ASKING AND ANSWERING (time)

Match the question to the response
How long does it take to get to Nara?
How long does the movie last?
How long is the Romantic Train ride?
How long will it take to repair my camera?
How much longer until my pasta is ready?
What time does the bus arrive in Nagoya?
What time will the play start?
When should I pick up my car?
When will my package get there?
When will my prescription be ready?
When will the train arrive?
It arrives at 1pm.
It is about one hour.
It lasts two hours.
It takes about an hour.
It will arrive in 30 minutes.
It will be ready in one hour.
It will be ready in ten minutes.
It will get there in five days. 
It will start at 7pm.
It will take one week.
You can pick it up after 6pm.
Ask the store staff a question
What time is it?
What time is it?  いま何時ですか？
It's three o'clock.  ３時です。
It's almost nine.　　もうすぐ９時です。　　 
It's eight twelve. 　８時１２分です。
It's seven-thirty.   ７時半です。
It's nine-ten./ It's ten past nine.  ９時１０分です。
It's a quarter to five. / It's four-forty.  ４時４５分です。
It's a quarter past six. / It's six-fifteen.  ６時１５分です。
Time flies.  光陰矢のごとし
At dawn　明け方に
Early in the morning　早朝に
In the morning　朝に
In the afternoon　昼に
Before the sun sets　日が沈むまでに
In the evening　夕方に
At night　夜に
At noon　正午に
At midnight　真夜中０時に
In the middle of the night　夜中に
All night　一晩中
During the night　夜のあいだに
This morning　今朝
Tonight　今晩
Yesterday morning　昨日の朝
Last night  昨夜
Today　今日 
Yesterday　昨日 
Tomorrow　明日
The day after tomorrow　あさって
Two days ago　２日前 
In two days　２日後
The day before yesterday　おとつい
A week ago １週間前　　　　　　
This week　今週 
Last week　先週
Next week　来週
Weekend　週末
Weekday　平日 
This month　今月
Last month　先月 
Next month　来月
This year　今年 
Last year　昨年
Next year　来年 
Three years ago３年前
Monday   月曜日     
Tuesday  火曜日  
Wednesday  水曜日 
Thursday 木曜日 
Friday 金曜日         
Saturday 土曜日   
Sunday 日曜日 
January １月      
February ２月     
March ３月  
April ４月        
May ５月             
June ６月  
July ７月          
August ８月       
September  ９月
October １０月     
November １１月   
December １２月
I was born in 1972
わたしは１９７２年に生まれました。
This temple was built in 1482
この寺は１４８２年に建てられました。
This shrine was built in the 8th century.
この神社は８世紀に建てられました。
This shrine was built in the Heian Era.
この神社は平安時代に建てられました。
The Aoi-matsuri is held on May 15.
葵祭は５月１５日に行われました。
I'm going to leave my hotel at three o'clock.
３時にホテルを発ちます。
The train leaves at two o'clock sharp.
その電車は１４時きっかりに出発します。
I'm going to stay in Kyoto from July 1 to 15.
京都には７月１５日まで滞在します。
I have to finish this homework by tomorrow
あしたまでに宿題を仕上げなければならない。
Did you make it? Yes, I was on time.
間に合った？ 間に合ったよ。
When did you come to Japan? 
いつ日本に来たのですか？ 
 Three days ago.
３日前です。
What time do you wake up?
いつも何時に起きているの？
Well… on my days off, I wake up at twelve.　
えぇっと、休みの日は12時に起きるんだ。
What time do you eat breakfast?
何時に朝食を食べるの？
I eat breakfast at twelve fifteen.
12時15分に朝食を食べるよ。

Conversation

Adam and Heather are getting ready for a party they are throwing tonight.
AdamとHeatherは今晩開くパーティーの準備をしています。

Heather: Is everything ready for the party?
パーティーの準備はすべて整ったかしら？

Adam: No, not yet.
ううん、まだ。

Heather: Not yet? The party’s in five hours!
まだですって？パーティーは５時間後よ。

Adam: Don’t worry. Everything will be ready on time.
心配しないで。時間までにはすべて整うから。

Heather: Well, how long will it take you to bake the cake?
じゃあ、ケーキを焼くのにどれくらいかかるの？

Adam: Hmm, about two hours.
そうだね、２時間ぐらいかな。

Heather: Oh, that’s great. And when will the food be ready?
ああ、よかった。食事はいつ準備できるの？

Adam: It’ll be ready in about three hours.
３時間で準備できるよ。

Heather: Great.
それでいいわ。

Adam: And what are you going to do?
で、お姉ちゃんは何するのさ？

Heather: I’m going to take a shower.
私はシャワー浴びてくるわ。

Adam: What? I need your help!
えっ？手伝ってよ。

Heather: Why? You’re doing great.
 何で？あなたうまくやれてるわよ。

​---[Heather walks away.]
---[Heatherが立ち去る]

Adam: Heather!
​お姉ちゃん！

---[Adam sighs.]
---[Adamはため息をつく]

Discussion

  • Are you on time?
  • If you are late, what message does this send to the person who is waiting for you?
  • Do you prefer to show up late or early?
  • What is your busiest day of the week?
  • Do you like to be busy, or do you like to have an easy schedule?
  • What takes up most of your time?
  • Do you think you manage your time wisely?
  • Do you manage time, or does time manage you?
  • What do you do if you show up too early for something?
  • What do you do if you show up too late for something?
  • What do you do if you forget an appointment?
  • Do you spend a lot of time when preparing for something?
  • How much time do you spend sleeping?
    • Do you wish you could sleep more?
  • Does waiting for something bother you?
  • Do you get bored easily?
  • Do you schedule out what you have to do every week? Do you make a schedule for every day?
  • Are you good at getting things done on time?
  • Do you think time moves slowly or quickly?
  • What would you do if you had a few extra hours in a day?
  • Would you rather have more time or more money?
  • In your culture, is it polite to always show up on time, or to show up a little late?
  • How important is time in your culture?
  • Do you think people in America are too concerned with time?
  • What time do you get up in the morning?
  • What time do you go to bed?
  • What time does school start?
  • What time is it?
  • What time do you go to work?
  • What time does your work begin?
  • What time does your work end?
  • What time do you take a bath in the evening?
  • When do you do your homework?
  • What time do you like to get up?
  • What time do you like to go to bed at night?
  • What time do you think high school students should go to bed?
  • What's the most significant time of your life? (Significant for any reason: because you liked it or hated it; because of your profession; because of a relationship; or because it was a turning point in your life)
  • What's your perception of time now? Does it go by slowly or quickly? What does this depend on?
  • Can you do without a watch or a clock? For how long?
  • If you could stop time, what would you do and why?
  • Do you show up early or late for work? Class? Meeting a friend for lunch? English conversation class?
  • Are you a "night owl" or an "early bird"?
  • Which time of day do you feel you are most productive in your work or study?
  • If you are a punctual person and your mate is not, how do you resolve conflicts that arise?
  • If you had the power to stop and restart time, when would you use it?
  • Do you show up early or late in your home country verses in the United States?