VIII. Reading an Comprehension

Read and translate the text:

Time

There are twenty four hours in a day. Each day begins with sunrise and ends with sunset. The time of the sunrise is morning and the time of the sunset is evening. Morning is the time between sunrise and the noon. Noon is twelve o’clock in the daytime. Sometimes we call it midday. Afternoon is the time between twelve and five or six o’clock in the evening. Then comes evening and night. Twelve o’clock at night is midnight. People have a clock or a watch to tell the time. There are 60 minutes in an hour and there are 60 seconds in a minute. Half an hour equals 30 minutes. A quarter of an hour equals 15 minutes.

What is the time? – Котра година?

It is nine o’clock – Дев’ять годин

It is half past nine. – Пів на десяту

It is a quarter past nine. - Четверть на десяту

It is five past nine. – П’ять хвилин на десяту

It is ten (minutes) to nine . – Без десяти хвилин дев’ять

It is a quarter to nine. – Без четверті дев’ять

My watch is fast . – Мій годинник спішить

My watch is (five minutes) slow. – Мій годинник запізнюється на п’ять хвилин

My watch is correct. – Мій годинник йде правильно

It is ten sharp. – Рівно десять.

IX. Practice

Exercise 1. Tell what time is it now:

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It’s five o’clock.

It’s ten past five.

odel:

6.47; 12.01; 11.30; 20.05; 18.16; 5.35; 21.10; 7.15.

Exercise 2. Read the following dialogue:

- What time is it now?

• It’s half past 10 by my watch.

• And by mine it’s only a quarter past ten.

• Your watch is 15 minutes slow, I am afraid.

• Then it’s time to leave. It’s late.

Exercise 3. Complete the dialogues:

• What’s the exact time?

• ………..

• Are you sure your watch is right?

• ………

• Then it’s time for me to leave.

• ……….

• It’s 2 sharp.

• ……….

• No, I am not going to the University today. It’s my day off. And what’s about you? Are you having classes today?

• ……….

• What time are they starting?

• ………..

• It’s only 12 now. Let’s go and have coffee.

X. Language

Sentence Patterns

1. Key examples to be memorized.

It is hot.

Is it hot?

It is not hot.

It’s difficult to get there.

Illustrative Examples

It is cold.

Is it cold? Yes, it is. No, it is not cold today. It is warm.

What time is it? It is five o’clock.

What date is it today? It is the 7^th of February.

What day is it today? It is Monday.

What month is it? It is October.

Is it far from there? No, it is not. It is near. It is easy to get there.

2. Vocabulary to be learnt

season- пора року	to spend( spent) – проводити
to snow - йти (про сніг)	to enjoy- насолоджуватися
ground - земля	to swim –плавати
pleasant – приємний	to look – виглядати. You look fine today.
to go in for - займатися	to look like – бути схожим to be like -
to skate – кататися на ковзанах	to change – змінюватися
to ski – кататися на лижах	cloud – хмара
sun – сонце	cloudy – хмарно
to shine – світити	dark – темно
warm – теплий	inside – в приміщенні
to appear –з’являтися	outside - зовні, надворі
to become – становитися	windy – вітряно
weather- погода	leaf – лист (leaves)
to rain – йти (про дощ)	little by little – мало помалу
sky –небо	everywhere – всюди
in the open air – на відкритому повітрі	everybody –всі, кожен to freeze - морозити