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Unit 5 Have you got the time ?

Unit Objectives:

• Ask for and toll tell the time.
  
• Use common expressions associated with daily routine and activities.

Warm up...

Put thewords in the correct order.

1. What it time is ?
2. to twelve it's quarter a
3. o'clock get six I at up
4. home at John past returns five half
5. time you what work do to go

Ex. 1. What time is it?

Section A:What time is it ?

Listening Task

Questions

1. How can you ask the time?
   
2. When does the train leave for Chiang Mai?
   
3. When is Lin going to the station?

Grammar Focus: Asking the time

Here are some phrases you can use when you want to know the time:

• what's the time?
  
• What time is it?
  
• Have you got the time?
  
• Could you tell me the time?
  
• Excuse me. Do you happen to know what time it is?
  
• Would you happen to know what time it is?

Telling the Time

To tell someone what the time is,we can say,"The time is.........." or, more usually,"It's.........."

Here is a typical dialogue:

Question:What's the time,please?

Answer:It's three o'clock