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Telling the Time

We measure the time in seconds, minutes and hours.

There are 24 hours in a day.

There are 60 minutes in an hour.

There are 60 seconds in a minute.

To tell the time you usually use a clock or a watch.

A clock: A watch:

There are analogue clocks and watches and there are digital clocks and watches.

To the Hour   We say o'clock on the hour:
	Twelve o'clock		Six o'clock
	One o'clock		Seven o'clock
	Two o'clock		Eight o'clock
	Three o'clock		Nine o'clock
	Four o'clock		Ten o'clock
	Five o'clock		Eleven o'clock

The times of the day:-

When talking about the time, to show whether it's morning or later we use am and pm.

Morning	Afternoon	Evening	Night
00:01 - 11.59	12:01 - 18:00	18:01 - 22:00	22:01 - 23.59
1 to 11.59 am	12.01 to 6 pm	6.01 to 10 pm	10.01 to 11.59 pm
12 o'clock is noon (daytime) or midnight (night).

Your challenge: Tell us what time you get up in the morning, and what time you go to bed.   You can write your answer to the nearest hour, but don't use the 24-hour-clock, unless going to bed is a military exercise in your house:-