N A M E : ________________________________ DATE: ____________________

TIME and DATES

Questions: What time is it now? What is today’s date?

 Complete the 15 sentences with the words on the left.

1. On _________________ mornings, from Monday to

Friday, I get up very early to go to school.

2. On _________________ mornings, Saturday and

Sunday, I get up late.

3. There are sixty seconds in a minute, and there are

sixty _________________s in an hour.

4. Summer is my favorite __________________.

5. My birthday is on the fourteenth of________________.

6. Morning, _________________, or evening?

7. It’s four o’clock now. One __________________ ago

A afternoon n. it was three o’clock.

F first n.
8. Another way to say twelve o’clock at night is

H half past phr. __________________.

hour n. 9. I finish my morning classes at __________________

January and then I eat my lunch.
J n.

midnight 10. It’s three-thirty now. Fifteen minutes ago it was

M n.
_________________ three.
minute n.
11. It’s three o’clock now. Ten minutes ago, it was
N noon n.
_________________ three.
Q quarter past phr.
12. It’s three o’clock now. After thirty minutes it will be
quarter to phr.
three-thirty, or _________________ three.

S season n.
13. People write: May 10, May 10th, or 10 May. People say:
T tenth n. the ______________ of May, or May ______________.
ten to phr.
14. March 1st, or March _________________.
W weekday n.
15. It’s eight o’clock now. Fifteen minutes ago, it was
weekend n. _________________ eight.

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NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________

DICTATION
TIME
 Listen and complete the sentences with the different times
that you hear.

“My favorite TV show starts at nine o’clock.”

1. My favorite TV show starts at _____________________.

2. The train arrives at _____________________.

3. I usually get up very early, at about _____________________ in the morning.

4. Hurry! Our plane leaves at _____________________.

5. Alexandra’s class finishes in a few minutes, at _____________________.

6. We always eat lunch at _____________________.

7. My little brother goes to bed at _____________________.

8. Let’s find our seats. The movie will begin at _____________________.

9. Do you ever stay up really late, until _____________________?

10. (A) What time is it? (B) It’s _____________________.

11. The time now is exactly _____________________.

12. Don’t worry. We’re not late. It’s only _____________________.

13. (A) Excuse me, do you have the time? (B) It’s _____________________.

14. _____________________ is my favorite time of the day.

15. It’s _____________________. Let’s take a break!

16. I’m confused. Do you mean _____________________ a.m. or p.m.?

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NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________

LISTENING PRACTICE
DATES
 Listen and circle the 16 dates that you hear.
(The first one is done for you.)

JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH

Su M Tu W Th F S Su M Tu W Th F S Su M Tu W Th F S
1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31

APRIL MAY JUNE

Su M Tu W Th F S Su M Tu W Th F S Su M Tu W Th F S
1 2 3 4 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
26 27 28 29 30 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30
31

JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER

Su M Tu W Th F S Su M Tu W Th F S Su M Tu W Th F S
1 2 3 4 1 1 2 3 4 5
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 30
30 31

OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER

Su M Tu W Th F S Su M Tu W Th F S Su M Tu W Th F S
1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 27 28 29 30 31

 Discuss these questions with a classmate:

1. When is your birthday?
2. Can you think of three dates that are important in your country?

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TOPICS DISCUSSION
TIME and DATES
Student ‘A’
 Discuss the questions below with your partner.

1. What is your favorite time of the day? Why?

2. Which day of the week do you hate most? Why?
3. Do you wear a wrist watch? Why? / Why not?
4. Which month is the best month of the year? Why?
5. What time do you usually get up in the mornings? Do you get enough sleep?
6. How many days are there in a year?
7. What do you like to do on weekends?
8. What time do you usually eat lunch?
9. When is your birthday? Are you going to have a birthday party?
10. What time is it now?

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TOPICS DISCUSSION
TIME and DATES
Student ‘B’
 Discuss the questions below with your partner.

1. What is your favorite day of the week? Why?

2. Which time of the day do you hate most? Why?
3. How could people tell the time before there were watches and clocks?
4. Which month is the worst month of the year? Why?
5. What time do you usually go to bed in the evenings? Do you get enough sleep?
6. How many seconds are there in a minute? … minutes in an hour? … hours in a day?
7. How do you usually relax in the evenings?
8. What time do you usually eat dinner?
9. When is your birthday? Did you have a birthday party last year?
10. What’s today’s date?

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