Unit 2

Vocabulary (embed audio – pronunciation including reductions) (embed pictures)

Waiter
Cook
Landscaper
Mechanic
Teacher
Nurse
Police Officer
Firefighter
Computer Technician
Welder
Driver
Cashier
Job / Work	Teacher, Business Person, Driver, Welder
Computer
Monitor
Keyboard
Mouse
Calendar
Clock

Table 1. Vocabulary – Nouns (Names of People, Places, or Things)

Work	Cook, Teach, Write, Drive, Weld
Cook
Clean
Plant
Drive
Type
Design
Take Care Of
Greet
Put Out
Wake Up
Study

Table 2. Vocabulary – Verbs (Actions or “To Be”)

 

Twenty-one	21
Thirty	30
Forty	40
Fifty	50
Sixty	60
Seventy	70
Eighty	80
Ninety	90
One Hundred	100
One Hundred One	101
One Thousand	1000
One Thousand One	1,001

 

One Thousand One Hundred OR Eleven Hundred	1,100
Two Thousand	2,000
Ten Thousand	10,000
One Hundred Thousand	1000,000
One Million	1,000,000

Table 3. Vocabulary – Adjectives (Numbers and Possessive Adjectives)

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

Table 4. Vocabulary – Days of the Wek

Telling Time – Hours

Use numbers 1 through 12 for hours, followed by “o’clock”.

1 o’clock, 2 o’clock, 3 o’clock, 4 o’clock, 5 o’clock, 6 o’clock, 7 o’clock,

8 o’clock, 9 o’clock, 10 o’clock, 11 o’clock, 12 o’clock.

Use “noon” for 12 o’clock in the middle of the day and “midnight” for 12 o’clock at night.

The day begins at midnight.

Use the expression “a.m.” for times before the middle of the day and “p.m.” for times after the middle of the day.

1 p.m. is one o’clock in the afternoon. 1 a.m. is one o’clock at night, because the next day begins at midnight.

Practice 1

Name the times that are shown on each clock. Write the time expression using words and then using numbers. The first item is an example.

 

	Eleven o’clock. 11:00.
	(3 possible answers)

Table 5. Clock Time – Hours

Telling Time – Half Hours

Use the expression _____:30 for the half hour. Some English speakers also say “half past _________” or “30 minutes past __________”.

Practice 2

Name the times that are shown on each clock. Write the time expression using words and then using numbers. The first item is an example.

 

	Seven thirty. 7:30. Half past seven. 7:30. Thirty minutes past seven. 7:30.

Table 6. Clock Time – Half Hours

 

Telling Time – 15 Minutes After an Hour

Use the expression _____:15 for 15 minutes after the hour. Some English speakers also say “a quarter past _________” or “15 minutes past __________” or “15 minutes after _______”.

Practice 3

Name the times that are shown on each clock. Write the time expression using words and then using numbers. The first item is an example.

	Five fifteen. 5:15. A quarter past five. 5:15. Fifteen minutes five. 5:15.

Table 7. Clock Time – Quarter Hours

Telling Time – 45 Minutes After an Hour

Use the expression “______:45” for 45 minutes after an hour. Some English speakers also say this time means 15 minutes BEFORE the next hour. So, 10:45 may also be expressed as “15 to 11” or “a quarter to 11”.

Practice 4

Name the hours that are shown on each clock. Write the time expression using words and then using numbers. The first item is an example.

 

	Nine forty-five. 9:45. A quarter to ten. 9:45. Fifteen minutes to ten. 9:45.

Table 5. Clock Time – 3/4 Hours

Telling Time – Minutes After or Before an Hour

Give the number of minutes after an hour for other times. Example: 10:17 or 11:23 or 9:35. Some speakers say “17 minutes after 10” or “17 past ten”. For single digit numbers, pronounce the letter “O” for the number zero (0) in speaking. Example: 10:01 sounds like 10 O 1.

When the number is more than 30 after an hour, use the number: 10:32. Some speakers also express times that are more than 30 minutes after an hour as minutes BEFORE the next hour. So 10:32 may also be expressed as “28 minutes to 11” or “28 to 11”.

Practice 5

Name the times that are shown on each clock. Write the time expression using words and then using numbers. The first item is an example.

 

	Five minutes past eight. 8:05. Eight O five. 8:05.

Table 9. Clock Time – Minutes After Hours

Listening

Practice 6

Write the times that you hear. (embed audio)

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Reading Times of Day

Practice 7

Write the letter beside the time expression (numbers) next to the written words.

Two past three	A.  7:15
Ten to seven	B.  6:30
Half past six	C.  4:45
Twenty past two	D.  8:17
Nine seventeen	E.  3:02
Quarter past seven	F.   2:53
Quarter to five	G.  5:05
Eight seventeen	H.  2:20
Ten to six	I.     9:17
Two fifty-three	J.   6:50

 

Practice 8

Listening for Time Information

Listen to the video and answer the questions that you hear.

Daily Routine with Times

Practice 9

Listen to the video about movie times and fill in the times you hear.

Movie Times

1. Don’t Open the Door!__________, ______________, ____________
2. Scream in the Night ___________, ______________, ____________
3. Street Match – The Return _________, __________, ___________
4. Lulu: It’s a Dog’s Life ______________, _____________, ____________

Story Telling (embed pronunciation with reductions)

Listen and repeat.

Practice 10

 

Table 5. Story Board

1. Maria gets up at 6:00 a.m. every day from Monday to Friday.
2. She gets ready for school between 6:00 and 6:30.
3. She fixes breakfast between 6:30 and 6:45.
4. She eats breakfast between 6:45 and 7:00.
5. Maria takes the bus to school at 7:20.
6. Her English class goes from 8:00 to 12:00 noon.
7. After class, Maria studies in the library until 2 p.m.
8. She leaves for work at 2:15 and starts work at 3:00.
9. Maria works from 3:00 to 10:00, goes home, and goes to bed by 11:00 every night.

Practice 11.

Ask and answer questions about the story.

1. What time does Maria get up?
2. She gets up at _________________.

  

1. When does she fix breakfast?
2. She fixes breakfast at ______________.

 

1. What time does her English class begin?
2. It begins at ________________-.

 

1. How long does the class last?
2. It lasts ____________________.

 

 

1. How long does it take for Maria to get to work?
2. It takes ______________________.

 

1. When does Maria get home after work?
2. She gets home at ______________________.

 

1. How many hours of sleep does Maria get at night?
2. She gets ________________hours of sleep.

Practice12

Ask your partner questions about his or her daily routine. Write down your partner’s answers. Then, tell the group about your partner’s daily activities.

1. What time do you get up?
2. When do you go to school?
3. Do you work?
4. Where do you work?
5. When do you work?
6. How do you get to school?
7. What time do you study?
8. When do you eat dinner?

 

Practice 13.

Memory Game

One person will make a statement about his or her daily routine.

Example: I get up at 7.

The next person will repeat the first student’s statement and add a statement. Example: Ali gets up at 7, and I get up at 6.

The next person will repeat both statements and add a statement.

Example: Ali gets up at 7, Maria gets up at 6, and I get up at 7:30.

Continue around the class, with each person adding a statement. See how many of your classmates’ statements you can remember.

Practice 14. (embed autio)

Dictation

Write the sentences you hear using standard spelling. The speaker will use relaxed pronunciation.

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Reading

Reading About a Daily Routine

The reading passage includes the daily routines of many famous people. Read the section by Maya Angelou.

Note: The passage includes words that are new but also includes many words that you know. Do not stop reading because the words are new. Read to understand as much as you can.

Maya Angelou Daily Routine

Practice 15.

Answer the questions about the reading.

1. What time does Maya wake up?

______________________________________________________.

 

2. Does she have coffee before her husband goes to work or after her husband goes to work?

______________________________________________________.

 

3. How many hours does Maya usually work each day?

______________________________________________________.

 

4. Why does Maya sometimes stop working at 12:30?

______________________________________________________.

 

5. When Maya comes home, does she cook dinner or take a shower first?

______________________________________________________.

Practice 16.

Create a daily schedule for Maya based on the information from the reading. First, arrange the actions in the correct order. Then, write the time for each action next to the item.

Shower, Cook Dinner, Wake up, Have coffee, Leave for work, Work at writing, Husband leaves for work, Come home

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Reading About Finding a Job

Read the information on finding a job. Then answer the questions.

Finding a Job

Practice 17.

List the steps to find a job in the correct order

Practice for interviews, Research jobs, Get a job offer, Update your social media profile, Attend job interviews, Prepare your cv or resume, Apply for jobs

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Spelling and Pronunciation

Listen to the sound for short e.

 

Short E Sound

Here are some common words with this sound. (embed audio)

Bed, Best, Check, Desk, Debt, Get, Jet, Let, Pet, Well, Wet

Practice 18.

Write the words you hear. (embed audio)

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Listen for the difference between short A and short E.

Short A – Short E

Practice 19.

Write the words you hear. (embed audio)

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EXCEPTION

A few words use the letters “EA” to spell the short e sound. Learn these words. This is a very small group of words.

Bread, Breath, Dead, Death, Dread, Feather, Head, Health, Healthy, Heather, Instead, Leather, Read, Steady, Stealth, Stealthy, Thread, Threat, Threaten, Wealth, Wealthy

Practice 20.

Write the words you hear. (embed audio)

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Practice 21.

Now, the words you hear may use any of the spelling patterns we have practiced in Unit 1 or in Unit 2. Write the words you hear. (embed audio)

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