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←A1 - Tappa 5 · Time and appointments

Shall we meet on Saturday?

Enter the situation for Tappa 5 and learn the first useful language.

The situation

Two friends compare their schedules and choose a time to meet. Use che ore sono? to ask the current time and a che ora...? to ask when an event happens.

Use è for one o’clock and sono le for all other hours. Use alle before a clock time, but use all’una before one o’clock.

  • Che ore sono?· What time is it?
  • È l’una.· It is one o’clock.
  • Sono le tre e un quarto.· It is a quarter past three.
  • Sono le otto meno dieci.· It is ten to eight.

First language map

Read the models aloud. Notice the repeated sentence frames. Change only one detail at a time until the pattern is secure.

  • A che ora comincia il film?· What time does the film begin?
  • Comincia alle nove.· It begins at nine.
  • Ci vediamo sabato?· Shall we meet on Saturday?
  • Sì, alle quattro va bene.· Yes, four o’clock is fine.

In context

The words of this lesson in sentences from other A1 lessons.