Question words + telling time

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English class Grammar

Question words + telling time

Question words

I want to know the...

- person

- specific thing, object

- place, position

- time, occasion, moment

- reason, explanation

- choice, alternative

- way, manner, form

W/h words:

- who

- what

- where

- when

- why

- which

- how

Meaning:

- wie

- wat

- waar

- wanneer

- waarom

- welke

- hoe

Ask a wh-question using
one of the question words

Other examples

• Who (people): Who is the best wood worker in your company? 
• What (thing): What is your favourite food?
• Where (place): Where do you live?
•  When (time): When do the shops close?
• Why (reason): Why do you use that?
• Which (choice/alternative): Which day do you prefer for a meeting – today or tomorrow?
• How (way): How do you make a bench?

Fill in... who, what, where, when, why, which, how:
.... do you usually have for dinner? - I usually have lasagne for dinner.

Fill in... who, what, where, when, why, which, how:
.... does your sister live? - My sister lives in the house over there.

Fill in... who, what, where, when, why, which, how:
.... does the street festival take place? - The festival takes place on the first of August.

Fill in... who, what, where, when, why, which, how:
.... is the new hotel located? - The new hotel is near the seaside.

Fill in... who, what, where, when, why, which, how:
.... do you take to work - I take the underground to work.

But... what if a choice was given?
.... do you take to work, the bus or the underground?

Telling time

A bit different from how it's done in Dutch, so pay close attention!

Dutch: half drie

Dutch: half twee

Dutch: vijf uur

Dutch: kwart voor zeven

 half past two

half past one

five o'clock

a quarter to seven

What is the time? write down in words:
example: 3:20 = twenty minutes past three
4:50

What is the time? write down in words (without 'minutes'):
8:10

a quarter past four

21:30

twelve minutes past four

5:25

4:15

half past nine

twenty-five past five

What time is it? Choose the write answer.
6:30

1. six past thirty
2. six and a half
3. half seven
4. half past six

Tell me what time it is here:
15:00

1. half three
2. three o'clock
3. fifteen hour
4. two o'clock

What time is it right now? Write down in words.

Homework

Elementary English: A2/B1

Unit 1, Grammatica 

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