English Chit Chat. Telling the Time Video

A description of how to tell the time in English.

This video teaches how to tell the time using analogue and digital clocks. It also describes time expressions. At the end of the video there is a listening activity, so have a pencil and a piece of paper ready.

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Here's the script of the video:

In this video we will learn how to tell the time. At the end you will need a piece of paper and a pencil to do a listening activity. To ask the time we can say 'What time is it?' When the minute hand is on the hour, we use o'clock. It's twelve o'clock. It's one o'clock. When the minute hand is in the first half of the clock we say the minutes past the hour. For example: It's quarter past twelve. When the minute hand is in the second half of the clock we say the minutes to the next hour. For example: It's quarter to one. Let's look at some more examples. What time is it?

It's twelve o'clock.

It's five past twelve.

It's ten past twelve.

It's quarter past twelve.

It's twenty past twelve.

It's twenty-five past twelve.

It's half past twelve.

It's twenty-five to one.

It's twenty to one.

It's quarter to one.

It's ten to one.

It's five to one.

It's one o'clock.

We can also tell the time by saying the hour first and then the minutes.

It's ten oh five.

It's ten ten.

It's ten fifteen.

It's ten twenty.

It's ten twenty-five.

It's ten thirty.

It's ten thirty-five.

It's ten forty.

It's ten forty-five.

It's ten fifty.

It's ten fifty-five.

It's eleven o'clock.

To describe what part of the day it is, we use time expressions.

From about 4 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. we in the morning.

From 12 p.m. to about 5 p.m. we say in the afternoon.

From about 5 p.m. to about 10 p.m. we say in the evening.

From about 10 p.m. to about 4 a.m. we say at night.

To get some practice, let's look at different times around the world.

What time is it in Los Angeles? It's three o'clock in the morning.

What time is it in Paris? It's one o'clock in the afternoon.

What time is it in Seoul? It's nine o'clock in the evening.

What time is it in Sydney? It's ten o'clock at night.