Dire l'heure et lire l'horloge
Telling the time and reading the clock
- Demandez et indiquez l'heure (Ask and tell the time)
- Lire l'horloge (Read the clock)
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Expression du temps:
"Depuis, Jusqu'à, Pendant, etc..." (Expression of time: "Depuis, Jusqu'à, Pendant, etc...") - Comment lire l'heure ? (How to tell the time?)
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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Conversation exercise
Instruction:
- Quelle heure est-il sur les images ? (What time is it in the pictures?)
- Quelle heure est-il maintenant ? (What time is it right now?)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Il est trois heures et demie. It's half past 3. |
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Il est quatre heures de l'après-midi. It is four o'clock in the afternoon. |
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Il est midi moins le quart. It's a quarter to twelve. |
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Il est cinq heures dix. It is ten after five. |
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Il est dix heures et quart du matin. It's quarter past ten in the morning. |
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Il est une heure du matin. It is one o'clock at night. |
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Exercise 2: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 3: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
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Pile
On the dot
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Et quart
Quarter past
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Et demie
Half past
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Il est l'heure !
It's time!
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L'horloge
The clock
Exercise 4: Reorder sentences
Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.
Exercise 5: Match a word
Instruction: Match the translations
Exercise 6: Cluster the words
Instruction: Regroupez ces mots en deux catégories selon le contexte pour parler de l'heure : les moments de la journée et les expressions pour indiquer l'heure précise.
Moments de la journée
Expressions pour indiquer l'heure précise
Exercise 7: Expression du temps: "Depuis, Jusqu'à, Pendant, etc..."
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Grammar: Expression of time: "Depuis, Jusqu'à, Pendant, etc..."
Show translation Show answersjusque, pendant, depuis, jusqu'à
Exercise 8: Comment lire l'heure ?
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Grammar: How to tell the time?
Show translation Show answersquatre, minuit quatre, cinq, quinze, seize, midi moins le quart, cinquante cinq, moins vingt, et quart, vingt., dix sept heures (pile), neuf
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A1.13.2 Grammaire
Expression du temps: "Depuis, Jusqu'à, Pendant, etc..."
Expression of time: "Depuis, Jusqu'à, Pendant, etc..."
Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
Lire to read Share Copied!
present
| French | English |
|---|---|
| (je/j') je lis / j'lis | I read |
| tu lis | you read |
| (il/elle/on) il lit / elle lit / on lit | he reads / she reads / one reads |
| nous lisons | We read |
| vous lisez | You read |
| (ils/elles) ils lisent / elles lisent | they read |
Donner to give Share Copied!
present
| French | English |
|---|---|
| (je/j') donne | I give |
| (tu) donnes | you give |
| (il/elle/on) donne | he/she/one gives |
| (nous) donnons | we give |
| (vous) donnez | You give |
| (ils/elles) donnent | they give |
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