ENGLISH II

Unit 1
TOPIC 2: THE TIME

Equipo de especialistas Idioma Extranjero

Logro de la actividad de Aprendizaje

Al finalizar la actividad de aprendizaje, el

estudiante será capaz de expresar y utilizar la
hora en formato americano y británico para
mencionar las actividades que realiza en su rutina
diaria indicando el momento exacto en que las
realiza.
THE TIME
TO PAST

the the
hour hour
We say "past" to talk
We say "to" to talk about
about times from the
times from 31 minutes until
full hour to half past, or
the full hour.
30 minutes past the
hour.
TO PAST

The the
next hour
hour
10 past 11
20 to 10
WHAT TIME IS IT?

It’s ten past six.

It’s five past eleven.
WHAT TIME IS IT?

It’s twenty to seven.

It’s ten to eleven.
WHAT TIME IS IT?

It’s half past one.

It’s half past five.
WHAT TIME IS IT?

It’s quarter past eight.

It’s quarter past ten.
WHAT TIME IS IT?

It’s quarter to two.

It’s quarter to six.
 WHAT TIME IS IT?

It’s twelve o’clock.

It’s one o’clock. It’s noon.

It’s midday.
It’s midnight.
BRITISH STYLE
AMERICAN STYLE
 WHAT TIME IS IT?
12:00 It’s twelve o’clock

10:00 It’s ten o’clock

2:00 It’s two o’clock

9:00 It’s nine o’clock

 WHAT TIME IS IT?
12:15 It’s a quarter past twelve

9:15 It’s a quarter past nine

4:15 It’s a quarter past four

10:15 It’s a quarter past ten

 WHAT TIME IS IT?
12:30 It’s half past twelve.

4:30 It’s half past four.

8:30 It’s half past eight.

11:30 It’s half past eleven.

 WHAT TIME IS IT?
12:45 It’s a quarter to one.

10:45 It’s a quarter to eleven.

5:45 It’s a quarter to six.

9:45 It’s a quarter to ten.

 Practice:
10:50 It’s ten to eleven

3:15 It’s a quarter past three

9:45 It’s a quarter to ten

1:20 It’s twenty past one

6:40 It’s twenty to seven

11:59 It’s one to twelve

2:35 It’s twenty five to three

7:10 It’s ten past seven

 ENGLISH II

TOPIC 2: PREPOSITIONS AT – IN – ON

Equipo de especialistas Idioma Extranjero

Logro de la actividad de Aprendizaje

Al finalizar la actividad de aprendizaje, el

estudiante será capaz de expresar y utilizar las
diferentes preposiciones responder preguntas con
respecto a actividades que realiza de manera
regular.
PREPOSITIONS
 AT
With specific times, holiday period and
certain time expressions.
Con horarios específicos, período de
vacaciones y determinadas expresiones
de tiempo.
Example:

At 3 o’clock
At noon
At the weekend At night
At the moment At Christmas
 IN
With months, times of the day, seasons, years and
decades.
Con meses, horas del día, estaciones, años y
décadas.
Example:

In February In December In the morning

In the afternoon In the evening In summer
In the 70s In 2019
 ON

With days and dates.

Con días y fechas
Example:

On Monday
On Friday
On Christmas Day On Independence Day
What’s the best time to go on holiday?
The best time to go on holiday is in summer.
What’s the best time to wake up on a
day when you aren’t working?
What’s the best time to do homework
or study?
What’s the best time to visit your
hometown?
What’s the best time to watch
television for film or series?
What’s the best time to get married in
your country?
What’s the best time to do exercise?
EXERCISES
Write the times in the correct category
Write the times in the correct category

AT ON IN
Noon/midday Sunday The morning
The weekend Summer
10.30 February
My birthday The afternoon
May 5 The evening
modnight 2013
A holiday The 1990s
detime winter
night Fall/autumn
spring
Fill in the missing preposition

IN AT
AT IN
ON IN
IN IN
IN AT
AT IN
ON AT
IN AT
AT IN
AT AT
IN IN
IN ON
AT IN
AT AT
 Complete the sentences with the correct
preposition.
1) Mozart was born in Salzburg in 1756.
2) It starts on Tuesday.
3) Halloween is in October.
4) The course begins at February 18th.
5) There are usually a lot of parties in New Year’s Eve.
6) at Saturday night I went to bed at 11:00
7) We travelled overnight and arrived in Paris at 5:00
in the morning.
8) I like the picture hanging in the wall on the kitchen.
9) I wasn’t sure this was the right office. There is no
name in the door.
10)You’ll find the sports results in the back page.
11)I wouldn’t like an office job. I couldn’t spend the whole
day sitting at a desk.
in
12)My brother lives in a small town in the southeast of
England.
13)The headquarters are in Milan.
14)My office is at the 2nd floor.
15)I keep my keys in my pocket.
 at
in
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on
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at
1 at

2 In

3 At

4 On

5 In

6 At

8 On

9 in