Unit 6: What's the time?
1. What's the time?
| Francis | Hello. Now, what's the time? |
| Burglar | Excuse me. What's the time? |
| Francis | Ah, it's ten o'clock. It's ten o'clock, I think. |
| Burglar | Thank you. |
| Francis | Where's my watch? It's not here. Hey! Hey! |
| Policeman | Yes, sir? |
| Francis | Can you help me? |
| Policeman | Yes, sir. |
| Francis | What's the time? |
| Policeman | It's ten o'clock. |
| Francis | Ten o'clock. |
| Policeman | Yes. It's ten o'clock. |
2. Are you open?
| Woman | Are you open? |
| Shop Owner | No, we're closed. Sorry. We close at five thirty. We close at five thirty on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. And we close at twelve thirty on Wednesday and Saturday. And we're closed on Sunday. We open at nine fifteen every day. |
3. When do the trains leave for London?
| Young Man | When do the trains leave for London, please? |
| Francis | Trains for London, sir? They leave at ten minutes past every hour, and twenty minutes to every hour. |
| Young Man | Ten past and twenty to. |
| Girl | And when do they arrive in London? |
| Francis | They arrive in London at five minutes to every hour and twenty-five minutes past every hour. Look. This train will leave at ten ten. And it will arrive in London at ten fifty-five. |
| Young Man | Leave here ten ten, arrive in London ten fifty-five? |
| Francis | And the next one will leave at ten forty. |
| Young Man | When do the trains leave? |
| Francis | They leave at eight ten, eight forty, nine ten, nine forty, ten ten. And the next train will leave at ten forty. |
| Young Man | I see. Can we take the ten past ten train? |
| Francis | I'm sorry, sir, you can't take that one. |
| Young Man | Oh! It's ten fifteen! |
| Francis | Yes, it's ... er ... ten fifteen. |