Unit 26: WHAT’S ON TELEVISION TONIGHT?

Vocabulary

after	/ˈɑːf.təʳ/	prep
before	/bɪˈfɔ:ʳ/	prep
darling	/ˈdɑ:.lɪŋ/	n
dear	/dɪəʳ/	n
favourite	/ˈfeɪ.vər.ɪt/	adj
home	/həʊm/	adj
news	/nju:z/	n
past	/pɑ:st/	prep
police	/pəˈli:s/	n
programme	/ˈprəʊ.græm/	n
quarter	/ˈkwɔ:.təʳ/	n
story	/ˈstɔ:.ri/	n
TV page	/’ti:vi:,peɪdʒ/	n
v (versus)	/vi:/ (/ˈvɜ:.səs/)	prep

Geographical names

Abu Dhabi	Karachi
Baghdad	Los Angeles
Caracas	Rio de Janeiro
Greenland	Rome
Istanbul	The Azores

Expressions

What’s on television tonight?

I’m home!

At your mother’s.

In love

Listening

John: Hello, darling… I’m home. Anne: Hello, John. Are you tired, dear ? John: Yes, I am. What time is it? Anne: It’s six o’clock. John: Oh… What’s on television tonight? Anne: There’s good programme at quarter past eight… “Paul McCartney In Concert”. John: Yes… and there’s a good film after the news. Anne: Ooh… and “Mary in love” at the quarter to seven before “Police story”. John: Oh, I can’t watch that! There’s a football match on ITV at half past six. Anne: But, John, it’s my favourite programme! John: Well, go and watch it at your mother’s!

Grammar

Asking and telling the time.

1. Asking the time.

What’s time is it?

What’s the time?

2. Telling the time.

It’s + number + o’clock
It’s + number + a.m
It’s + number + p.m

E.g. 8.00
It’s eight o’clock.
It’s eight a.m.
It’s eight p.m.

1.

- past

E.g.
1:10 – It’s ten past one.
3: 20 – It’s twenty past three.

- to

E.g.
It’s ten to four.
It’s twenty to seven.

2.  a quarter (=1/4)  fifteen minutes.

E.g.
It’s fifteen past eight.= It’s a quarter past eight.
It’s fifteen to eight. = It’s a quarter to eight.

3.  half (=1/2)  thirty minutes + past.

Cardinal & Ordinal Numbers.

1. Cardinal numbers

1 (one), 2. (two), 3 (three), …

There are six books on the table.

Ordinal Number

1st (the first)
2nd (the second)
3rd (the third)
4th (the fourth)
…..

“Hello” is the first unit.
“Whose is it?” is the ninth unit.

This is the first book in the library.

E.g.
Today is 11th.
He’s going to London on 15th.