Telling Time dalam British dan American English

      

Telling Time dalam British dan American English

   a.m : ante meridiem (dimulai dari jam 12 malam sampai jam 12 siang)

  p.m : post meridiem (dimulai dari jam 12 siang sampai jam 12 malam)

example/ contoh :

1.      09.30 am / jam 9 pagi

2.      13.00 pm/ jam 1 siang

3.      20.00 pm/ jam 8 malam

British	American English
Characteristics / ciri-ciri : 1.      Past /lebih 2.      To/kurang 3.      A half/ 30 menit 4.      A quarter/15 menit 5.      O'clock : Tepat	Dibaca dan di tulis sesuai dengan angka jam yang ditunjukannya.

 

Pukul	British Style ( di baca nya dari belakang dulu )	American Style
7.00	It's seven    o'clock            7           pas	It's seven   o'clock        7           pas
7.30	It's    a half      past     seven        30 menit  lebih        7	It's seven     thirty         7        30 menit
7.15	It's a quarter     past   seven      15 menit     lebih    7	It's seven      fifteen        7             15 menit
6.45	It's a quarter    to       seven     15 menit     kurang  7	It's six         forty five       6           45 menit
7.05	It's five    past   seven      Lima   lebih    7	It's   seven      five            7            5 menit
7.20	It's twenty    past   seven    20 menit    lebih      7	It's seven    twenty         7          20 menit

 

 ASSIGNMENT/ TUGAS

Choose the right answer!  / Pilih jawaban yang tepat !

1.      Jam 10.16 = … (American style)

             A. Ten – sixteen                           B. Ten past sixteen

             C. Ten to sixteen                          D. Sixteen to Ten

 

2.      Jam 05.28 = … (British style)

             A. Twenty eight past five            B. Twenty eight to five

             C. Five to twenty eight                D. Five past twenty eight 

 

3.      Jam 06.48 = … (British style)

 A. Twelve to seven                     B. Seven to twelve

              C. Forty eight to six                     D. Six to forty eight

 

4.      Jam 07.55 = … (British style)

              A. Five to seven                           B. Five to eight

              C. Fifty five to seven                   D. Fifty five to eight

 

5.      Jam 11.30 = …. (British style)

             A. Thirty past eleven                    B. Thirty to twelve

             C. A half to twelve                         D. A half past eleven

 

6.      Jam 09.15 = …. (British style)

A. Fifteen past nine                      B. A quarter past nine

C. nine to fifteen                           D. a quarter to nine

 

7.      Jam 08.30 = … (American style) 

A. Eight – a half                             B. Eight – thirteen 

C. Eight – thirty                             D. Eight – three

 

8.      Jam 10.45 = … (British style)

A. Fifteen to eleven                     B. A quarter to eleven

C. A quarter past ten                    D. a quarter to one

 

9.      Jam menunjukkan pukul 08.00 …..

A.  a.m                   B.  p.m                      C. Day                  D. Noon

 

10.   Jam menunjukkan pukul 16.00 …..

A.  a.m                  B.  Noon                    C. p.m                  D. Day