This document provides vocabulary and lessons about telling time in English. It includes common phrases like "o'clock", "quarter past", and "half past" followed by examples of times. It also discusses abilities and uses of "can" and "can't" with examples like "I can swim but I can't cook". Students are given exercises to practice using these terms in sentences and conversations discussing what people can and can't do. The document aims to teach English language learners how to tell time and discuss abilities in English.

1. ENGLISH I
UNIT III
Lesson 2: The time / can- can’t
Professor: Lic. Nimia Amurrio Nieto

2. THE TIME IN ENGLISH
VOCABULARY
O’ clock: En punto
Quater to: menos cuarto
Quarter past: y cuarto
Half past: y media
It is nine o’ clock
It is quarter past
eleven It is half past five
It is quarter past
eight
It is quarter to
eleven
It is six o’clock
Eight fifteen
Nine thirty
Twelve o’clock
One thirty
Three thirty
Eleven forty five
Four fifteen
Two o’clock
Quarter to one (una
menos cuarto)
- Quarter past one
(una y cuarto)
- Half past one (una
y media)

3. Half past one
Quarter past five
Studies
Quarter to eleven
He listens to the
radio at half past
five
He washes the
dishes at eight
o’clock
She practices the
piano at quarter past
four
She dusts at half
past ten

4. He takeS care of the
cat at three o’clock
He DOES exercise
at quarter to eight
She walks the dog
at quarter past
eight
He watches TV at
quarter to four
Work
playS
sells
Paints
Lives

5. Barks
Cleans
washes
jogs
SUMMARY
Siempre
Casi siempre
A veces
Rara vez
Nunca

6. CAN-CAN’T –TALKING ABOUT HABILITIES can- poder / can’t- no poder
Compound sentences
1. I (+) swim but I (-) cook  I can swim but I can’t cook
2. He(+) cook but he(-) swim He can cook but he can’t swim
3. She (-) dance. but(+) sing  She can’t dance but she can sing
4. You (+) read English but you (-) Japanesse You can read English but you can’t read Japanesse
5. They(-) teach but they (+) plannifyThey can’t teach but they can plannify
6. Doris (+) climb mountains but she (-)drive a car Doris can climb mountains but she can’t drive
a car
But- bat

7. Unscramble sentences
1. you / climb a mountain / can / ? Can you climb a mountain?
2. Mathematics/ Peter and Rose / understand / can’t
Peter and Rose can’t understand Mathematics
3. I / write a poem / but / want to / I can’t / to my mom
I want to write a poem to my mum but I can’t
4. in the sea/ ? / Can / dive / RobertCan Robert drive in the sea?
6. can / Fabs / pass / easily / exams Fabs can pass exams easily
7. can’t / do / This magician / magic tricks…………………………………………………………………………
8. very well / Hugo / can / draw………………………………………………………………………………………
CONVERSATIONS

8. Let’s practice the conversations
B: No, she can’t but she can drive a taxi B: No, he can’t but he can cook Chinesse food
B: No, he can’t but he can use a
calculator
B: No, they can’t but they can
play football
B: No, they cant but they can swim

9. The simple present –can/can’t
B: Of course he can. He types
every day. He is a secretary
B: Of course she can. She
teachES every day. She is
a teacher
B: Of course he can. He
bakes pies every day. He
is a baker
B:Of course she can. She
drives a truck. She is a
truck driver.

10. CAN can
Can’t
can
Can’t
can can
can
Can’t
Can’t
can can can
Can’t
Can’t
Of course: por supuesto