French I, Semester I; L'Heure
Sections:

Introduction  |   Section 1  |  Section 2  |   Section 3   |  Dictionaries

  Section Two:

Part A |   Part B  |  Part C   |   Part D |   Part E

Section Two: Part C

Key ConceptQuelle heure est-il?


Look at the clocks and learn how to express time in French.

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To say what time it is, say il est ... plus the number of hours. Notice that you must include the word heure(s) when you are telling time. Il est six heures NOT Il est six.

activity Practice
Use this practice session to become familiar with the concepts of this lesson module.

practiceMore practice with time


Listen to the times by clicking on Ecoute. Write down the time you hear. Then click on Réponse to see if you are right.

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Here's some more vocabulary...

boy eating midnight

You cannot say Il est douze heures for either noon or midnuit. The only time you may hear that is if someone is using military time - il est dix-huit heures (it's 18:00 hours). This is used for transportation and when it is important to be precise about the time. Military time is used much more commonly in France than here.

To specify that a time is in the morning, the afternoon or the evening, you'll need to learn the following vocabulary (don't use AM and PM):

breakfast nap time evening out clock
in the morning
in the afternoon
at night
sharp, exactly


practice Au Travail! Write this exercise in your notebook.

Practice answering the questions about what time it is when you are in different places. Click on the question once you have answered it to see a sample correct response. The first one is done for you.

1. Tu es au jardin publique. Il est six heures de l'après-midi.
2. Tu es au supermarché.
3. Tu es à la maison.
4. Tu es en clase de français.
5. Tu es à l'église dimanche.
6. Tu es à la piscine.
7. Tu es au cinéma vendredi.
8. Tu es au magasin de musique.

 

 assignment

Before we go on...let's talk

Go to the Discussion 2c and, as in the activity above, mention where you are and then what time it is. Create three such groups of sentences. You will have to use your imagination. Use only the French you've learned so far.

This assignment is worth 8 points.

Va à 2d.
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