Hello.
And welcome again to 'Living English'.
Where we're practicing listening to and speaking English.
In each program we look at a short drama...
... then practice our English.
So let's watch today's episode about drama 'Sisters and Brothers'.
In the last episode Anne was in her hotel room.
And she was worried.
Let's see what happens next.
Hello.
Barbour's private investigation.
John Barbour speaking.
Hello.
Can you find missing people?
Sometimes we can't.
Have you lost somebody?
Yes.
Perhaps you'd like to tell me about it.
Can I make an appointment please?
When would you like to come in?
Is tomorrow okay?
Let's see.
Yes, I can see you at ten o'clock.
Will that suit you?
Okay, thank you.
23 Mitchell Street - is that right?
That's right. Second Floor.
Okay.
I'll see you then.
Goodbye.
Hello.
Hello. Reception? What time is it please?
It's five o'clock.
What time is dinner?
The restaurant opens in an hour...
... and dinner is served between six and nine pm.
What about breakfast?
Breakfast is served between 7.00 am and 9.30 am ma'am.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
I wonder what's wrong with Anne.
You'll have to watch the next episode to find out.
In that episode we saw Anne used the phone to make an appointment.
Let's listen again.
Perhaps you'd like to tell me about it.
Can I make an appointment please?
When would you like to come in?
Is tomorrow okay?
Let's see.
Yes, I can see you at ten o'clock.
Will that suit you?
First Anne asks for an appointment or a meeting.
Can I make an appointment please?
Now try saying it yourself with the clip.
Can I make an appointment please?
Now listen to what John says.
When would you like to come in?
He asks when.
He wants to know what time is best.
Now practice saying it with the clip.
When would you like to come in?
What day is Anne want to come in?
Is tomorrow okay?
Tomorrow is the next day...
... or the day after today.
If today is Monday tomorrow is Tuesday.
The day before today is colled yesterday.
So what time is Anne's appointment?
Let's see.
Yes, I can see you at ten o'clock.
Ten o'clock.
We put "o'clock" after the number of the hour.
Ten o'clock is exactly at ten.
Not after or before.
Listen again.
And then try to say it yourself.
Yes, I can see you at ten o'clock.
John said 'I can see you'.
He can see Anne tomorrow because he has that time free.
He is not doing anything else.
Notice also that we say 'at' before a time.
But where will the appointment be?
23 Mitchell Street - is that right?
That's right. Second Floor.
The address is 23 Mitchell Street.
That's where Anne has to go.
She has to find that building tomorrow...
... and look for John's office on the second floor.
She will have to take a lift or walk upstairs to get to the second floor.
In our last episode we look at how saying the word 'will'...
... before word such as 'you' or 'I'...
... is used in questions.
Will I?
Will you?
This week the word 'can' was said before 'I' and 'you' to make questions.
Can I?
Can you?
Listen to the words 'can you' in this clip.
Hello.
Can you find missing people?
Saying 'can' before 'you' makes a question.
Listen now how 'can' is used before the word 'I'.
Can I make an appointment please?
So which one of these is a question?
'Can' comes before the word 'I'.
'Can I make an appointment?' is a question.
Say it at home.
Notice also the way we say it.
Can I make an appointment?
I can make an appointment.
He is saying that he's unable to make an appointment.
Try saying it at home.
I can make an appointment.
Now listen for 'can' being used after 'I' in the same way here.
Yes, I can see you at ten o'clock.
Will that suit you?
John says 'I can see you at ten o'clock.'
He asks another question.
He asks 'Will that suit you?'
He means "Is that time alright for you as well?'
Anne agrees that ten o'clock is the best time.
Listen to how she agrees.
I'll see you then.
Goodbye.
Anne said 'I'll see you then'.
We say then for any time that is not now.
Ten o'clock tomorrow is in the future.
Remember [...] our previous episode...
... that we used the word 'will' to talk about the future.
Anne used the quick way of saying 'I will'.
I'll.
Practice saying 'I'll see you then' with the clip.
I'll see you then.
And you san see Michelle right now.
Hello Michelle.
Hello Brenton.
Hello everyone.
What will we look at today?
We'll look at words to do with time and clocks like these.
First let's listen to the clerk telling Ann what time is it.
Hello.
Hello. Reception? What time is it please?
It's five o'clock.
She says that the time is five o'clock.
So it's exactly five.
Not before five and not after five.
What time is it in the studio Brenton?
It's half past eight.
Half past.
Half of what?
Half of one hour.
An hour is 60 minutes.
So half an hour is 30 minutes.
30 minutes past eight o'clock.
Half past eight is the same as 8:30.
Let's go back to our story.
Remember that Anne has found out that it's five o'clock.
What time is dinner?
The restaurant opens in an hour...
... and dinner is served between six and nine pm.
'In an hour' means one hour from now.
One hour in the future.
Practice this.
You could say 'I'll see you in five minutes'.
Two days.
I'll see you in two days.
A week.
I'll see you in a week.
They all mean I'll see in the future...
... in five minutes...
... two days, or a week from now.
So if it's five o'clock now...
... and the restaurant opens in an hour...
... what time does the restaurant open?
It opens at six o'clock.
Now here's another question.
What time is the restaurant open until?
Listen again.
Dinner is served between six and nine pm.
If dinner is served between six and nine...
... then it is served until nine pm.
And when is dinner served from?
Dinner is served between six and nine pm.
So they start serving dinner at six.
Dinner is served from six until nine.
What about breakfast?
Breakfast is served between 7.00 am and 9.30 am ma'am.
She said 'Breakfast is served between 7.00 am and 9.30 am'.
So what time is breakfast served from?
Breakfast is served from 7.00 am.
They start serving breakfast at seven am.
And what time do they finish serving breakfast?
They serve breakfast until 9.30 am.
So they finish serving breakfst at nine thirty or half past nine.
Of course we know it's the morning because they're serving breakfast.
But we also know because she said 'am' after the time.
We say 'am' for time between midnight and midday.
Midnight is 12.00 am.
And midday is 12.00 pm.
Let's practice.
Use am or pm with day's time.
One o'clock in the morning is...
... one am.
Four o'clock in the afternoon is...
... four pm.
Let's do some more times on the clock.
What time is this Brenton?
A quarter past eight.
Fifteen minutes is a quarter of an hour.
We could say eight fifteen too.
What about this time?
That's a quarter to nine.
It's not three quarter past eight?
No, we don't say that.
We say 'a quarter to nine'.
So you say 'past' for any for any of minutes on this side of the clock...
... and 'to' for the ones on this side.
Yes, that's right.
And the other way of saying the time...
... is [...] hour and a number of minutes after it.
Yes. We can say 'a quarter to nine'...
... or eight forty five.
Okay.
What's this time?
That's twenty to nine or eight forty.
Now it's your turn.
What's this time?
It's ten to nine or eight fifty.
What's this time?
It's ten past eight or eight ten.
It's also time for us to go.
I hope you can watch a next program.
It's all about how to ask questions.
So until then see you later.