Name: How to tell the time
Uploaded: 2020-07-01T10:54:50.000Z
Duration: 3 min 49 s
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MELISA: Emily, do you know what time it is?

MELISA: Hey, wait! Today we're going to learn how to tell the time … with a pizza!

MELISA: OK, before we start, we have to know a couple of things.

MELISA: Yes, and these are its hands. The little hand shows us the hours

When the big hand is pointing to the twelve, we say it's o'clock.

Now it's four o'clock. So, Emily, what's the time now?

When the big hand is pointing to the three, we say it's quarter past.

EMILY: Mmm, why do we say it's quarter past?

MELISA: Because a quarter of the hour has passed! So, what's the time?

MELISA: Perfect! When the big hand is pointing to the six, we say it's half past.

EMILY: Because half of the hour has passed! So, now it's half past five!

MELISA: Fantastic! And, finally, when the big hand is on the nine,

MELISA: Perfect! But, what happens when the big hand isn't on the twelve, the three,

MELISA: Well, we count the minutes in fives. So, now it's five past six,

EMILY: ... it's twenty past six, it's twenty-five past six, it's half past six …

MELISA: Wait a minute! After half past, it changes.

MELISA: We hope you have fun learning to tell the time with us!

MELISA: Remember! To tell the time: When the big hand is on the twelve,

For other times, we count the minutes in fives.

That's it! Now you can practise telling the time.

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