Unit 20: I sometimes work late

1. I sometimes work late.

Francis	Hello. Excuse me. I'm busy. I'm working.
Cleaner	Good evening, Mr. Matthews. Are you busy?
Francis	Yes, I'm busy. I'm working.
Cleaner	You always work late.
Francis	No, I don't. I sometimes work late. And I sometimes go home at half past five.
Cleaner	Your secretary goes home then. You don't. You stay in the office.
Francis	Sometimes, but not always. And I won't come into the office tomorrow. It's Saturday tomorrow and I never come into the office at the weekend. I usually stay in bed on Saturday morning. I get up very late. Ah, how nice!
Cleaner	You look tired. Shall I make some tea for you?
Francis	I prefer coffee. I sometimes drink tea, but I usually drink coffee.
Cleaner	All right. I'll make it for you.
Francis	Hello, Francis Matthews here.
Arthur	Hello, Francis. It's Arthur. What are you doing in your office?
Francis	I'm working. I often work late on Friday. I'm busy.
Arthur	Come and have dinner with us tomorrow.
Francis	Sorry. I never go out on Saturday night. I always watch football then on television.
Arthur	Would you come next Wednesday?
Francis	Just a moment. I always watch football on Saturday night. I usually stay at home on Sunday. I often go out on Monday night. I sometimes go to the cinema on Tuesday night. Yes, Arthur. I'll come to dinner on Wednesday.
Cleaner	Your coffee, Mr. Matthews. Black with sugar.
Francis	Thank you very much.

2. Sherlock Holmes story

Cleaner	What are you writing?
Francis	A story. I often write stories, like this.
Cleaner	May I read it?
Francis	Yes, of course.
Commentary	It was a dark night. I was with Dr. Watson. We walked down the street and arrived at the door of number 73. Mrs. Harris opened the door. We waited outside.
Mrs. Harris	Please, come in.
Commentary	We went in. Mrs. Harris closed the door.
Mrs. Harris	Oh, sir. You're too late.
Holmes	Where is your husband?
Mrs. Harris	Over there.
Commentary	I looked at Mr. Harris. I went to him. He was dead. Mrs. Harris watched me. Dr. Watson watched Mrs. Harris.
Dr. Watson	Did Mr. Harris drink beer?
Mrs. Harris	Yes. sir. He usually drank beer.
Holmes	But tonight he didn't drink beer. He drank wine. Ah. It's eleven o'clock. Do you often have dinner late?
Mrs. Harris	No, sir. We usually have dinner at seven. But tonight, we went to the theatre.
Dr. Watson	Look!
Holmes	Oh. Do you play this?
Mrs. Harris	No, sir. My husband sometimes played it and I listened.
Holmes	Then listen now.
Commentary	They listened.
Mr. Harris	Stop!
Commentary	I stopped.

3. When did you go there?

Francis	Ah, Italy. Do you like Italy, Arthur?
Arthur	Yes. We went there on holiday.
Francis	When did you go there?
Wife	We went to Italy last year.
Francis	What did you do there?
Wife	We went to the shops.
Francis	What did you buy?
Arthur	I bought some wine.
Francis	Where did you go this year?
Wife	Look. We went to France.
Francis	What did you buy in France?
Arthur	I bought some wine.
Wife	Yes. We bought some wine.
Francis	I went to France last year and then I went to Italy. But this year I stayed in England.
Wife	What did you do?
Francis	I made some wine. Look. I made wine every year. Oh. Would you like some?