6 20 six twenty twenty past six 7

6: 20 six twenty/ twenty past six 7: 05 seven five/ five past seven 7: 30 seven thirty/ Half past seven 11: 15 eleven fifteen/ a quarter past eleven twelve forty-nine/ eleven to one 12: 49

a week Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

a year January February March April May June July August September October November December

spring March 3 -May 5 autumn September 9 November 11 summer June 6 -August 8 winter December 12 February 2

Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 We divide time into years. We use clocks to tell the time. Time has three parts: past, present and future. Time is the most precious gift because everyone has only a set amount of it. A year can be divided into 12 months.

1. How many parts does time have? What are they? Time has three parts. They are past, present and future. 2. Can we go back to the past or forward to the future? When are we always living? No. We are always living in the present.

3. What does one year mean? One year is the time that it takes the earth to travel around the sun once.

4. How many days are there in February in a leap year? There are twenty-nine days in February in a leap year. 5. How many time zones are there in the world? There are twenty-four time zones in the world.

6. It’s nine o’clock in the morning in Beijing. What time is it on the other side of the world? It is nine o’clock in the evening. 7. We can make more money, what about time? We can make more money, but we Can’t make more time. 8. What’s the greatest gift you can give someone? Time is the greatest gift you can give someone.

1. How many parts does time have? A. one B. two C. three D. four 2. Which season is the hottest one in a year? A. Spring B. Summer C. Autumn D. Winter 3. Why we say time is a precious gift? A. Because it is expensive B. Because everyone has only a set amount of it C. Because it cannot see D. Because it cannot touch

4. What can the clock do ? A. It can tell us the time. B. It looks beautiful C. It has 12 numbers on the surface. D. It can play music. 5. It is 5 o’clock in the afternoon in Shanghai. What is the time on the other side of the world? A. 8 o’clock in the morning. B. 5 o’clock in the morning C. 8 o’clock at night D. 7 o’clock in the afternoon

Language points 1. happen vi 发生, 某事发生(没有被动语态) 例如: 发生什么事了? What has happened? 2. divide A into B 把A分成B 例如: 请把蛋糕分成 3份. Please divide the cake into 3 pieces.

3. Start to do sth/ start doing sth. 开始做某事(一般通用) 例如: 我们开始做作业. We start to do our homework/ We start doing our homework. 4. turn变成, 连系动词后接形容词表示状态 例如: 他的脸立刻变红了. His face turned red at once.

5. except 除了…(不包括) except for 除了…外, 还有(包括) 例如: 除了Lily, 我们班同学都去看电影了. (不 包括Lily. Our class went to the cinema except Lily. 除了Lily之外, 我们班其他同学也都去看电影了 Our class went to the cinema except for Lily.

6. It takes sb. some time to do sth. 做某事花费某人多长时间 例如: 地球饶太阳转一周需要一年时间. It takes the earth a year to travel around the sun once.

8. on the other side of 在另一边, 在另一端 例如: 我的学校在路的另一边. My school is on the other side of the road. 9. amount of 一些, 大量(后接不可数名词) 例如: 我没有大量时间. I don’t have amount of time.

Time has three parts: past, p______ resent and future. We can f______ orward to the future. We are always living in the present. nto ivide We d____ time i______ years. It takes the earth one y_____ ear to travel around the sun once. There are four s______ easons in a year: spring, summer, autumn and winter. Each month has 30 or 31 days e______ xcept February. Clocks can t_____ us the time. ell There are 12 numbers on the clock. Time is the most p_______ recious gift because everyone has only a set a_______ mount of it.

Homework: Copy the new words. Finish the WB L 6