Lesson 3 — Lesson 3 - Numbers and Basic Time

It is Wednesday morning. The students are in Mr. Parker's classroom. Mr. Parker points to the clock on the wall. "Good morning, class!" says Mr. Parker. "Today we learn about time. Look at the clock." Peter looks at the clock. "What time is it, Mr. Parker?" he asks. "It is nine o'clock," says Mr. Parker. "Our class starts at nine o'clock." Mr. Parker writes numbers on the board: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. "These are numbers," he says. "Let's count together. One, two, three..." The students count with Mr. Parker. "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve!" "Very good!" says Mr. Parker. "Now, the clock has twelve numbers. When the big hand points to twelve, we say 'o'clock.'" Amy raises her hand. "Mr. Parker, what time is lunch?" "Lunch is at twelve o'clock. That is in three hours." "Three hours?" says Peter. "That is a long time! I am hungry now!" Everyone laughs. Alejandro looks at his watch. "In Argentina, lunch is at one o'clock," he says. "That is interesting," says Mr. Parker. "Different countries have lunch at different times." Mishiko speaks quietly. "What time is English class?" "English class is at ten o'clock," says Mr. Parker. "One hour," repeats Mishiko. "Ten o'clock." "Now it is nine o'clock," says Mr. Parker. "Let's practice!"