Elementary Level 2 Supporting Document First Week
VOCABULARY
POST OFFICE
BANK
CAFÉ
HOTEL
MUSEUM
LIBRARY
THEATER
GAS STATION
DISCOTHEQUE
STADIUM
PHARMACY
RESTAURANT
TELLING THE TIME Asking the time Here are some phrases you can use when you want to know the time: • • • •
What's the time? What time is it? Have you got the right time? What time do you make it?
Telling the time To tell someone what the time is, we can say "The time is..." or, more usually, "It's...". Here is a typical dialogue: Question: What's the time, please? Answer: It's three o'clock.
The chart below shows you two different ways to tell someone what the time is.
3.00 3.02 3.03 3.05 3.09 3.10 3.15 3.20 3.21 3.25 3.30 3.35 3.40 3.45 3.50 3.55 3.57 3.58 4.00
more formal It's... three o'clock just gone three o'clock three minutes past three five past three nine minutes past three ten past three a quarter past three twenty past three twenty-one minutes past three twenty-five past three half past three twenty-five to four twenty to four a quarter to four ten to four five to four three minutes to four nearly four c'clock four o'clock
less formal It's... three three oh two three oh three three oh five three oh nine three ten three fifteen three twenty three twenty-one three twenty-five three thirty three thirty-five three forty three forty-five three fifty three fifty-five three fifty-seven three fifty-eight four
MONTHS AND SEASONS
Month
Short Form
Days
Season
1
January
Jan.
31
Wint er
2
February
Feb.
28/29
3
March
Mar.
31
4
April
Apr.
30
5
May
May
31
6
June
Jun.
30
7
July
Jul.
31
8
August
Aug.
31
9
September
Sep.
30
10
October
Oct.
31
11
November
Nov.
30
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter 12
December
Dec.
31
ON THE PHONE
AT THE RECEPTION
This is a typical Easy English Conversations at the Reception Counter. Receptionist : Good morning Sir. May I help you? Guest : Good morning. I need a room. Receptionist : Do you require a single or double room or a suite? Guest : Well! A single room will do. Receptionist : Please fill your name in this register. Guest : May I know the tariff please? Receptionist : It's nine hundred rupees a day. Guest : Does it include breakfast? Receptionist : No sir. It's just for the accommodation sir. Guest : Is the room air conditioned? Receptionist : All our rooms are centrally air-conditioned.
Guest : Do you have a restaurant? Receptionist : Not one. We have three. We offer Indian, Western and Chinese cuisine catered by the different restaurants. Guest : Well! That's good news. I can choose different cuisine for different meals. Receptionist : May I know the duration of your stay? Guest : Oh! I haven't filled that column because I haven't decided on my period of stay yet. It all depends on how early or how late I am going to finish my work. But, tentatively, I shall write it as four days. Receptionist : That'll do. Please inform us about your extension one day earlier. Guest : Sure. By the way, do you have laundry facility here? Receptionist : Yes. Please call up the housekeeping department and they will have the clothes picked up. Guest : How do I get the extension phone numbers for all the departments? Receptionist : All the in-house phone numbers are in a list kept near the telephone. Guest : Oh! That will do. Thank you. You have been very helpful. Receptionist : My pleasure! I am here to help you. Guest : Thanks. Well I am rather tired. Can you please ask the bellboy to bring my luggage to the room? Receptionist : Certainly. Here's your key. Guest : Thank you very much. Receptionist : You're welcome.
References http://www.english-for-students.com/Easy-English-Conversations-35.html http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/words/phone.htm