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Level 3 Chapter 1: Everyday Life - Reading - Lesson 8: Making Plans

Lesson 8: Making Plans

Let’s meet her there at 7 o’clock.

I can read and understand someone’s plans.

INTRODUCE

Time is important when making plans.

PRESENT

STEP A VOCABULARY

I. Listen and repeat.

meet up	get there
start	end
open	close

II. Which of the things above usually happen in the morning? Which usually happen at night?

in the morning
at night

III. Practice reading the words.

/ð/	/f/
there	fair
these	fees
those	foes

STEP B GRAMMAR TIP

Use what time to ask when something happens or will happen.

What time does the store open?

What time do you want to meet up?

To read time, simply read the numbers. You can read 0 as oh.

Let’s meet up at 10:45 (ten forty-five).

It’s 8:15 (eight-fifteen) right now.

The show starts at 9:05 (nine oh five).

It’s 6:01 (six oh one) right now.

You can add o’clock for times that end in :00.

The store opens at 9 o’clock.

It closes at 8 o’clock.

Use a.m. for morning and p.m. for afternoon/evening/night. Be careful not to use o’clock with a.m. or p.m.

The store opens at 9 a.m.

Let’s meet up at 9:30 p.m.

UNDERSTAND

READING

It’s Sunday morning. Saori and Masa are texting each other.

Saori: Hi, Masa. Sorry, I can’t meet up tonight. I have plans with Catherine.

Masa: Okay. Do you want to have dinner together after school tomorrow? There’s a new ramen restaurant near our school. It’s called Kame Ramen.

Saori: Kame Ramen? lol Sure. Can Catherine come with us?

Masa: No problem.

Saori: Great! What time should we meet her?

Masa: I think Kame Ramen opens at 6 p.m. Let’s meet her there at 7 o’clock.

Saori: All right. I’ll tell her that.

TRIVIA

Do you know lol? It’s the English version of 웃음. It means laughing out loud. Another common way to write 웃음 in English is rofl, which means rolling on the floor laughing.

PRACTICE

STEP A EXERCISE

Make sentences using the pictures. Use the questions/answers as clues.

ex. 1

Tutor: What time does the bookstore close?

Student: It closes at 7 o’clock.

ex. 2

Student: What time does the bookstore close?

Tutor: The bookstore closes at 7 p.m.

Tutor: What time is it now?

Student: __________.

Student: __________?

Tutor: It starts at 6 o’clock.

Tutor: What time do you want to meet up?

Student: __________.

Student: __________?

Tutor: The coffee shop opens at 6:30 a.m.

STEP B EXERCISE

Answer the questions with a.m. or p.m. using the pictures and the words in parentheses.

(3:21 in the afternoon)

ex. What time is it in Seoul right now?
It’s 3:21 p.m.

(6:07 in the evening)

1. What time is it in Auckland right now?

(10:20 in the morning)

2. What time is it in Moscow right now?

(9:42 at night)

3. What time is it in Buenos Aires right now?

(1:04 in the morning)

4. What time is it in New York City right now?

CHALLENGE

Challenge 1

You are reading a social media post from your favorite band.

Read the post. Then, tell your friend about it.

Today's grammar tip

what time
o’clock
a.m.
p.m.

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Hyper Arena in Saitama (Friday, Dec. 15)
Gates open at 6 p.m.
Concert starts at 8 p.m.

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Gates open at 5:30 p.m.
Concert starts at 6:30 p.m.

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Challenge 2

Discuss your ideas.

If Time
Allows

1 TIME	2 OPENING AND CLOSING TIMES
What time do you usually wake up? What time do you usually go to bed? What time do you go to work/class? What time does your work/class end?	What time do Korean banks usually open? What time do they close? What time do department stores usually open? What time do they close? What time does your favorite restaurant open? What time does it close? What time do train stations usually open? What time do they close?

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