Today’s Topic

The Time
 In the most of the european countries, specifically in
England, France and Germany, to be on time is very
important. To be late in one place, one work meeting or in
one romantic date it could be the worts mistake that you’ve
ever done.
You have to be sure about the time you have.
5:15  It's (a) quarter past five.
         (It's five fifteen)

9:10 It's ten (minutes) past nine. 

        (It's nine ten)
6:45 It's (a) quarter to seven.
        (It's six forty-five)

11:40 It's twenty (minutes) to twelve. 

         (it's eleven forty)

1:30 It's half past one.

        (It's one thirty)
La palabra 'minutes' se puede omitir después de 5, 10, 20 y 25. Normalmente se
utiliza después de los demás números: 'It's five past two'.
Pero en los otros casos se dice "minutes". 
'It's eleven minutes past five'.
'It's seven minutes to one'.
'It's thirteen minutes to seven'. etc..

Se utiliza 'a.m.' y 'p.m.' en un lenguaje más formal y normalmente escrito.

Ej. Banks are open from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Es más normal decir: 'In the morning', 'In the afternoon', 'In the evening', 'At
night'7:00 a.m. = seven o'clock in the morning.
2:15 p.m. = quarter past two in the afternoon.
7:30 p.m. = half past seven in the evening
11:00 p.m. = eleven o'clock at night
 o'clock es una contracción antigua que significa 'of the clock' (del
reloj). El empleo actual equivale al español 'en punto' (seven o'clock
= siete en punto).

o'clock 'en punto' a quarter 'y cuarto'

past...
half past... 'y media'   a quarter to... 'menos
cuarto'

12:00 = midday
24:00 = midnight
 Vocabulary of Time
Sunny Soleado Dry Seco Windy Ventoso

Cloudy Nublado Icy Helado Snowy Nevado

Clear Despejado Humid Húmedo Foggy Brumoso

Rainy Lluvioso Hot Caliente Wet Mojado

Warm Cálido Cool Fresco Cold Frío

Rain Luvia Snow Nieve

The Seasons (Las Estaciones)

Winnter Spring Summer Fall (Autumn)
Invierno Primavera Verano Otoño
January Enero Winnter July Julio Summer

February Febrero Winnter August Agosto Summer

March Marzo Winnter/Srping September Septiembre Suumer/Fall

April Abril Spring October Octubre Fall

May Mayo Spring November Noviembre Fall

June Junio Spring/Summer December Diciembre Fall/Winnter

Austral weather