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A. EVERY and ALL
Observe EVERY
Andy: Did you work last week?
Tom : Yes, I worked EVERY day, I worked on Sunday,
Monday, Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday, Friday,
and Saturday.
Andy: Did you continue your work at home EVERY night?
Tom : Yes, I always continued my work at night.
Andy: When do you play badminton ?
Tom : EVERY Saturday afternoon.
EVERY indicates repeated or customary actions, therefore it can be changed into ALWAYS (EVERY = ALWAYS). Look at the following examples
a. I plays tennis EVERY Monday morning
= I ALWAYS play tennis on Monday.
b. She visits her uncle EVERY first week .
= She ALWAYS visits her uncle on the first week .
Practice :
Example : Teacher Student
Lusy helped me on S,M,Tu, W, Th, F, & S, She helped me
EVERY day.
John was always happy in the morning He was happy
EVERY morning
1. She studied at night on S,M,Tu,W,Th, & S
2. Paul always wanted two cups of coffee in the morning.
3. John and Bob were always tired on Monday morning.
4. She always attended mosque every Friday.
Observe ALL
Situation : It's afternoon.
Alex : Did you work from eight to twelve this morning?
Jean : yes, I worked ALL morning. then I play tennis from
one to 5 in the afternoon.
Alex : Oh you mean your played tennis ALL afternoon.
Did Andi work from Sunday to Saturday?
Jean : Yes, he worked ALL week.
ALL indicates an entire period of time. If you say ALL morning means it is a period of morning (from 6 to 12), ALL day means it is a period of day (from 6 am to 6 pm), and ALL week means it is a period of week (from Monday to Sunday)
Practice
Example : Teacher Student
Did you sleep from eight to twelve? I slept ALL morning
1. Pete was lucky from January to December.
2. She was busy from noon to five yesterday.
3. She reread her book from eight to noon yesterday.
4. I practiced my English from six to midnight.
B. TELLING TIME
Observe TIME EXPRESSIONS
Situation : It's Saturday afternoon
Alex : What time is it ?
Susan : It's six o'clock
Alex : What did Alice do before lunch ?
Susan : She saw the news in TV AT SIX FIFTEEN (6.15)
washed her clothes AT NINE THIRTY (9.30)
went to the library AT TEN FORTY FIVE (10.45)
Alex : What did she do after lunch ?
Susan : She waited for the train AT A QUARTER AFTER ONE (1.15)
got to library AT HALF PAST TWO (2.30)
went home AT A QUARTER TO FOUR (3.45)
If the long needle is on 1--- It's five past ....
If the long needle is on 2--- It's ten past....
If the long needle is on 3 --- It's a quarter/fifteen past
If the long needle is on 4 --- It's twenty past....
If the long needle is on 5 --- It's twenty five past...
If the long needle is on 6 --- It's half past...
If the long needle is on 7 --- It's twenty five to ...
If the long needle is on 8 --- It's twenty to ...
If the long needle is on 11 -- It's five to ...
If the long needle is on 12 --- It's ......o'clock
There are two common ways of telling the time
A. we mention the hour, then the minutes (hour + minute)
1. 7.25 It's seven twenty five
2. 8,05 It's eight five
3. 10.11 It's ten eleven
4. 11.25 It's eleven twenty five
B. We mention the minutes and then the hour (minutes + TO/PAST hour)
1. 1.50 It's ten TO two
It's ten BEFORE two
It's fifty PAST one
It's fifty AFTER one
2. 2.10 It's ten PAST two
It's ten AFTER TWO
3. 7.52 It's eight TO eight
It's eight BEFORE eight
4. 8.08 It's eight PAST eight
It's eight AFTER eight
When it is 15 minutes past the hour we normally say a quarter PAST.
or a quarter AFTER (less formal)
1. 9,15 It's a quarter PAST nine
It's a quarter AFTER nine.
2. 12.15 It;s a quarter PAST twelve
It;s a quarter AFTER twelve
When it is 30 minutes past the hour we normally say half PAST
1. 4.30 It's half PAST four
It's four thirty
O'clock
We use o'clock when there is no minute
1. 11,00 It's eleven o'clock\
2. 4.00 It's four o'clock
12.00
There are some possible expressions :
1. It's twelve o'clock
2. It's midday
3. It's noon
4. It's midnight
Practice
WHAT TIME IS IT ?
Andy: Did you work last week?
Tom : Yes, I worked EVERY day, I worked on Sunday,
Monday, Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday, Friday,
and Saturday.
Andy: Did you continue your work at home EVERY night?
Tom : Yes, I always continued my work at night.
Andy: When do you play badminton ?
Tom : EVERY Saturday afternoon.
EVERY indicates repeated or customary actions, therefore it can be changed into ALWAYS (EVERY = ALWAYS). Look at the following examples
a. I plays tennis EVERY Monday morning
= I ALWAYS play tennis on Monday.
b. She visits her uncle EVERY first week .
= She ALWAYS visits her uncle on the first week .
Practice :
Example : Teacher Student
Lusy helped me on S,M,Tu, W, Th, F, & S, She helped me
EVERY day.
John was always happy in the morning He was happy
EVERY morning
1. She studied at night on S,M,Tu,W,Th, & S
2. Paul always wanted two cups of coffee in the morning.
3. John and Bob were always tired on Monday morning.
4. She always attended mosque every Friday.
Observe ALL
Situation : It's afternoon.
Alex : Did you work from eight to twelve this morning?
Jean : yes, I worked ALL morning. then I play tennis from
one to 5 in the afternoon.
Alex : Oh you mean your played tennis ALL afternoon.
Did Andi work from Sunday to Saturday?
Jean : Yes, he worked ALL week.
ALL indicates an entire period of time. If you say ALL morning means it is a period of morning (from 6 to 12), ALL day means it is a period of day (from 6 am to 6 pm), and ALL week means it is a period of week (from Monday to Sunday)
Practice
Example : Teacher Student
Did you sleep from eight to twelve? I slept ALL morning
1. Pete was lucky from January to December.
2. She was busy from noon to five yesterday.
3. She reread her book from eight to noon yesterday.
4. I practiced my English from six to midnight.
B. TELLING TIME
Situation : It's Saturday afternoon
Alex : What time is it ?
Susan : It's six o'clock
Alex : What did Alice do before lunch ?
Susan : She saw the news in TV AT SIX FIFTEEN (6.15)
washed her clothes AT NINE THIRTY (9.30)
went to the library AT TEN FORTY FIVE (10.45)
Alex : What did she do after lunch ?
Susan : She waited for the train AT A QUARTER AFTER ONE (1.15)
got to library AT HALF PAST TWO (2.30)
went home AT A QUARTER TO FOUR (3.45)
If the long needle is on 1--- It's five past ....
If the long needle is on 2--- It's ten past....
If the long needle is on 3 --- It's a quarter/fifteen past
If the long needle is on 4 --- It's twenty past....
If the long needle is on 5 --- It's twenty five past...
If the long needle is on 6 --- It's half past...
If the long needle is on 7 --- It's twenty five to ...
If the long needle is on 8 --- It's twenty to ...
If the long needle is on 9 --- It's a quarter/fifteen to ...
If the long needle is on 10 -- It's ten to ...If the long needle is on 11 -- It's five to ...
If the long needle is on 12 --- It's ......o'clock
There are two common ways of telling the time
A. we mention the hour, then the minutes (hour + minute)
1. 7.25 It's seven twenty five
2. 8,05 It's eight five
3. 10.11 It's ten eleven
4. 11.25 It's eleven twenty five
B. We mention the minutes and then the hour (minutes + TO/PAST hour)
1. 1.50 It's ten TO two
It's ten BEFORE two
It's fifty PAST one
It's fifty AFTER one
2. 2.10 It's ten PAST two
It's ten AFTER TWO
3. 7.52 It's eight TO eight
It's eight BEFORE eight
4. 8.08 It's eight PAST eight
It's eight AFTER eight
When it is 15 minutes past the hour we normally say a quarter PAST.
or a quarter AFTER (less formal)
1. 9,15 It's a quarter PAST nine
It's a quarter AFTER nine.
2. 12.15 It;s a quarter PAST twelve
It;s a quarter AFTER twelve
When it is 30 minutes past the hour we normally say half PAST
1. 4.30 It's half PAST four
It's four thirty
O'clock
We use o'clock when there is no minute
1. 11,00 It's eleven o'clock\
2. 4.00 It's four o'clock
12.00
There are some possible expressions :
1. It's twelve o'clock
2. It's midday
3. It's noon
4. It's midnight
Practice
WHAT TIME IS IT ?
