The document discusses how to tell time using an analog clock. It explains that the long hand is the minute hand and the short hand is the hour hand. It then provides examples of what to call the time when the minute hand is pointing to 12, 3, 6, and 9 o'clock, such as "half past" or "a quarter to". The purpose is to teach how to read an analog clock by knowing the relationship between the positions of the hands and what time is indicated.