Learning module 2: From hours to seasons
Spanish A1.13: Telling the time and reading the clock
Decir la hora y leer el reloj
- Preguntar y decir la hora (Ask and tell the time)
- Lee el reloj (Read the clock)
- Los Relojes de Dalí (The Clocks of Dalí)
- ¿Cómo decir la hora? (How to tell the time?)
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Vocabulary (24) Share Copied!
Listening & reading materials
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Grammar
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Conversation exercise Share Copied!
- ¿Qué hora es en las imágenes? (What time is it in the pictures?)
- ¿Qué hora es ahora mismo? (What time is it right now?)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Son las tres y media. It's half past 3. |
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Son las cuatro de la tarde. It is four o'clock in the afternoon. |
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Son las doce menos cuarto. It's a quarter to twelve. |
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Son las cinco y diez. It is ten after five. |
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Son las diez y cuarto de la mañana. It's quarter past ten in the morning. |
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Es la una de la madrugada. It is one o'clock at night. |
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Exercises Share Copied!
These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Reorder sentences
Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.
Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
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Llegar
To arrive
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De la noche
At night
3
Menos cuarto
Quarter to
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Menos veinte
Twenty to
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De la tarde
In the afternoon
Exercise 3: Verb conjugation
Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.
leéis, leemos, lees, lee, llegáis, llegas, llega, llegamos
Exercise 4: ¿Cómo decir la hora?
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
cuatro y cuarto, once y cinco, diez menos cuarto, la una, dos y cinco, cinco, ocho y media
Additional learning materials Share Copied!
Appendix 1: Extended vocabulary table Share Copied!
Core vocabulary
(24):
Verbs: 2,
Interjection: 16,
Nouns: 5,
Sentences / word combination: 1
Context vocabulary:
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| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| De la madrugada | In the early morning |
| De la mañana | In the morning |
| De la noche | At night |
| De la tarde | In the afternoon |
| El mediodía | The noon |
| El minuto | The minute |
| El momento | The moment |
| En punto | On the dot |
| Es la una | It's one o'clock |
| La hora | The time |
| La medianoche | The midnight |
| Llegar | To arrive |
| Marcan | Mark |
| Marcar | To mark |
| Menos cinco | Five to |
| Menos cuarto | Quarter to |
| Menos diez | Ten to |
| Menos veinte | Twenty to |
| Relojes | Watches |
| Son las | It's |
| Tiempo | Time |
| Y cinco | And five |
| Y cuarto | And a quarter |
| Y diez | And ten |
| Y media | Half past |
| Y veinte | Twenty past |
| ¿Qué hora es? | What time is it? |
Appendix 2: Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
Leer to read Share Copied!
Presente
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| yo leo | I read |
| tú lees | you read |
| él/ella lee | he reads |
| nosotros/nosotras leemos | we read |
| vosotros/vosotras leéis | you read |
| ellos/ellas leen | They read |
Llegar to arrive Share Copied!
Presente
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| yo llego | I arrive |
| tú llegas | You arrive |
| él/ella llega | he arrives |
| nosotros/nosotras llegamos | we arrive |
| vosotros/vosotras llegáis | you arrive |
| ellos/ellas llegan | they arrive |
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