Unit 6 What Time Is It?
Dialogue 1 — Excuse me. Can you tell me the time, please? — Sure. It’s a quarter past eight. — Thank you. — You’re welcome.
Dialogue 2 — What time is it by your watch? — It’s four o’clock. Oh, sorry, my watch is five minutes fast. The exact time is five minutes to four. — Thanks. — You’re welcome.
语法要点 时间的表达法(time expressions) 1.整点的表达法: 基数词+o’clock,o’clock 常可省略。如: 6点钟 — six o’clock 或 six 或 6 It’s 7 (o’clock). (现在7点钟)
语法要点 2.“几点几分”的表达法: a. 直接读、写数字。如: 10:29 — ten twenty-nine 7:05 — seven five 12:30 — twelve thirty 8:10 — eight ten b. 借助past 或to 表达,分钟数不超过30分钟时,用“分 钟数+past+钟点数”的形式表示“几点几分”。如: 8:20 — twenty past eight 9:10 — ten past nine 7:05 — five past seven 10:25 — twenty-five past ten
语法要点 c. 分钟数超过30分钟时,用“分钟数+to+下一个钟点数”的形式表示“几点差几分”。如: 10:50 — ten to eleven 1:35 — twenty-five to two 2:55 — five to three 6:45 — a quarter to seven 3.“半点”的表达法: half + past + 钟点数。如: 六点半(6:30)— half past six
语法要点 英语句子的类型 英语句子按照其用途可分为陈述句、祈使句、疑问句和感叹句。 1.陈述句指用于叙述事实的句子。它可以是肯定句,也可 以是否定句。如: The meeting is good. (会议很成功。) I am a manager. (我是个经理。) He is not/ isn’t a teacher. (他不是一个老师。)
语法要点 2.疑问句是用来提出疑问的句子。疑问句有四类:一般疑 问句、特殊疑问句、选择疑问句和反意疑问句。 3.祈使句指表示愿望、请求、建议、命令等的句子。祈使 句在表示客气的请求时常加上please (请);主语即听 话 者you 通常被省略;动词用动词原形。如: Excuse me. (请原谅。) Listen to me, please. (请听我说。)
语法要点 4.感叹句是表示喜怒哀乐等强烈感情的句子。如: What a nice house it is! (多好的一幢房子!) How pleased we are to see you today! (今天见到你 我们是多么高兴啊!) How hard he works. (他工作多努力!)
Exercises——I.用英语写出下列时间 1.1:15 2.4:10 3.10:05 4.6:50 5.6:45 6.8:00 1. a quarter past one/ one fifteen/ one and a quarter 2. ten past four/ four ten 3. five past ten/ ten five 4. ten to seven/ six fifty 5. a quarter to seven/ six forty-five 6. eight (o’clock)
Exercises—— II. 翻译句子 1. 请问几点了? Can you tell you the time, please? 2. 你的表几点了? 3. 我的表快了10分钟。 4. 准确时间是8:15。 Can you tell you the time, please? What’s the time by your watch? My watch is ten minutes fast. The exact time is a quarter past eight.