TIMETABLES AND SCHEDULES
1.Time and time differences
There are two styles for stating the time:
• The 12 hour clock. This is the most common time style for everyday use.
e.g. 8 o’clock, 8.30 am.
• The 24 hour clock. This is most often used for timetables and schedules.
e.g. 20.00 hours, 08.30 hours
For times before 10 o’clock, add ‘oh’ before the number of hours. (In the army and police force,
people often say ‘zero’ instead.)
If there are minutes, then say the number of hours followed by the number of minutes.
When there are no minutes, then say the number + hundred hours.
12 HOUR TIME 24 HOUR TIME 24 HOUR TIME PRONUNCIATION
7.30 am 07.30 hours Oh seven thirty hours
10.00 am 10.00 hours Ten hundred hours
1.00 pm 13.00 hours Thirteen hundred hours
6.15 pm 18.15 hours Eighteen fifteen hours
11.05 pm 23.05 hours Twenty three zero five hours
Exercise: 24 hour clock
Change these times to either 12 hour or 24 hour clock time.
1. 8.00 am = …………………….
2. 9.45 am = …………………….
3. ……………………. = 02.00 hours
4. ……………………. = 20.00 hours
5. 10.20 pm = …………………….
2.Vocabulary: Arrival and departure
VERB TETUN NOUN
arrive too arrival
depart aranka, sai departure
fly Semo flight
leave sai, husik hela
land (aviaun) tuun
3.Time prepositions
Read the information about time prepositions in section 8.15. Then insert the correct time prepositions
into the passage.
Dear Mr. Jones,
Thank you for your email. Our hotel opened ……………………. April this year, so we have been open
……………………. only 6 months and all our facilities are new. A new wing of the hotel opens
……………………. May.
With regard to your reservation, I have changed your arrival date ……………………. 14th October
……………………. 18th October, and changed your departure date ……………………. 17th October
……………………. 22nd
October, as you requested. We will pick you up at the airport
……………………. 10 o’clock ……………………. Monday 18th October as agreed.
The Tourism Conference runs ……………………. three days. …………………….Tuesday morning it starts
……………………. 9.00 am, and there is a break for lunch ……………………. midday. The conference
resumes ……………………. 2 o’clock. ……………………. 3 o’clock we have a special guest from the
Department of Tourism. …………………….the evening there is a dinner for guests.
The conference will end ……………………. 21st October ……………………. around 3.00 pm.
I will arrange for a taxi to take you to the airport ……………………. 8.00 am ……………………. 22nd
October.
Regards,
Kenneth Johnson
Exercise
SHOPS MONDAY TO FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY & PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
Optician
3rd floor 8.30 to 12.00
1.30 to 5.00 8.30-12.30 Closed
Fill in the blanks with the correct information. Be sure to use the correct tense.
Then practice the dialogue with a colleague.
Maria calls the optician on Monday morning.
Maria: Good morning …………………………….. (be) you open today?
Optician: Yes we …………………………….. (be) open all day.
Maria: …………………………….. (phone) yesterday but there …………………………….. (be) no answer.
Optician: Sorry, we …………………………….. (be, not) open on Sundays.
Maria: I also …………………………….. (call) last Saturday.
Optician: On Saturdays we …………………………….. (be) only open in the morning.
We …………………………….. (close) at ……………………………..
Maria: Can I make an appointment to see the optician today?
Optician: Certainly, what time …………………………….. (be) best for you?
Maria: Well, because I …………………………….. (work) at the moment the best time for me
…………………………….. (be) lunch time.
Optician: I …………………………….. (be) sorry but we …………………………….. (be) closed at lunchtime.
We …………………………….. (close) at …………………………….. and open again at
……………………………..
Maria: …………………………….. (you, say) you …………………………….. (be) open on Saturday
mornings?
Optician: Yes, we are open from …………………………….. to ……………………………..
Maria: Very well, I will come on Saturday morning. Thank you.
4. ‘Open’ and ‘closed’
To say that something is open or closed, you can use either a verb or an adjective.
The verbs ‘open’ and ‘close’ refer to an activity.
• The bank closes at 5.00 pm.
The adjectives ‘opened’ and ‘closed’ refer to a state. Like all adjectives, they must be used with the
verb to be.
• The bank is open from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm.
• The shop closes at 5 o’clock.
• The shop is closed from 5 pm to 8 am.
• The supermarket opens at 8.00 pm.
• Some shops in America are open day and night.
Exercise
Refer to the opening times above. Then read the dialogues, and fill in the missing information.
Practice these telephone conversations with a colleague.
Customer: Good morning. Is that the pharmacy?
Pharmacy: Yes, it is.
Customer: Good. Can you please tell me your opening times?
Pharmacy: Certainly……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Customer: Good morning. Is that the bookshop?
Bookshop: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Customer: Good. Can you please tell me when you are open?
Bookshop: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5.Exercise: Verb tense
Study the present perfect in section 8.4. Then insert the correct tense of the verbs given.
My overseas trip
I (visit, never) …………………………….. Africa, but I …………………………….. (travel) to South America
several times. The last time I …………………………….. (go) to South America,
I (visit) …………………………….. Brazil and Peru. I also (spend) …………………………….. two weeks in
La Paz where I …………………………….. (hire) a bicycle and …………………………….. (cycle) around the
city.
My friend …………………………….. (go) to Africa. She …………………………….. (go) there last year with
her sister. On the way, they …………………………….. (stop over) in India for a few days.
They …………………………….. (not, like) India. My friend …………………………….. (say) the people
…………………………….. (be) friendly but the hotel …………………………….. (not, be) very good and it
…………………………….. (rain) every day.
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