Базовый курс английского языка - Эккерсли К.Э.
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Time. Days, Months, Seasons
On page 59 there is a picture of a clock. It has a round face with figures on it, and two hands, a long hand and a short hand.
The short hand points to the hours, the long hand points to the minutes. Some clocks have three hands, a long hand, a short hand, and a very short one to point to the seconds.
We can tell the time by a clock or a watch. A clock is big. A watch is small; we can put one in our pocket or wear it on the wrist.
TEACHER: Look at the picture of a clock on page 59. Can you tell the time, Mr. A.?
MR. A.: Yes, I can tell the time.
TEACHER: What time is it by this clock?
MR. A.: It is one o'clock.
TEACHER: The minute hand moves to I. What time is it then, Mr. A.?
MR. A.: It is five minutes past one (or five past one).
TEACHER: Quite right. Now the minute hand moves to II. What time is it then, Mr. B.?
MR. B.: Ten minutes past one (or ten past one).
TEACHER: Very good. Now the minute hand moves again, this time to III.
MR. C.: It is then a quarter past one.
TEACHER: Correct.
MISS D.: Can I say it is one-fifteen?
TEACHER: Yes, you can say "one-fifteen", "one-thirty", or "one-forty-five" instead of "a quarter past", "half past", or "a quarter to". MISS E.: When can I say "past" and when can I say "to"? TEACHER: Who knows the answer to that?
MISS F.: I can answer that, I think.
TEACHER: Very well, Miss F., what is the answer?
MISS F.: We say "past" at I, II, III, IV, V, and VI. We say "to" at VII, VIII, IX, X, and XI.
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one o'clock
TO
5 (minutes) to 2 [1.55]
10 (minutes) to 2 [1.50] a quarter to 2 [1-45]
20 (minutes) to 2 [1.40] 25 (minutes) to 2 [1.35]
PAST
5 (minutes) past I [I. 5] 10 (minutes) past I [1.10] a quarter past I [1.15] 20 (minutes) past I [1.20] 25 (minutes) past 1 [1.25]
half past one [1.30]
TEACHER: That is quite correct, Miss F.
MR. A.: How can you show the difference between twelve o'clock in the day and twelve o'clock at night?
TEACHER: Who can give the answer to that?
MR. В.: I can. Twelve o'clock at night is "midnight"; afterthat we use the letters A.M., e.g. 12.10 A.M.
TEACHER: Now what is twelve o'clock in the daytime, Miss E.?
MISS E.: Twelve o'clock in the daytime is "noon" (or "mid-day"). After that we use the letters RM.; for example, 1.45 P.M.
TEACHER: That is quite correct. Now look at these three clocks. The right time is four o'clock. What can you say about the middle clock, Mr. A.?
MR. A.: The clock in the middle is right. It is telling the correct time.
TEACHER: Good. Now, Mr. B., you speak about the clock on the left.
MR. B.: The clock on the left is not right. It is not telling the correct time. It is five minutes slow.
TEACHER: That's right. Now, Mr. C., you speak about the clock on the right.
MR. C.: The clock on the right is incorrect, too. It is not telling the right time. It is five minutes fast.
TEACHER: Very good. Now, Miss D., go round the clock, please, giving all the five minutes from two o'clock to half past two.
MISS D.: Five past two, ten past two, a quarter past two, twenty past two, twenty-five past two, half past two.
TEACHER: Good. Now, Miss E., go on from half past two to three o'clock.
MISS E.: Half past two, twenty-five to three, twenty to three, a quarter to three, ten to three, five to three o'clock.
Days Months Seasons
There are seven days in a week. They are: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. The first six are "week-days". Sunday is not a week-day. The day before today is yesterday, the day after today is tomorrow.
There are twelve months in the year. The names of the months are: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.
The seasons in England are: Spring (March, April, May); Summer (June, July, August); Autumn (September, October, November); Winter (December, January, February).
Притяжательный падеж The Possessive Case
Формы John's book, the boy's football являются примерами притяжательного падежа.
Если существительное стоит в единственном числе, мы прибавляем апостроф (') и s. Если существительное стоит во множественном числе и имеет окончание s, мы прибавляем только апостроф.
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Singular
The boy's football = the football of the boy.
The girl's dress = the dress of the girl.
Plural
The boys' football = the football of the boys.
The girls' dresses = the dresses of the girls.
Если существительное во множественном числе не имеет окончания s, мы прибавляем (') и s. Существует только несколько существительных, у которых во множественном числе отсутствует окончание s. Например:
Singular Plural
The man's suit. The men's suits.
The woman's dress. The women's dresses.
The child's bucket and spade. The children's buckets and spades.
singular
-Nouns
Словосочетания
to tell the time what is the meaning of?
what time is it? on the right; in the middle
for example show the difference between
five minutes fast quite right, quite correct
five minutes slow very good instead of all over the world
