Chapter: Telling the Time
đ Vocabulary
English for Today Class Five
â Most Important Exam Words
timeclocksecondminutehourdaymidnightmiddayo'clockpasttoquarterhalfhour handminute handa.m.p.m.morningafternooneveningnightwashpraysleephave breakfastreturnusuallyhow longdurationholidaylasttakelookreadsaylistenshowdrawcontinue
đ Word Formation Rules
âē Add â-lyâ to the adjective âusualâ to form the adverb âusually,â meaning āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ.
âē The compound noun âmidnightâ is formed from âmidâ + ânightâ and means āϰāĻžāϤ ⧧⧍āĻāĻž.
âē The compound noun âmiddayâ is formed from âmidâ + âdayâ and means āĻĻā§āĻĒā§āϰ ⧧⧍āĻāĻž.
âē The compound noun âbreakfastâ is formed from âbreakâ + âfastâ and means āϏāĻāĻžāϞā§āϰ āύāĻžāĻļāϤāĻž.
âē The compound noun âschool dayâ is formed from âschoolâ + âdayâ and means āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāύ.
âē The compound noun âhour handâ means the hand that shows the hour.
âē The compound noun âminute handâ means the hand that shows the minutes.
âē The word âreturnâ can function as a verb meaning āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧠āĻāϏāĻž and a noun meaning āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ.
âē The word âhelpâ can function as a verb meaning āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰāĻž and a noun meaning āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ.
1. Time Units and Clock Words (8 words)
time[/taÉĒm/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻŽā§āĻšā§āϰā§āϤ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻāĻžāϞ
Example: What time is it?
Syn: periodAnt: timelessness
đĄ Exam tip: Use âWhat time is it?â to ask about the time.
clock[/klÉk/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ
Alt: āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰ
Example: Look at the clock.
Syn: timepiece
đĄ Exam tip: Remember the spelling: c-l-o-c-k.
second[/ËsekÉnd/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏā§āĻā§āύā§āĻĄ
Alt: āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻ; ā§Ŧā§Ļ āϏā§āĻā§āύā§āĻĄā§ ā§§ āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻ
Example: Sixty seconds make one minute.
Syn: momentAnt: eternity
đĄ Exam tip: 60 seconds = 1 minute.
minute[/ËmÉĒnÉĒt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻ
Alt: āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻ; ā§Ŧā§Ļ āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻā§ ā§§ āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž
Example: The class lasts thirty-five minutes.
Syn: momentAnt: eternity
đĄ Exam tip: 60 minutes = 1 hour.
hour[/ËaĘÉ(r)/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž
Alt: āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻ; ⧍ā§Ē āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ ā§§ āĻĻāĻŋāύ
Example: There are sixty minutes in an hour.
Syn: periodAnt: moment
đĄ Exam tip: 60 minutes = 1 hour.
day[/deÉĒ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻāĻŋāύ
Alt: ⧍ā§Ē āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻāĻžāϞ
Example: There are twenty-four hours in a day.
Syn: daytimeAnt: night
đĄ Exam tip: 24 hours = 1 day.
midnight[/ËmÉĒdnaÉĒt/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŽāϧā§āϝāϰāĻžāϤ
Alt: āϰāĻžāϤ ⧧⧍āĻāĻž
Example: At midnight, I am sleeping.
Syn: midnight hourAnt: midday
đĄ Exam tip: Midnight means 12 oâclock at night.
midday[/ËmÉĒdËdeÉĒ/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŽāϧā§āϝāĻžāĻšā§āύ
Alt: āĻĻā§āĻĒā§āϰ ⧧⧍āĻāĻž
Example: The midday sun is very hot.
Syn: noonAnt: midnight
đĄ Exam tip: Midday means 12 oâclock in the daytime.
2. Parts and Positions of Time (8 words)
o'clock[/ÉËklÉk/]adveasy
Meaning: āĻāĻž; āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϤ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ
Alt: āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: It is five o'clock.
Syn: exactlyAnt: approximately
đĄ Exam tip: Use oâclock only with an exact hour.
past[/pÉËst/]prepmedium
Meaning: āĻŦāĻžāĻā§; āĻ
āϤāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻžāύā§āϤ
Alt: āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰā§āϰ āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ
Example: It is quarter past ten.
Syn: afterAnt: to
đĄ Exam tip: Use âpastâ for minutes after the hour.
to[/tuË/]prepmedium
Meaning: āĻŦāĻžāĻāϤā§; āĻāĻā§
Alt: āĻĒāϰāĻŦāϰā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ
Example: It is quarter to eleven.
Syn: beforeAnt: past
đĄ Exam tip: Use âtoâ for minutes before the next hour.
quarter[/ËkwÉËtÉ(r)/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻĒāύā§āϰ⧠āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻ-āĻāϤā§āϰā§āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻļ
Alt: āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻžāϰ ā§§ā§Ģ āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻ
āĻāĻļ
Example: A quarter of an hour is fifteen minutes.
Syn: fourthAnt: whole
đĄ Exam tip: Quarter past = 15 minutes after; quarter to = 15 minutes before.
half[/hÉËf/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻ
āϰā§āϧā§āĻ; āϤā§āϰāĻŋāĻļ āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻ
Alt: āĻāĻ āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻ
āϰā§āϧāĻžāĻāĻļ
Example: It is half past ten.
Syn: middleAnt: whole
đĄ Exam tip: Half past means 30 minutes after the hour.
hand[/hÃĻnd/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ
Example: The minute hand is on twelve.
Syn: pointer
đĄ Exam tip: A clock has an hour hand and a minute hand.
hour hand[/ËaĘÉ hÃĻnd/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻž
Example: The hour hand points to ten.
Syn: short hand
đĄ Exam tip: The shorter hand usually shows the hour.
minute hand[/ËmÉĒnÉĒt hÃĻnd/]nounmedium
Meaning: āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻž
Alt: āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻž
Example: The minute hand points to six.
Syn: long hand
đĄ Exam tip: The longer hand usually shows the minutes.
3. A.M., P.M. and Daily Times (8 words)
a.m.[/ËeÉĒ Ëem/]advmedium
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āĻŖ
Alt: āĻŽāϧā§āϝāϰāĻžāϤ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āϰ āĻāĻ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: We are at school at 9 a.m.
Syn: morningAnt: p.m.
đĄ Exam tip: A.M. is used from midnight to midday.
p.m.[/ËpiË Ëem/]advmedium
Meaning: āĻ
āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻšā§āĻŖ; āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϞ āĻŦāĻž āϰāĻžāϤ
Alt: āĻĻā§āĻĒā§āϰ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŽāϧā§āϝāϰāĻžāϤ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: We are at home at 9 p.m.
Syn: afternoonAnt: a.m.
đĄ Exam tip: P.M. is used from midday to midnight.
morning[/ËmÉËnÉĒÅ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāĻāĻžāϞ
Alt: āĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻļā§āϰā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: I go to school in the morning.
Syn: dawnAnt: night
đĄ Exam tip: Use âin the morningâ in time expressions.
afternoon[/ËÉËftÉËnuËn/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻĻā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āϰ āĻĒāϰā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ; āĻ
āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻšā§āĻŖ
Alt: āĻĻā§āĻĒā§āϰ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻž āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: We play in the afternoon.
Syn: daytimeAnt: morning
đĄ Exam tip: Afternoon comes after midday.
evening[/ËiËvnÉĒÅ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻž
Alt: āĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻļā§āώāĻāĻžāĻ
Example: I help my mother in the evening.
Syn: duskAnt: morning
đĄ Exam tip: Use âin the eveningâ for evening activities.
night[/naÉĒt/]nouneasy
Meaning: āϰāĻžāϤ
Alt: āĻ
āύā§āϧāĻāĻžāϰā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ; āĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: It is night at 2 a.m.
Syn: darknessAnt: day
đĄ Exam tip: Night is commonly associated with p.m. or early a.m. times.
early[/ËÉËli/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻļā§āϰā§āϰ; āϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ
Alt: āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻāĻā§
Example: I get up early in the morning.
Syn: promptAnt: late
đĄ Exam tip: Early is the opposite of late.
late[/leÉĒt/]adjeasy
Meaning: āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋ; āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ
Alt: āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻĒāϰā§
Example: He is late for school.
Syn: delayedAnt: early
đĄ Exam tip: Use âlate forâ before an event or place.
4. Daily Activities and Routines (8 words)
wash[/wÉĘ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϧā§āϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Wash yourself before breakfast.
Syn: cleanAnt: soil
đĄ Exam tip: âWash yourselfâ means āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻļāϰā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž.
pray[/preÉĒ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϰā§āĻĨāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāĻāϰā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻĒāĻžāϏāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
Example: I wash myself and pray at five o'clock.
Syn: worshipAnt: disbelieve
đĄ Exam tip: Pray is a regular verb: prayâprayedâprayed.
sleep[/sliËp/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻŽāĻžāύā§
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻā§āĻŽā§āϰ āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž
Example: They are sleeping at midnight.
Syn: restAnt: wake
đĄ Exam tip: The present continuous form is âam/is/are sleeping.â
have breakfast[/hÃĻv ËbrekfÉst/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϏāĻāĻžāϞā§āϰ āύāĻžāĻļāϤāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: We have breakfast at eight o'clock.
Syn: eat breakfast
đĄ Exam tip: Use âhave breakfast,â not usually âtake breakfastâ in standard English.
go[/ÉĄÉĘ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ
āύā§āϝ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧠āĻāϞāĻž
Example: Take your bag and go to school.
Syn: moveAnt: come
đĄ Exam tip: Go is irregular: goâwentâgone.
return[/rÉĒËtÉËn/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧠āĻāϏāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻā§āϰ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧠āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: It is time to return home.
Syn: come backAnt: leave
đĄ Exam tip: Return means âcome backâ or âgo back.â
help[/help/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻā§ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
Example: I usually help my mother at five p.m.
Syn: assistAnt: hinder
đĄ Exam tip: Help can be both a verb and a noun.
usually[/ËjuËĘuÉli/]advmedium
Meaning: āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ
Alt: āĻ
āϧāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāĻļ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: I usually read in the evening.
Syn: normallyAnt: rarely
đĄ Exam tip: Usually often comes before the main verb.
5. Time Questions and Answers (8 words)
how long[/haĘ lÉÅ/]adveasy
Meaning: āĻāϤāĻā§āώāĻŖ; āĻāϤ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻ
Alt: āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻā§āϝ āĻāĻžāύāϤ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύāĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻļ
Example: How long is your English class?
Syn: for what duration
đĄ Exam tip: Use âHow longâ to ask about duration.
duration[/djĘËreÉĒĘÉn/]nounhard
Meaning: āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻāĻžāϞ
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϞāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§āĻ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: The duration of the class is thirty-five minutes.
Syn: lengthAnt: instant
đĄ Exam tip: Duration answers the question âHow long?â
class[/klÉËs/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻļā§āϰā§āĻŖāĻŋ; āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏ
Alt: āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: My English class is thirty-five minutes long.
Syn: lesson
đĄ Exam tip: âClassâ may mean a group of students or a lesson.
school day[/skuËl deÉĒ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāύ
Alt: āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: My school day is six hours long.
Syn: school timeAnt: holiday
đĄ Exam tip: Write âschool dayâ as two words.
walk[/wÉËk/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻšā§āĻāĻā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻĨ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Alt: āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϞāĻž
Example: My walk to school takes twenty minutes.
Syn: strollAnt: run
đĄ Exam tip: Walk can be both a noun and a verb.
holiday[/ËhÉlÉdeÉĒ/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻā§āĻāĻŋ
Alt: āĻāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻļā§āύāĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ
Example: Our summer holiday lasts two months.
Syn: vacationAnt: school day
đĄ Exam tip: Summer holiday means āĻā§āϰā§āώā§āĻŽā§āϰ āĻā§āĻāĻŋ.
last[/lÉËst/]verbmedium
Meaning: āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϧāϰ⧠āĻāϞāϤ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž
Example: How long does the holiday last?
Syn: continueAnt: end
đĄ Exam tip: In questions, use âdoes ... last?â with singular subjects.
take[/teÉĒk/]verbmedium
Meaning: āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϞāĻžāĻāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāύā§āύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: The walk to school takes twenty minutes.
Syn: requireAnt: save
đĄ Exam tip: Use âtakeâ to express the time needed for an activity.
6. Actions and Instructions in the Lesson (8 words)
look[/lĘk/]verbeasy
Meaning: āϤāĻžāĻāĻžāύā§; āĻĻā§āĻāĻž
Alt: āĻā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϞāĻā§āώā§āϝ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Look at the clock.
Syn: watchAnt: ignore
đĄ Exam tip: Use âlook atâ before the object being viewed.
read[/riËd/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āϞāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻŦā§āĻāĻž
Example: Read and say the sentences.
Syn: studyAnt: misread
đĄ Exam tip: Read is irregular: readâreadâread; past pronunciation is /red/.
say[/seÉĒ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŦāϞāĻž
Alt: āĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Say the time aloud.
Syn: speakAnt: silence
đĄ Exam tip: Say is irregular: sayâsaidâsaid.
listen[/ËlÉĒsÉn/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻŽāύā§āϝā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻļā§āύāĻž
Alt: āĻļā§āύ⧠āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Listen, read and say.
Syn: hearAnt: ignore
đĄ Exam tip: Use âlisten toâ before a person or sound.
tick-tock[/ËtÉĒk tÉk/]nouneasy
Meaning: āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
Alt: āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϞāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ
āύā§āĻāϰāĻŖ
Example: Tick-tock! Tick-tock! The clock is running.
Syn: ticking
đĄ Exam tip: It is an example of an onomatopoeic word.
show[/ĘÉĘ/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§
Alt: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ
āύā§āϝāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Example: Show your clock to your groupmates.
Syn: displayAnt: hide
đĄ Exam tip: Show is irregular: showâshowedâshown/showed.
draw[/drÉË/]verbeasy
Meaning: āĻāĻāĻāĻž
Alt: āĻāϞāĻŽ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āύā§āϏāĻŋāϞ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Draw a clock with any time on it.
Syn: sketchAnt: erase
đĄ Exam tip: Draw is irregular: drawâdrewâdrawn.
continue[/kÉnËtÉĒnjuË/]verbmedium
Meaning: āĻāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
Alt: āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻž āϧāĻžāϰāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāϰāĻž
Example: Continue until everyone has had a turn.
Syn: proceedAnt: stop
đĄ Exam tip: Continue means keep doing something.
đĄ Exam Tips
âĸ Remember the conversions: 60 seconds = 1 minute, 60 minutes = 1 hour, and 24 hours = 1 day.
âĸ Use âo'clockâ only for an exact hour, such as âIt is five o'clock.â
âĸ Use âpastâ for minutes after an hour: 10:15 = quarter past ten.
âĸ Use âhalf pastâ for thirty minutes after an hour: 10:30 = half past ten.
âĸ Use âtoâ for minutes before the next hour: 10:45 = quarter to eleven.
âĸ A.M. covers midnight to midday, while P.M. covers midday to midnight.
âĸ At midnight means at 12 o'clock at night; at midday means at 12 o'clock in the daytime.
âĸ Use âHow longâ to ask about duration: âHow long is your English class?â
âĸ In clock reading, the shorter hand shows the hour and the longer hand shows the minutes.
âĸ For routine activities, use the simple present: âI usually help my mother at five p.m.â
âĸ For activities happening now or at a stated time, use the present continuous when appropriate: âThey are sleeping.â
âĸ Check whether a time expression refers to day or night; 2 p.m. is daytime, but 2 a.m. is nighttime.