W e tell the tim e by m eans o f w atches and clocks. A w atch is sm all. W e w ear it
on the w rist. A clock is big. W e usually hang it on the w all or put it on the table.
C locks and w atches have figures on their faces and tw o hands: the long hand the
short hand.
W hen the long hand is at tw elve and the short hand is at six, it is six o ’clock;
after five m inutes it is five past six, then ten past six, a quarter past six, tw enty past
six, tw enty-live past six, h a lf past six, tw enty-five to seven, tw enty to seven, a quarter
to seven, ten to seven, five to seven and then it is seven o ’clock.
W hen you w ant to know the tim e, you ask:
«W hat tim e is it now ?». For
exam ple, now it is nine o ’clock in the m orning. My w atch is correct. It is nine o ’clock
by my w atch. The w atch o f m y friend is not correct. It is five m inutes fast.
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