Lesson Activity 2 8/03/10

By: Ivy F. Garcia

A) Topic:
Telling time.
B) Students’ Proficiency Level:
Spanish I.
C) National (ACTFL) and State (Sunshine) Standards:
Communication:
Standard 1.1: Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information,
express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
Standard 1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a
variety of topics.
Standard 1.3: Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of
listeners or readers on a variety of topics.
Culture:
Standard 2.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between
the practices and perspectives of the culture studied.
Connections:
Standard 3.1: Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines
through the foreign language.
Standard 3.2: Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints
that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures.
Comparison:
Standard 4.1: Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language
through comparisons of the language studied and their own.
Standard 4.2: Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons
of the cultures studied and their own.
Communities:
Standard 5.1: Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting.
Standard 5.2: Students show evidence of becoming life-long learners by using the
language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.
FLA.1112.1.6.1:FLA.1112.1.6.10 Vocabulary Development - The student uses
multiple strategies to develop grade appropriate vocabulary.
FLA.1112.1.7.1 Reading Comprehension - The student uses a variety of strategies
to comprehend grade level text.
D) Learning Objectives:
Students will learn how to tell time in Spanish and to ask and respond questions
about when are specific events happening. They will become skilled about cultural
differences in regards to telling time. They will be exposed to new phrases that are
 frequently used when telling time and will relate new vocabulary to familiar words.
The student will contextualize previous lessons learned and the new content
reinforcing their ability to further their knowledge.
E) Activity:
1. Review previous knowledge of numbers:
1 to 10: A. Use the board and write the numbers 1 to 10 and have students name
them indistinctively (not in order/ should know them by now). B. Have students
come to the board and write the numbers 1 to 10 as called by other students
(emphasize pronunciation).
11 to 90: Pronunciation Have students take out a blank piece of paper and write
their name on the top right corner. Play file “pronunciation” to review numbers
from 11 to 90 and their combinations (previously covered). Have students call
numbers indistinctively and then write them down on the piece of paper, compare
answers (number ei. 45 and spelling ei. cuarenta y cinco).
2. Introduce telling/ asking time: the 12 hr format and the 24 hr format. New
expressions of AM and PM in Spanish (ei. de la mañana, de la tarde, mediodía,
medianoche, de la tarde, etc.) In class lesson and interactive activity to reinforce
lesson about “¿Qué hora es?”
1. Video 1
2. Video 2
3. Introduce telling/ asking time: questions and answers about the specific time
events are happening. In class lesson and interactive activity to reinforce about
“¿A qué hora es…?”
1. Video 3
4. Practice activities: A. Print out and provide handouts to students to work on pairs.
B. Access sites from links provided below and use projector to solve exercises in
class.
1. Telling time by quarters
2. Telling time by 5 minutes
3. Tell time by WRITING
5. Evaluation: print and provide handout at the end of the class. It is an informal
assessment to make sure that students understood basic concepts of telling time
plus practicing recognizing and writing numbers.

REVIEW MATERIAL, LESSON PLAN AND ASSESSMENT TO FOLLOW:

Review: Numbers (Audio available)

Numbers 1-10
 0 cero
 1 uno
 2 dos
 3 tres
 4 cuatro
 5 cinco
 6 seis
 7 siete
 8 ocho
 9 nueve
 10 diez

Numbers 11-99: Internet Explorer, Netscape

 11 once
 12 doce
 13 trece
 14 catorce
 15 quince
 16 dieciséis
 17 diecisiete
 18 dieciocho
 19 diecinueve
 20 veinte
 21 veintiuno / veinte y uno
 22 veintidós / veinte y dos
 23 veintitrés / veinte y tres
 24 veinticuatro / veinte y cuatro
 25 veinticinco / veinte y cinco
 26 veintiséis / veinte y seis
 27 veintisiete / veinte y siete
 28 veintiocho / veinte y ocho
 29 veintinueve / veinte y nueve
 30 treinta
 31 treinta y uno
 32 treinta y dos
 33 treinta y tres
 34 treinta y cuatro
 35 treinta y cinco
 36 treinta y seis
 37 treinta y siete
 38 treinta y ocho
 39 treinta y nueve
 40 cuarenta
 50 cincuenta
 60 sesenta
 70 setenta
 80 ochenta
 90 noventa
Lesson: Telling Time

The verb ser is used to express the time of day. Use es when referring to “one o’clock”
and use son when referring to all other hours.

¿Qué hora es?.................................................... What time is it?

Es la una............................................................. It’s one o’clock.
Son las dos.......................................................... It’s two o’clock.

The feminine article (la, las) is used before the hour because it refers to “la hora.”

Es la una............................................................. It’s one o’clock.

Son las dos.......................................................... It’s two o’clock.

Minutes can be added to the hour using the word y (and).

Es la una y cinco.................................................. It’s five minutes past one.

Son las tres y doce.............................................. It’s twelve minutes past three.

Minutes can be subtracted from the hour using the word menos (less).

Es la una menos cinco......................................... It’s five minutes till one.

Son las tres menos doce...................................... It’s twelve minutes till three.

You can also use the words media (half) and cuarto (quarter).

Es la una y media................................................ It’s half past one.

Son las dos y cuarto............................................ It’s quarter past two.
Son las tres menos cuarto................................... It’s quarter till three.

To say something occurs at a specific time, use the formula a + la(s) + time.

¿A qué hora empieza la fiesta?..............................At what time does the party start? /
When is the party?.
La fiesta empieza a las nueve.............................. The party begins at nine o’clock.
El banco abre a las ocho y media......................... The bank opens at half past eight.

To differentiate between a.m. and p.m. use the expressions de la mañana, de la tarde
and de la noche.
Son las dos de la tarde........................................ It’s two in the afternoon.
Son las dos de la mañana.................................... It’s two in the morning.
Son las diez de la noche...................................... It’s ten in the evening.

When no specific time is mentioned, use the expressions por la mañana, por la tarde,
por la noche.

Siempre leo el periódico por las mañanas............ I always read the newspaper in the
morning.

Here are a number of useful time expressions:

por la mañana..................................................... in the morning (no specific time)

de la mañana...................................................... in the morning (specific time)
por la tarde......................................................... in the afternoon (no specific time)
de la tarde.......................................................... in the afternoon (specific time)
por la noche........................................................ in the evening or night (no specific
time)
de la noche......................................................... in the evening or night (specific time)
la mañana........................................................... morning
el mañana........................................................... morrow, future
mañana por la mañana....................................... tomorrow morning
pasado mañana.................................................. the day after tomorrow
ayer.................................................................... yesterday
anoche................................................................ last night
la noche anterior, anteanoche............................. the night before last
el lunes que viene............................................... next Monday
la semana que viene............................................ next week
el año que viene.................................................. next year
el lunes pasado................................................... last Monday
la semana pasada................................................ last week
el año pasado..................................................... last year
al mediodía......................................................... at noon
a la medianoche.................................................. at midnight
alrededor de....................................................... around
de día................................................................. days
durante el día...................................................... during the day
a tiempo............................................................. on time
en punto............................................................. exactly, on-the-dot
tarde................................................................... late
temprano............................................................ early
 Telling Time in Spanish Quiz

Nombre:_________________________ Fecha:_______________________

1. Which is NOT a correct way to ask the time?

¿qué horas son?

¿cuántas horas son?
¿qué hora es?

2. Which hour is the ONLY one that can be answered in the singular form, or
es la...?

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3. What is the most common way to say 5:50?

las cinco y cincuenta

diez hasta las seis
las seis menos diez
diez hasta las cinco
las cinco menos diez

4. ¿Cómo se dice 1:30?

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5. Which is NOT a time related word?

la mañana
la hora
mediodía
lluvia