English for Business Life Elementary

UNIT 23
Travelling
Some useful phrases
Listen to the recording and repeat
What time do we get into Hong Kong?
We are (We're) due in at five.
We expect to land in twenty minutes.
Are we on time?
When do you serve lunch?
in three-quarters of an hour.
in a quarter of an hour
in fifteen minutes
in half an hour
in thirty minutes
Is there a bus service to the centre?
Where can I catch the bus?
There is (There's) a bus stop outside the
terminal.
Just follow the signs.
How much is the fare?
Have you got this month's magazine?
Have you got today's newspaper?
I am (I'm) sorry we have not (haven't).
I will (I'll) try and find one for you.
Can I have a fruit juice, please?
How much is that?
It is (it's) three dollars.
Thank you.
Study notes
What tim e do w e get into H ong Kong?
Notice the use of get here. We could say:
What time do we arrive in Hong Kong?
... get in to Hong Kong?
Notice these prepositions:
We 're due in at five.
We expect to land in twenty minutes.
Are we on time?
... due in a t ...
We 're due in at five - We 're due to arrive at five.
We expect to land in tw en ty m inutes.
We can use the Simple Present tense for timetables
and arrangements.
When does the train leave? It leaves at two o 'clock.
Does the conference start tomorrow? Yes, it does. / No, it doesn't.
See also Reference Section 2.1.
In three-quarters of an hour.
Look at these periods of time:
quarter of an hour
half an hour
an hour and a quarter an hour and three-quarters
a day and a half
a week and a half
a year and a half
Have you g o t ...?
Have you got ...Pis common in UK English.
Do you have ... ? is more common in US English.
See also Reference Section 14.1.
... this m onth's m agazine?
Note use of '5 in these examples:
today's paper
last year's figures
Tuesday's meeting
See also Reference Section 10.4.
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