Starter Unit Ordinal numbers
The time
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1.24 Listen and circle the numbers you
hear.
21st
22nd
32nd
33rd
43rd
13th
30th
sixth tenth third twelfth
___ ___ ___ ___
1.26 Listen and write the number next to the clock.
11 Write the figures next to the words.
eighth eleventh fifth first
___ ___ ___ ___ 1st
fourth ninth second seventh
___ ___ ___ ___
Per esprimere l’ora si usa sempre il verbo al singolare e si mettono prima i minuti e poi le ore. It’s five (minutes) past three. It’s twenty (minutes) to ten.
Days of the week 12 Complete the sentences with the correct ordinal number.
1 The 2 The 3 The 4 The 5 The 6 The 7 The
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_______ day _______ day _______ day _______ day _______ day _______ day _______ day
of of of of of of of
the the the the the the the
week week week week week week week
is is is is is is is
Sunday. Saturday. Tuesday. Friday. Thursday. Wednesday. Monday.
1.25 Listen and check your answers.
Normalmente si usano le ore da 1 a 12 e quindi per specificare se si parla di mattino o pomeriggio si aggiunge a.m. (ante meridiem) o p.m. (post meridiem). It’s 4 a.m. in Los Angeles now. (Sono le 4.) It’s 4 p.m. in Los Angeles now. (Sono le 16.)
17 Match the times to the clocks. A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
Months and seasons 14 Complete the chart. Month
Short Form
Days
Season
1
January
Jan.
31
winter
2
__________
Feb.
28/29
__________
3
March
Mar.
______
spring
4
April
Apr.
30
__________
5
May
May
______
__________
6
June
Jun.
30
summer
7
__________
Jul.
31
__________
18 Work in pairs. Ask and answer these times,
8
August
Aug.
31
__________
then write them in words.
9
September
Sep.
30
__________
10 October
Oct.
31
autumn
11 __________
Nov.
30
autumn
12 December
Dec.
31
__________
a 12.15 b 6.35 c 11.10 d 8.20 e 9.05 f 3.45
A What time is it, please? B It’s a quarter past twelve.
15 In pairs, ask and answer.
A When’s your birthday? B It’s on the fourth of July.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
It’s It’s It’s It’s It’s It’s It’s It’s
half past two. nine o’clock. twelve minutes to twelve. a quarter to three. twenty-five past one. ten to ten. a quarter past seven. five minutes to six.
a quarter past twelve ___________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________
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