Telling Time in Spanish

WEEK 16

Telling Time

Spanish II

Lesson II

Multiple Choice

Activator

Read and Answer:

Hoy tengo clase de español a la una menos dieciséis.

A que hora es la clase de español?

• 1:20

• 1240

• 1:30

• 12:44

Objective

At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

• distinguish different times on an analog clocks

• discriminate times from authentic situations

• answer the questions, “¿Qué hora es?” and ¿A qué hora es?

Mini-lesson

I will model how to:

• distinguish different times on an analog clocks

• discriminate times from authentic situations

• answer the questions, “¿Qué hora es?” and ¿A qué hora es?

How time is told in Spanish

• Identify the hour handle

• Identify the minute handle

• Mentally divide the clock in quarters. 1/4 of the clock is 15 minutes.

• Know that from 12 t0 6 you add minutes to the hour, but from 6 to 12 you substract minutes to the hour.

Multiple Choice

It is 2:20.

• Son las dos y veinte.
• Son las doce y veinte.
• Son las dos menos veinte.
• Es la dos y veinte.

Multiple Choice

in the afternoon PM (12:01pm-4:59pm)

• de la noche

• de la tarde

• de la mañana

• de la madrugada

Multiple Choice

in the night PM (5:00pm-11:59pm)

• de la noche

• de la tarde

• de la mañana

Multiple Choice

6:50

• Son las seis y cuarenta.

• Son las seis menos diez.

• Son las siete menos diez.

• Son las seis y diez.

Open Ended

Look at the image and answer the question:

Que hora es?

Clock 4:

Clock 5:

Click 6:

Multiple Choice

¿Cómo se dice "at night"?

• de la noche
• de la mañana
• de la tarde
• no sé

Multiple Choice

¿Cómo se dice "half" en español?

• media
• midia
• meida
• midea

Multiple Choice

¿Cómo se dice "quarter" in Spanish?

• cuatro
• cuarto
• medi
• media

Multiple Choice

Half hour (:30)

• cuarto
• media
• medio
• treinta

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blank in Spanish: 1:30 =

la una y treinta.

Multiple Choice

Quarter after or a quarter til is what???

• cuatro
• cuarto
• quince
• media

Multiple Choice

Es mediodía.

• 12:00pm
• 12:00am

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blank in Spanish: 4:59 = Son las cuatro y

.

Multiple Choice

Which is the word we use in Spanish to add the minutes? (Hint: it means "and")

• o

• e

• i

• y

Open Ended

Look at e image and tell the time meals happen. Answer in complete sentences.

1. A que hora es el desayuno?

2. A que hora es la comida?

3. A que hora es la merienda?

4. A que hora es la cena?

Multiple Choice

Which phrase is used for night time hours only (pm)?

• de la tarde

• de la mañana

• de la noche

Multiple Choice

Which phrase is used for the morning (am)?

• de la tarde

• de la mañana

• de la noche

Open Ended

Que hora es?

Look at each clock and tell the time in Spanish in complete sentences.

Poll

How comfortable are you telling time in Spanish>

• I am a Wiz telling time in Spanish!

• I sort of got problems telling time in Spanish.

• I can't tell time in Spanish at all...or in English for that matter :-)