What Time Is It?
Episode of the series Now You Say It: Sentences
The episode
What time is it? / It's eight o'clock. / seven, three, four
Teaching guide
Objective & content
Max, Mila, Luna and Ben each answer the narrator's question in turn, and each scene shows a different time of day on a clock. The episode teaches one fixed question and answer, with the question word "what" and the verb "be" inside it: "What time is it?" and "It's seven o'clock." The hours used are seven, eight, three and four. At the end the kids say "Now you say it!" and the class answers aloud after a pause of about four seconds. Pupils listen, point at the clock and repeat; nothing is read or written.
Materials & prerequisites
The episode has no printable sheets and no lesson plan. Prepare a classroom clock or a paper clock face to point at. No prior grammar is assumed: the question and the answer are taught as whole phrases, and the numbers are ten or under.
Curriculum alignment
Tagged c3-child-and-passing-time (cycle 3, 6e). The episode targets CEFR level A0-.
Possible adaptations
- Lower levels: Offer segmented listening and additional visual aids.
- Advanced levels: Encourage an oral summary and a debate in English on the theme.
- Large groups: Organise group work with differentiated roles.
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