UniversalcoursewareforEnglishtimeexpressionm•Thenumericalexpressionoftime•Commonpresencepatternsforexpressingtime•Notesontimeexpression•Thepracticalapplicationoftimeexpressionmethods01Thenumericalexpressionoftime24hoursystem24hoursystemisatimenotationsystemthatusesa24hourclocktomeasuretimeItiswidelyusedinmostcountriesandregions,includingtheUnitedStates,Europe,andmanyotherpartsoftheworldThe24hourclockdivisionsadayinto24hours,witheachhourrangingfrom00:00to23:59Itismoreconservativefortellingtimeatnightorin24hourbusinesses12hoursystemThe12-hourclockisatimenotificationsystemthatusesa12-hourclocktomeasuretimeItiswidelyusedintheUnitedStates,Canada,andsomeothercountriesThe12-hourclockdivisionsadayinto12hours,witheachhourrangingfrom12:00a.m.to11:59p.m.ItismoresuitablefordailyuseandiseasytounderstandThepromotionoftimeThepromotionoftimeisveryimportantinEnglishItisnecessarytocorrectlypromotethetimeinordertoavoidconfusionandfusionWhenpromotingtime,itisimportanttopayattentiontothepromotionofeachdigitandtheconnectionbetweenthemForexample,"twoawayoclock"shouldbenoticedas"twoawayoclock",not"twoawayoclock"02CommonvocabularyforexpressingtimeCommonTimeVocabulary"Now""Today""Tomorrow""Yesterday"referringtothedayfollowingthepresentdayreferringtothedaypriortothepresentdayreferringtothepresentmomentreferringtothecurrentdayExpressionoftimeperiod"Week""Month"referringtoaperiodofsevendaysreferringtoaperiodofapproximately30days(orthetimeittakesforthemoontoorbittheEarth)"Year""Facade"referringtoaperiodof365days(orapproximately12months)referringtoaperiodof10yearsThechronologicalorderoftime010203LastPresentFutureeventsthatoccurredbeforethepresentationmomenteventsthatarehappeningatthepresentmomenteventsthatwilloccurafterthepresentationmoment03CommonpresencepatternsforexpressingtimeThepresencepatternofaskingfortimeAskingforthetime:"Whattimeisit?"Inquiryaboutthecurrenttime:"Doyouknowwhattimeitis?"Requestingthetimeinaspecificformat:"Canyoutellmethetimein24hourformat?"SentencepatternsdescribingtimeDescribinga"Wewillhaveabreakafter45minutes."specifictime:"Themeetingstartsat3O'clock.""Themovielastfortwohours."SentencepatternsexpressingchronologicalorderOrderingeventsinasequence:"First,wewillhavebreakfast.Then,wewillgotothepark."Usingconnectorstoshowsequence:"Afterdinner,wewillwatchamovie.""Hewilldriveatthesametimeasme."04NotesontimeexpressionTheaccuracyoftimeTimeisexpressedinEnglishwithhighaccuracy,oftenusingspecificwordsorphrasestoindicatedifferenttimeperiodsEnglishtimeexpressionsarepreciseandcanbeusedtodescribespecificdates,times,anddurationsTheuseofordinalnumbersandspecificobjectivescanenhancetheaccuracyoftimeexpressionsinEnglishTheContextofTimeExpressionTheuseofpositionslike"by,""after,""before,"and"until"canchangethemeaningoftimeexpressionsdependingonthecontextThecontextinwhichtimeisexpressediscriticalinEnglishExpressionslike"yesterday"and"tomorrow"havedifferentmeaningsdependingonthecontextinwhichtheyareusedCulturalDifferencesinTimeExpressionTimeexpressionmethodsvaryacrosscultures,andunderstandingthesedifferencesisessentialforeffectivecommunicationInEnglish,timeisoftenassociatedInothercultures,timemaybemorewithschedulingandplanning,leadingtoafocusonspecificdatesandtimesfluidorrelevant,withlessemphasisonspecificdatesandtimes05ThepracticalapplicationoftimeexpressionmethodsTimeexpressionindailylifeTimeExpressioninConversationsExpressingthetimeofday,suchas"Whattimeisit?"or"It's3o'clock."Describingthetimeofevents,like"Let'smeetat5:30."Timeexpressionindailylife"I'llbethereinafewminutes."TimeExpressioninSchedulingSchedulingappointments,meetings,oreventsTimeexpressionindailylifeConfirmingorreschedulingplansGivingestimatedtimeframesfortasksoreventsTimeexpressioninbusinesssettingsTimeExpressioninMeetingsSchedulingandconfirmingmeetingtimesSettingagendaandtimeframesfordiscussiontopicsTimeexpressioninbusinesssettingsKeepingtrackoftimeduringmeetingsTimeExpressioninEstablishingprojectDeadlinesandProjectstimelinesanddeadlinesTimeexpressioninbusinesssettings01Monitoringprogressandadjustingschedulesaccordingtoregulations02CommunicatingtimeframesfordeliverablesandmilestonesTimeexpressioninacademicwritingTimeExpressioninResearchPapersDescribingthetimeperiodstudiedorthetimeframeofresearchUsingspecificdates,years,ortimeframestoestablishcontextTimeexpressioninacademicwriting•ReferringhistoricaleventsortimeperiodsindiscussionsTimeexpressioninacademicwritingTimeExpressioninEssaysandThemesOrganizingideasandargumentsaccordingtoatimelineUsingtemporaryadvertisementstodescribetheorderofeventsorrelationshipsbetweenideasExpressingthephysiologicaldevelopmentofconceptsorargumentsTHANKS感
