Exercise on Times of the Day

Graham Tritt, May 6, 2000

Method 1: the teacher dictates, the students write. This is a drill, not a task.
Method 2: listen to the tape, write the answers. This is still a drill, it could be called a pseudo-task
Method 3: ask your neighbor and fill in the blanks. This is a task. It places practice in the context of the task of getting to know your partner.

Vocabulary
It's best to give the vocabulary by playing the exercise through - for instance telling the class about your day.
Times	Meals
6 A.M. (ante meridian = before midday) half past six in the morning a quarter to seven 10 minutes before seven noon, 12 o'clock midday 3 P.M. (post meridian = after midday) 3 o'clock a quarter after three in the afternoon twenty-five past three 8 in the evening 10 at night 22:31 (military time) midnight	breakfast coffee break morning tea brunch lunch coffee break afternoon tea high tea dinner supper bed-time snack

Discuss activities
Activity	first person or country	second person or country
get up
start work at

finish work at

go to bed

Thinking Exercises

At what times of the day do the hour and the minute hands cross?
You have an important package to bring from Berne to Zurich (120 km).

80km/h

here)

If seven maids with seven brooms take seven hours to clean seven rooms,
how long does one maid take to clean one room?

Cultural Exercises

Relate the times of the day to the meal times and names in different countries

Relate the times of the day to activities of different persons

Discuss the daily schedule of a family where both parents work and children are in play-center or school.
Do you prefer school days with the same fixed (block) times each day?

Exercise on Times of the Day

Graham Tritt, May 6, 2000

Vocabulary

Discuss activities