IT?
WHAT IS THE TIME?

These are the two basic ways we can ask for the time in English.

The clock is divided into two main zones, which are the equivalent in Spanish to "y" and "menos".
In English the "y" zone is indicated by the word "PAST" and the "menos" zone by the word "TO".
In this way we say ¨la una y cinco" : Five Past One, " las doce y veinte": Twenty Past Twelve,etc.
When we want to refer to the "menos" hours we use ¨TO¨ in English so ¨las tres menos veinticinco¨would be : Twenty-Five To Three, ¨las siete menos cinco¨: Five To Seven, etc.
Finally we must remember that ¨En Punto¨is said: O`Clock, ¨ Y media": Half past, ¨Y cuarto¨: A Quarter Past and ¨Menos Cuarto¨: A Quarter To.

NOW TRY TO GUESS THE TIMES IN THE FOLLOWING LISTENING.