From the scene
You met these in the dialog.
latelate
startstart
quarterquarter
manman
colleaguecolleague
deskdesk
computercomputer
emailemail
addressaddress- untiluntil
hourhour (sixty minutes)
minuteminute
greygrey
metremetre
Practice 1/3 · Pictures
Pictures and words
Match the words to the pictures.
Practice 2/3 · Fill the gaps
Complete the conversation
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
morning. I’m Tom. You’re late.
Good morning. I’m Tom. You’re late.
? It’s only five to nine.
Late? It’s only five to nine.
? It’s only five to nine.
Late? It’s only five to nine.
starts at nine. I arrive at quarter to nine. Every day.
Work starts at nine. I arrive at quarter to nine. Every day.
early? Every day?
So early? Every day?
early? Every day?
So early? Every day?
I you from the café. Table three!
I know you from the café. Table three!
I you from the café. Table three!
I know you from the café. Table three!
Complete the conversation
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
morning. I’m Tom. You’re late.
Good morning. I’m Tom. You’re late.
? It’s only five to nine.
Late? It’s only five to nine.
? It’s only five to nine.
Late? It’s only five to nine.
starts at nine. I arrive at quarter to nine. Every day.
Work starts at nine. I arrive at quarter to nine. Every day.
early? Every day?
So early? Every day?
early? Every day?
So early? Every day?
I you from the café. Table three!
I know you from the café. Table three!
I you from the café. Table three!
I know you from the café. Table three!
Practice 3/3 · Comic strip
Morning, Tom! Ten to nine. I’m not late!
Fill the speech bubbles.
1 Lukas, Tom! Ten to nine. I’m not late!
Morning, Tom! Ten to nine. I’m not late!
2 Tom. I’m always here by half past seven.
Good. I’m always here by half past seven.
3 TomMy computer’s very . It needs an hour.
My computer’s very slow. It needs an hour.
4 TomAnd now it’s . First job: coffee!
And now it’s nine. First job: coffee!
1 Lena, Tom! Ten to nine. I’m not late!
Morning, Tom! Ten to nine. I’m not late!
2 Tom. I’m always here by half past seven.
Good. I’m always here by half past seven.
3 TomMy computer’s very . It needs an hour.
My computer’s very slow. It needs an hour.
4 TomAnd now it’s . First job: coffee!
And now it’s nine. First job: coffee!
Unit complete
