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Telling the time

Telling the time is an important skill in everyday life, but it can be tricky to learn . There are two common ways of telling the time. Formal but easier way Say the hours first and then the minutes. Example: 5:45 - Five forty-five More popular way Say the minutes first and then the hours. Example: 2.15 - fifteen minutes past two Example: 7.35 - Twenty five minutes to eight Use o'clock only at the full hour. Hours The 12-hour-system in English. o'clock (abbreviation: of the clock) only on the hour. In English there is no 24-hour-system Minutes Multiplies

Vocabulary for describing relationships

Father – somebody’s male parent Mother – somebody’s female parent Parent – somebody’s father or mother Husband – the man who a woman is married to Wife – the woman who a man is married to Spouse – somebody married to another person; husband or wife Son – somebody’s male child Daughter – somebody’s female child Brother – a boy or man who has the same parents as another person Sister – a girl or woman who has the same parents as another person Sibling – a brother or sister Elder brother/sister – a brother/sister who is older than you Younger brother/sister – brother/sister who is younger than you Grandfather – somebody’s parent’s father Grandmother – somebody’s parent’s mother Grandparent – somebody’s parent’s parent Great grandfather – a father of your grandparent Great grandmother – a mother of your grandparent Grandson – somebody’s son’s or daughter’s son Granddaughter – somebody’s son’s or daughter’s daughter Grandchild – somebody’s son’s or dau

Words for people according to marital status

Baby – a very young child Infant – a baby or very young child, newborn child Toddler – a young child who has just learnt to walk Single – If you're not married or dating anyone, you're "single". Just friends – Imagine that you have a friend. Someone asks if you're dating this person. You're not, so you can say: A platonic relationship – A more specific and formal way to say that you are "just friends" Bachelor – A man who has never been married Spinster – a woman who has never been married Maid / Maiden / Damsel - a girl or young woman who is not married Matron - Literary a married woman Bridget Jones - A single woman in her thirties who is ordinary rather than perfect and is looking for a partner Single / Singleton – a person who isn’t married and doesn’t have a boyfriend/girlfriend Marriage – legal relationship between a husband and wife Marry (sb), get married to sb – become somebody’s husband or wife Go ou

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