1. Chapter 8 Time and Timetables
English for Business
Chapter 8
Time and Timetables
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2. Structures To introduce and give the students practice in using:
The present simple: the third-person singular
The question word when
The terms from, till, and until to express starting or finishing a task
Expressions of frequency (eg Monday, every Monday).

3. Functions and Concepts
To introduce and give the students practice in:
Telling the time using the o’clock form;
Recognizing the am and pm forms of telling the time;
Talking about routine actions and events
recognising two expressions of frequency.
To help the students revise the social conventions of interrupting and expressing gratitude (eg Excuse me and Thank you).

4. Vocabulary and Expressions
To introduce and give the students practice in understanding and using:
Questions and Answers
What time is it?
It’s one/two/three o’clock.
What’s the time, please?
It’s quarter past/half past/quarter to four/five/six.
What hours does he work?
He works from 9 am till 5 pm.

5. Vocabulary and Expressions (Cont’d)
To introduce and give the students practice in understanding and using:
Questions and Answers
What time does he start work?
Nine am.
When does she finish work?
At about five o’clock.
The names of the main meals breakfast, lunch, dinner.