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and it has only got one hand! It doesn’t show the time - it shows the day.
2 Can you tell the time in English?
a) Look at the grandfather clock. It's ___________________
b) Look at the alarm clock. It's _________________
1 Look at the pictures and match them to 1 – 6. Then translate the
1 clock ________________
_2 alarm clock _______________
3 watc h _ ___ _________
4 grandfather clock ___________
5 hand _____________
6 pendulum _____________
2 This clock has got numbers, and it has got two hands.But it isn’t an ordinary clock because the hands go backwards.It isn’t easy to tell the time with this clock. The big hand is pointing to the twelve, and the small hand is pointing to the
4 Now answer the questions in the text. Write your answers here.
Clock 1: The day is ____________________________ .
Clock 2: The time is ___________________________ .
Clock 3: The time in Hong Kong is ___________________ .
5 Write T (true) or F (false).
1 The hand on clock 1 goes backwards. ______
2 It is difficult to tell the time with clock 2. ______
3 Clock 2 shows the time in two countries. ______
4 Clock 3 shows hours, minutes and seconds. ______
u3 This is another nusual clock. It has got four hands. Look at the numbers: it is a 24-hour clock. The big hand shows the minutes, and the thin hand shows the seconds. The two small hands show the hours, in two different countries! For example, Hong Kong is eight hours ahead of Britain.When it is 1pm in Britain, it is 9pm in Hong Kong. Look at
the hands on the clock – the time is quarter to three in Britain. What’s the time in Hong Kong?