This will include learning and practising how to ask and say the time using the 24-hour clock, which is commonly used for arrival and departure times and for the opening and closing of shops and services. The course offers interactive activities which will allow you to practise your listening and speaking skills, and there are quizzes so that you can test your learning.

This OpenLearn course is an extract from the beginning of the Open Centre for Languages and Cultures short course, LXI002 Beginners Italian 2: in cammino! After completing this free course, you may wish to register for the full course to continue your learning!

Course learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

• Ask and say the time
• Talk about time using 'ten past' and 'ten to'
• Talk about different times of the day
• Feel more confident in the pronunciation of numbers.