Unit 4 Can Time Move Backward?

Part I Getting ready

B. You are going to hear eight short dialogues concerning time. As you listen, choose from the following the clock which gives the time when each dialogue take place and write the number of the dialogue in the brackets above it.

 (  6  )    (  1  )    (  8  )    (  2  )

(  4  )    (  7  )    (  3  )    (  5  )

Tapescripts:

1. Man: What time do you have?

Woman: I have a quarter to five.

Man: Wxcuse me? What’s the time?

Woman: A quarter to five.

  2. Woman: What tiem is it?

      Man: It’s 10:15.

Woman: Are you sure? My watch has 10:30.

      Man: Your watch must be fast. I have just set mine by the radio.

  3. Woman: Could you give me the time?

      Man: It’s 7:05 exactly.

  4.  Man: What time have you got?

Woman: About 4:30.

  5.  Man: Can that clock be right? 2:55?

Woman: That clock is always off. It’s 3 o’clock sharp.

  6. Woman: Check the time. There’s a clock in the kitchen.

      Man: It’s a little before eleven.

  7. Woman: Are we going to be late?

      Man: We will be unless we hurry.

Woman: When does the movie start?

      Man: At 6:40. We’ve got fifteen minutes to get there.

  8.   Man: Do you have the time?

Woman: It’s about three-twenty-five.

      Man: Oh, no. I’m late. I have an appointment in twenty minutes.

Woman: Don’t worry. I’ll drive you wherever you have to go.

C. You are going to hear five statements about time difference. Complete the following sentences.

 Tapescripts:

1. When it is 7 a.m. Monday in Tokyo, it is 5 p.m. Sunday in New York and 6 a.m. Monday in Hong Kong.

  2. When it is 4 p.m. Friday in Melbourne, it is 11 p.m. Thursday in Denver and 9 a.m. Friday in Baghdad.

  3. When it is 3 p.m. Tuesday in Singapore, it is 3 a.m. Tuesday in Miami and 10 p.m. Monday in Honolulu.

  4. When it is 8 p.m. Friday in Mexico City, it is 12 noon Saturday in Guam and 3 a.m. Saturday in Rome.

  5. When it is 1 a.m. Wednesday in London, it is 9 a.m. Wednesday in Shanghai and 9 p.m. Tuesday in Santiago.