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1. Seven Time Expressions |
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1.1 the train left on time ~ the train left on the dot. |
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1.1.1 the project was completed on time, right on shedule. |
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1.1.2 the trains are reliable from this station. More than 99% of them leave on the dot. |
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1.1.3 if you finish sth according to the shedule, neither early nor late, you complete it on time. |
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1.2 don't worry. we'll be in time to catch the train. |
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1.2.1 if we don't arrive at the theatre in time for the start, they won't let us in. |
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1.2.2 if you arrive at the station ten minutes before the train is sheduled to leave, you are in time to catch the train. |
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1.2.3 if you're comfortably in time for sth, then you have time to spare. |
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1.3 we arrived in good time for the coach trip. |
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1.3.1 to avoid stress, i made sure i arrived in good time for the interview. |
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1.3.2 i always try to arrive in good time for a bus or a train. otherwise i got nervous and worry that i'm going to miss it. |
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1.4 we caught the train just in time. |
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1.4.1 we thought we'd be late, but we arrived just in time to see the start of the film. |
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1.5 we were only just in time. |
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1.5.1 we were only just in time for the coach. |
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1.5.2 if you catch a bus or a train a second before it leaves, then you catch it only just in time. |
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1.5.3 we were only just in time for the train. if we had arrived ten second later, we would have missed it. |
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1.6 we have an hour before the film starts, so in the meantime shall we go for coffee? |
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1.6.1 my friend will be here in two hours, so in the meantime i'll do some housework. |
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1.6.2 we have half an hour before the meeting starts. what shall we do in the meantime? |
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1.7 i think it's about time i got a pay rise! |
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1.7.1 isn't it about time i got a promotion too? |
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1.7.2 we have been customers for ten years. isn't it about time they knew our names? |
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1.8 if you finish sth by the agreed date, then you have met the deadline for the project. |
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2. How to ask people to repeat themselves |
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2.1 sorry? |
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2.2 it's very useful and understandable to use body language. |
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2.3. (don't use) pardon? - it's a little bit old-fashioned |
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2.4 (don't use) what? - rude; eh? - don't say either; uh? - no either |
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2.5 clarity, pace, volume -- characteristics of the good speech |
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2.6 sorry, i didn't (quite) hear what you said |
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2.6.1 sorry, i didn't (quite) catch what you said |
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2.7 sorry, could you say that again, please? |
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2.7.1 sorry, could you repeat again, please? |
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2.8 sorry, could you speak up, please? (louder) |
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2.9 sorry, i don't know that word -- |
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2.9.1 what does it mean? |
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2.9.2 could you tell me what it means, please? |
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2.10 sorry, could you speak more slowly, please? |
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