DAY
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
MONTH
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
YEAR
2012 : two thousand and twelve
1992 : nineteen ninety two
1994 : nineteen ninety four
1945 : nineteen forty five
1934 :
nineteen thirty four
1921 :
nineteen twenty one
2001 :
two thousand and one
1996 :
nineteen ninety six
TIME
British
and American
Ø British
A quarter : 15 minutes
A half : 30 minutes
A minute : 60 seconds
An hour : 60 minutes
Past : Lebih
To : Kurang
O’Clock/sharp : Pas
We can use a british style with
putting the minutes before hours. Example:
1.
12.30 PM :
it is a half past twelve
2.
06.15 AM :
it is a quarter past six
14.15 : it is
a quarter past fourteen
08.20 : it’s
twenty past eight
10.30 : it’s a half past ten
3.
14.45 PM :
it is a quarter to fifteen
4.
06.25 AM :
it is twenty five minutes past six
5.
07.35 AM :
it is twenty five minutes to eight
6.
03.55 AM :
it is five minutes to four o’clock
Ø
American
We can use
American style with putting hours before minutes. But in American we don’t use
a quarter, a half, past and to. Example:
1.
01.30 PM :
one thirty
2.
10.15 AM :
ten fifteen
3.
01.20 AM :
one twenty
4.
21.26 PM :
nine (twenty one) twenty six
5.
10.39 AM :
ten thirty nine
6.
20.44 PM :
eight (twenty) fourty four
British
Exercise
Ayah : Hi, what’s
up?
Bunda :
Nothing’s up.
Ayah : What are
you doing here?
Ayah : Did you
bring a watch?
Bunda : uh-uh..??
Ayah : What time
is it?
Bunda : It is twenty to two
Ayah : Oh my.. I have a business with my
friend
Bunda :
I think it is a monkey business, right?
Ayah : Of
course, this business is not important. Because I can’t
find you there.
Bunda :
Emmm..really? You must be lie..
Ayah : By the
way, do you have a leisure tomorrow?
Bunda :
Yeah, I don’t have any job tomorrow
Ayah : What
time will you be free?
Bunda :
I will be free at a half past one
Ayah : Ok, do
you want to go to cinema?
Bunda :
My pleasure
Ayah : Ok, thank
you..J
Bunda :
You are welcome, my darling..J
American Exercise
Yanti : What
time is it? Hurry up..Hurry up..
Kurnia :
Calm down!
Yanti : What
time is it?
Kurnia :
Two o’clock
Yanti : Come
on! We have to teach!
Kurnia :
Teach..???!! Now is Sunday
Yanti : Are you
still drunk? Now is Monday
Kurnia :
Monday?? Oh my God! I forgot!
Yanti : Do you
remember our duty? At two o’clock we have to teach
all of students in D’Freak.
Kurnia :
Oh yeah, I remember it. Thank you.
Yanti : It’s
ok, you are welcome J
by: Miss Fitri
