Unit 1

La expresión utilizada en inglés para preguntar la hora es la siguiente: What time is it? o también What's the time? (menos usual) = ¿Qué hora es? Aunque también existen otras posibilidades: - Have you got the time? - Could you tell me the time please? - Would you mind telling me the time? - Have you got the time on you? - You wouldn't know the time, would you? - Do you know the time?

Se utiliza 'a.m.' y 'p.m.' en un lenguaje más formal y normalmente escrito.
Ej. Banks are open from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Es más normal decir: 'In the morning', 'In the afternoon', 'In the evening', 'At night'

7:00 a.m. = seven o'clock in the morning.
2:15 p.m. = quarter past two in the afternoon.
7:30 p.m. = half past seven in the evening
11:00 p.m. = eleven o'clock at night

o'clock es una contracción antigua que significa 'of the clock' (del reloj). El empleo actual equivale al español 'en punto' (seven o'clock = siete en punto).

o'clock = 'en punto' a quarter past... = 'y cuarto'
half past... = 'y media' a quarter to... = 'menos cuarto'

12:00 = midday
24:00 = midnight

*texto: http://www.mansioningles.com

Cuando a la hora sigue una fracción de minutos, si es inferior a 30 se utiliza el adverbio 'past'. Si es superior, se indican los minutos seguidos de la preposición 'to'. It's twenty past eleven / son las once y veinte It's ten to four / son las cuatro menos diez

En los horarios oficiales (por ejemplo los horarios de transportes) se sigue el sistema internacional de división del tiempo en 24 horas.

I left on the 17.30 train from Edinburgh / Salí de Edimburgo en el tren de las 17:30

THE SUN IS SHINING TODAY
IT IS SUNNY TODAY
THE EARTH NEEDS THE SUN
THE WEATHER IS GREAT TODAY. IT IS NICE AND HOT
THE WIND IS BLOWING TODAY
IT WILL BE WINDY TOMORROW
THE STRONG WIND WILL COME FROM THE SOUTH
IT WILL SNOW TOMORROW
THE WEATHER WILL BE SNOWY NEXT WEEK
THE SNOW WILL COME FROM THE NORTH
THE TEMPERATURE WILL BE VERY COLD. - 5 BELOW FREEZING
IT IS RAINING HARD TODAY
IT WILL RAIN TOMORROW
IT WILL PROBABLY BE RAINY FOR THE WHOLE DAY TOMORROW
I HOPE IT WILL NOT BE CLOUDY TOMORROW
LOOK AT THAT CLOUD

Form of going to Future

Use of going to Future

• an action in the near future that has already been planned or prepared

  example: I am going to study harder next year.

• a conclusion regarding the immediate future

  example: The sky is absolutely dark. It is going to rain.

Put the verbs into the correct form (future I). Use going to.

1. It (rain) .
2. They (eat) stew.
3. I (wear) blue shoes tonight.
4. We (not / help) you.
5. Jack (not / walk) home.
6. (cook / you) dinner?
7. Sue (share / not) her biscuits.
8. (leave / they) the house?
9. (take part / she) in the contest?
10. I (not / spend) my holiday abroad this year.