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Session 34
Listen to find out how to ask what time it is.
α¨αα ααα©α α°αα΅ α¨αααα°α΅ αα°ααα‘ α½α α’αα©α α΅ααα’
ααα-α΅α«αα΅ ααα ααα«α
α΅αα αα₯α’ ααα ααα-α΅α«αα΅ 34
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Activity 1
What time is it?
Listen to find out how to ask what time it is.
α¨αα ααα©α α°αα΅ α¨αααα°α΅ αα°ααα‘ α½α α’αα©α α΅ααα’
Listen to the audio and take the quiz. α½α α’αα©α α₯αα΅ααα‘ αα α°ααͺα‘ αα αα°α α΅ααα’
α£αα«α’ ααα α΅ααα
α°αα: α₯ααα αα₯ αα°α₯ Essential English Conversation α₯α΅αα αα»α₯α©αα’ α₯α αα°α₯’α α£αα°α΅α² αα α ααααα αααα₯ αααα©α αααα₯ α₯α©α’ α£α α°α½αααͺα«α α αͺα΅ α₯α¨α‘ α£α₯α ααα α₯αα‘ α¨αα ααα©α α°αα΅ α₯α΅αα±α α₯α΅ααα©α αα΅ααα α’αα’
α₯αα ααα° α₯ααα£ α°αα΅ ααα«α¨α‘ ααα α°α£α΅ α½α α’αα αα΅ααα’
Sian
Hi Phil, what time is it?
Phil
It’s eight forty five.
Sian
Aaargh, I start work at ten to nine…I’m late! Bye!
Phil
Bye!
α£αα«α’ ααα α΅ααα
αα₯α΅ αα α α₯αα°αα²α α£αα΅α»ααα‘ α₯α αααα₯’α α¨αααα α₯ααα«α₯ αα½α΅αααα± αααααα©α α’αα’
ααααα« αα ααΎα α°αα΅ ααα°α ‘what time’ α’α ααα³α’ α½α α’αα©α α₯αα΅αα α΅αααα’
What time is it?
α£αα«α’ ααα α΅ααα
αα α°αα΅ αΈααα°α α£αα₯αα ααα½α°α ‘eight forty five’ α£α α’αα’ ααααα« αα² α°αα΅ αα α
α΅ ααΊαα α΅α α°ααα
αα α
α΅α’ α½α α’αα©α α₯αα΅αα α΅αααα’
It’s eight forty five.
α£αα«α’ ααα α΅ααα
α»ααα³ ααααα½ αΎα αα₯ ‘aaargh’ α αα΅α’ αα°αα° αα°α αα΅α½αα° ‘ten to nine’ α΅α«α ‘start work’ ααα¨ α’αα’ α£α₯ α£α°αα£α₯α« α°αα΅ ααα°α ααααα½ ‘to’ αα₯ααα’ αα£α₯αα΅ αα°αα° αα°α αα΅α½αα° ‘ten to nine’ αα₯αα’ αα°αα° αα°α αα΅α½αα° ‘ten to nine’ ααα΅ α΅α ααα αΈααα°α ααα³α ααα΅ α₯α©α’ α½α α’αα©α α₯αα΅αα α΅αααα’
Aaargh, I start work at ten to nine.
α£αα«α’ ααα α΅ααα
αΎα α΅α α°ααα¨ ‘late’ α’αα’ α½α α’αα©α α₯αα΅αα α΅αααα’
I’m late! Bye!
α£αα«α’ ααα α΅ααα
ααα! ααα α°α£α΅ α₯αα΅αα ααα΅α³α΅α©α αα΅αΉα’ αα΅α« αα°α ααα° α£αα‘ α¬α¨α α΅α ααα³α α°ααα©’αα’
Hi Kevin, what time is it?
It’s twenty to one.
I usually have lunch at twelve, I’m late!
α£αα«α’ ααα α΅ααα
α°αα΅ αΈααα°α αα΅α«α α£αα‘ ααͺα α΅α αα΅α«α ααα’α ααΊα‘’αα’
Hi Rachel, what time is it?
It’s eight twenty.
I start work at nine o’clock, I’m early!
α£αα«α’ ααα α΅ααα
αα«α α₯αα α£αα‘ α°ααα ααα΅αα’ α½α α’αα©α α₯αα΅αα α΅αααα‘αααα΅αα¨α ααα₯ αα³α₯ ααα° αα αα΅α°αααα α’αΉαα’
What time is it?
What time is it?
It’s eight forty five.
It’s eight forty five.
I start work at ten to nine.
I start work at ten to nine.
I’m late! Bye!
I’m late! Bye!
α£αα«α’ ααα α΅ααα
α½α‘α α₯αα α£αα‘ αα ααα¨ ααα°α αα² αα°αααα©α ααα α’αααα α¨αα΅αααα αα₯α΅αΉα α₯α΅ααααα αα α£αΊα α₯α©α’ αα α₯α΅ααα α΅α°ααα ααα₯ αα³α£α΅ α₯α₯ααααα α΅αααα’
α°αα΅ ααα°α α£α?
What time is it?
α°αα΅ αΈααα°α α£αα₯αα ααα½α°α α£αα’
It’s eight forty five.
α΅α«α αα°αα° αα°α αα΅α½αα° αα
ααα’
I start work at ten to nine.
α°ααα¨ α£ααΉ! α»α!
I’m late! Bye!
α£αα«α’ ααα α΅ααα
α½α‘α! α°αα΅ ααα³α΅α ααα£αα α°αααα©α α£ααΉαα’ ααΎα α₯αααα΅ αααα΅α©α αα½αα’
What time is it?
α£αα«α’ ααα α΅ααα
αααα€ αα αα² αααα₯ α₯ααα‘ α₯αα΅ααα‘ ααα΅α³α΅α©α αα΅αΉα’
Sian
Hi Phil, what time is it?
Phil
It’s eight forty five.
Sian
Aaargh, I start work at ten to nine…I’m late! Bye!
Phil
Bye!
α£αα«α’ ααα α΅ααα
α£αα© α½α‘α! αα α°αα΅ ααα°α αααα α¨αααα α₯α₯ααααα α°ααα©α α£ααΉαα’ αααα΅ α₯ααα£α α£αα΅α¨α΅αα’ ααα α£αα²αΉαα‘ α₯α’ααααα α°αα΅ ααα°α α¨αααα αααα α₯αα°αα³α°α΅α©α αααα΅ α£α»αα±α’
α£α₯ αα
α½α Essential English Conversation αα³α₯ αα«αΈα₯ α΅αα α©αα’ Bye!
Check what you’ve learned by choosing the correct answer to the question.
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Join us for our next episode of Essential English, when we will learn more useful language and practise your listening skills.
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ααα«α³ αααα΅ α£α₯α² αα ααα΅α‘α αα»α΅α α°αΈαα α©α
Session Vocabulary
What time is it?
α°αα΅ ααα°α α£α?It’s ______.
α°αα΅ ______ α£αα’I start work at ______.
α°αα΅ ______ α΅α«α α₯α ααα’I usually have lunch at ______.
α₯αα αα α°αα΅ ______ αα³α α₯α ααα’I’m early!
ααα’α α£ααΉα’I’m late!
α°ααα¨ α£ααΉα’eight forty five
αΈααα°α α£αα₯αα ααα½α°αten to nine
αα΅α½αα΅ αα°αα° αα°αα’twenty to one
ααα° αα΅α« αα°αtwelve
αα±α΅eight twenty
αΈααα°α αα΅α«αnine o’clock
α°αα΅ α΅α½αα°