V7

Numbers and Time

Counting · telling the time · days and months

Words 1–4

hundred

the number 100 /ˈhʌn.drəd/

thousand

the number 1,000 /ˈθaʊ.zənd/

quarter

one of four equal parts (1/4) /ˈkwɔː.tər/

half

one of two equal parts (1/2) /hɑːf/

Examples

"There are a hundred students."

"The city has ten thousand people."

"It is quarter past three."

"It is half past six."

Words 5–8

midnight

12 o'clock at night /ˈmɪd.naɪt/

noon

12 o'clock in the day /nuːn/

Monday

the first day of the work week /ˈmʌn.deɪ/

January

the first month of the year /ˈdʒæn.ju.ər.i/

Examples

"The film starts at midnight."

"Lunch is at noon."

"I start school on Monday."

"My birthday is in January."

Words 9–10

weekend

Saturday and Sunday /ˌwiːkˈend/

o'clock

used to say the exact hour /əˈklɒk/

Examples

"I relax at the weekend."

"It is three o'clock."

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