English for Beginners: Time, Days, and Months | Light English Podcast Lesson 10
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📝 Transcript
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Hello and welcome back to the Light English podcast. I am Lucas and I am Anna. Welcome to lesson 10.
Today we talk about time and dates. This is a very useful lesson. We will learn to ask for the time. We will talk about the days of the week and the months of the year.
Now, let's practice telling the time. If it is 3 o'clock, you say, "It is 3:00." Listen and repeat. 3:00.
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📖 Vocabulary
Key vocabulary from this episode with part of speech, meaning, and example sentences. Practice along with the video above.
a period of 24 hours, or the time between sunrise and sunset
Monday is the first day of the week.
| Word | Type | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| time | noun | what the clock shows | What time is it? |
| date | noun | a specific day in a month | Today's date is May 1st. |
| day | noun | a period of 24 hours, or the time between sunrise and sunset | Monday is the first day of the week. |
| month | noun | one of the 12 periods in a year | January is the first month. |
| o'clock | phrase | used when the hour is exactly on the hour | It is 5 o'clock. |
| half past | phrase | 30 minutes after the hour | It is half past 6. |
| quarter past | phrase | 15 minutes after the hour | It is a quarter past 10. |
| quarter to | phrase | 15 minutes before the next hour | It is a quarter to 11. |
| A.M. | abbreviation | from midnight to noon | I wake up at 7 A.M. |
| P.M. | abbreviation | from noon to midnight | I go to bed at 10 P.M. |
✏️ Exercises
Test your understanding with fill-in-the-blank and multiple choice questions. Click "Check" to see the answer.
What ___ is it?
Which day comes after Monday?
There are twelve ___ in a year.
What time is 3:30?
If it is 15 minutes before 5, it is a quarter ___ 5.
Which is an ordinal number used for dates?
Christmas is on December ___.
What does P.M. mean?
If today is Tuesday, ___ will be Wednesday.
What is the first month of the year?
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