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Session 3
ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΈ₯ΰΈ΄ΰΈΰΉΰΈͺΰΈ΅ΰΈ’ΰΈΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉ ΰΉΰΈΰΈ·ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈΆΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ£ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ‘ΰΉΰΈ£ΰΈ·ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΉΰΈ§ΰΈ₯ΰΈ²ΰΉΰΈ£ΰΈ΄ΰΉΰΈ‘ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ
Listen to find out how to ask someone what time they start work
Activity 1
ΰΈΰΈ΄ΰΈΰΈ§ΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈ£ΰΈΰΈ£ΰΈ°ΰΈΰΈ³ΰΈ§ΰΈ±ΰΈ: ΰΈΰΈΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ·ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΉΰΈ‘ΰΈ
ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΈ₯ΰΈ΄ΰΈΰΉΰΈͺΰΈ΅ΰΈ’ΰΈΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉ ΰΉΰΈΰΈ·ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈΆΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ£ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ‘ΰΉΰΈ£ΰΈ·ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΉΰΈ§ΰΈ₯ΰΈ²ΰΉΰΈ£ΰΈ΄ΰΉΰΈ‘ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ
Listen to find out how to ask someone what time they start work.
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ΰΈͺΰΈ§ΰΈ±ΰΈͺΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΈ₯ΰΈ°ΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈ£ΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈͺΰΈΉΰΉ Essential English Conversation ΰΈ£ΰΈ²ΰΈ’ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ£ΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΈΰΈ³ΰΉΰΈͺΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈͺΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈͺΰΈ³ΰΈ«ΰΈ£ΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΈΉΰΉΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΈΰΈ³ΰΈ₯ΰΈ±ΰΈΰΉΰΈ£ΰΈ΄ΰΉΰΈ‘ΰΉΰΈ£ΰΈ΅ΰΈ’ΰΈΰΈ ΰΈ²ΰΈ©ΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΈ€ΰΈ©ΰΈΰΉΰΈ°
ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈ₯ΰΈ΄ΰΈΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉ ΰΉΰΈΰΈ₯ΰΈ£ΰΉΰΈΰΈ°ΰΈΰΈ§ΰΈΰΈΰΈΈΰΈΰΈ‘ΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈΆΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ£ΰΈΰΈΉΰΈΰΈΰΈΆΰΈΰΈΰΈ΄ΰΈΰΈ§ΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈ£ΰΈΰΈ£ΰΈ°ΰΈΰΈ³ΰΈ§ΰΈ±ΰΈ ΰΈΰΈ’ΰΉΰΈ²ΰΈΰΉΰΈ§ΰΈ₯ΰΈ²ΰΉΰΈ£ΰΈ΄ΰΉΰΈ‘ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ ΰΈ«ΰΈ£ΰΈ·ΰΈ “start work” ΰΉΰΈ₯ΰΈ°ΰΉΰΈ§ΰΈ₯ΰΈ²ΰΉΰΈ₯ΰΈ΄ΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ ΰΈ«ΰΈ£ΰΈ·ΰΈ “finish work”
ΰΈ‘ΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈͺΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈ·ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈͺΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ ΰΉΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΈ’ΰΈ§ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΉΰΈ§ΰΈ₯ΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ³ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΉΰΈ₯ΰΈ’ΰΈΰΉΰΈ°
Judy
Hi Paul, when do you start work?
Paul
I start work at seven-thirty.
Judy
What time do you finish work?
Paul
I finish work at five-thirty.
Clare
ΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈ£ΰΈ²ΰΈ‘ΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈΆΰΈΰΈΰΉΰΈ§ΰΈ’ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ£ΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈͺΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΉ ΰΈΰΈ°ΰΈΰΈ°
ΰΈΰΈ£ΰΈ°ΰΉΰΈ’ΰΈΰΉΰΈ£ΰΈ ΰΈΰΈΉΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ‘ΰΈΰΈΰΈ₯ΰΈ§ΰΉΰΈ² ΰΉΰΈ£ΰΈ΄ΰΉΰΈ‘ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΉΰΈ§ΰΈ₯ΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΉΰΈ‘ΰΈ “start work” ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΉΰΈ₯ΰΈ°ΰΈΰΈΉΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ‘ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΉΰΈ₯ΰΈ’ΰΈΰΉΰΈ°
Insert
When do you start work?
Clare
ΰΈΰΈΰΈ₯ΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ§ΰΉΰΈ² ΰΉΰΈΰΈ²ΰΉΰΈ£ΰΈ΄ΰΉΰΈ‘ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΉΰΈ§ΰΈ₯ΰΈ²ΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈ‘ΰΈΰΈΰΈ£ΰΈΆΰΉΰΈ “seven-thirty”
30 ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ΅ ΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈ·ΰΈ “thirty”
ΰΈΰΈΆΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ£ΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΉΰΈ§ΰΈ₯ΰΈ²ΰΉΰΈΰΈ ΰΈ²ΰΈ©ΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΈ€ΰΈ© ΰΉΰΈ«ΰΉΰΈͺΰΈ±ΰΉΰΈΰΉ ΰΈΰΉΰΈ²ΰΈ’ΰΉ ΰΈΰΈ·ΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ±ΰΉΰΈ§ΰΉΰΈ‘ΰΈ ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ‘ΰΈΰΉΰΈ§ΰΈ’ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΈΰΉΰΈ°
ΰΉΰΈ«ΰΈ‘ΰΈ·ΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ§ΰΉΰΈ² ΰΉΰΈ§ΰΈ₯ΰΈ² 7 ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ¬ΰΈ΄ΰΈΰΈ² 30 ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ΅ ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΉΰΈ₯ΰΈ°ΰΈΰΈΉΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ‘ΰΉΰΈ₯ΰΈ’ΰΈΰΈ°ΰΈΰΈ°
Insert
I start work at seven-thirty.
Clare
ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈΰΈ±ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈΉΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ‘ΰΈΰΈΰΈ₯ΰΈ§ΰΉΰΈ² ΰΉΰΈ₯ΰΈ΄ΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΉΰΈ‘ΰΈ What time do you finish work?
ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΉΰΈ₯ΰΈ°ΰΈΰΈΉΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ‘ΰΈΰΉΰΈ§ΰΈ’ΰΈΰΈ°ΰΈΰΈ°
Insert
What time do you finish work?
ΰΉΰΈ£ΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ°ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ‘ΰΈ§ΰΉΰΈ² ΰΉΰΈ‘ΰΈ·ΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈ£ “when” ΰΈ«ΰΈ£ΰΈ·ΰΈΰΉΰΈ§ΰΈ₯ΰΈ²ΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈ²ΰΉΰΈ£ “what time” ΰΈΰΉΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈ° ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΉΰΈΰΈͺΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ³ΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΉΰΈ«ΰΈ‘ΰΈ·ΰΈΰΈ ΰΉ ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈ
Clare
ΰΈΰΈΰΈ₯ΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ§ΰΉΰΈ² ΰΉΰΈ₯ΰΈ΄ΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ«ΰΉΰΈ²ΰΉΰΈ‘ΰΈΰΈΰΈ£ΰΈΆΰΉΰΈ “five thirty” ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΉΰΈ₯ΰΈ°ΰΈΰΈΉΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ‘ΰΈΰΉΰΈ°
Insert
I finish work at five-thirty.
Clare
ΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈ£ΰΈ²ΰΈ‘ΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ§ΰΈΰΈΰΈ±ΰΉΰΈΰΈ«ΰΈ‘ΰΈ ΰΈΰΉΰΈ§ΰΈ’ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ£ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈͺΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈ·ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈͺΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΈ°ΰΈΰΈ°
Hi Ryan, what time do you start work?
I start work at nine thirty.
Ok. What time do you finish work?
I finish work at four thirty.
ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈ²ΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈ«ΰΈ‘ΰΈΰΈ° ΰΉΰΈ£ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΉΰΈ£ΰΈ΄ΰΉΰΈ‘ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈ²ΰΉΰΈ‘ΰΈΰΈΰΈ£ΰΈΆΰΉΰΈ ΰΉΰΈ₯ΰΈ°ΰΉΰΈ₯ΰΈ΄ΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΉΰΈ§ΰΈ₯ΰΈ²ΰΈͺΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΉΰΈ‘ΰΈΰΈΰΈ£ΰΈΆΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΉΰΈ°
Clare
ΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈ‘ΰΈ²ΰΈ ΰΈΰΉΰΈ²ΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈ²ΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈΉΰΈΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈΰΈ°ΰΈΰΈ°
ΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉ ΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈΈΰΈ’ΰΉΰΈ£ΰΈ·ΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΉΰΈ§ΰΈ₯ΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ³ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈ ΰΈ²ΰΈ©ΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΈΰΈ€ΰΈ©ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΉΰΈ₯ΰΉΰΈ§
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ΰΈΰΈΈΰΈΰΉΰΈ£ΰΈ΄ΰΉΰΈ‘ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΉΰΈ‘ΰΈ
When do you start work?ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΉΰΈ£ΰΈ΄ΰΉΰΈ‘ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΉΰΈ§ΰΈ₯ΰΈ² ______.
I start work at ______.ΰΈΰΈΈΰΈΰΉΰΈ₯ΰΈ΄ΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈΰΈ΅ΰΉΰΉΰΈ‘ΰΈ
What time do you finish work?ΰΈΰΈ±ΰΈΰΉΰΈ₯ΰΈ΄ΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΉΰΈ§ΰΈ₯ΰΈ² ______.
I finish work at ______.ΰΈ«ΰΉΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ¬ΰΈ΄ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈͺΰΈ²ΰΈ‘ΰΈͺΰΈ΄ΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ΅
five-thirtyΰΉΰΈΰΉΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈ¬ΰΈ΄ΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈͺΰΈ²ΰΈ‘ΰΈͺΰΈ΄ΰΈΰΈΰΈ²ΰΈΰΈ΅
seven-thirty