情景口語：time時間

A: how do you usually spend your time, now that you’ve retired?

B: well, I nearly always get up at dawn. I don’t like sleeping in late. The days are longer in summerthat in winter, so I get up in summer. I usually do some exercise when I get up.

A: what do you have for breakfast?

B: I usually have cereal, but sometimes I cook a traditional English breakfast.

A: that sounds nice. How do you spend your morning?

B; I usually do housework in mornings. I go shopping occasionally. I like to do all my shopping inone bag trip to the supermarket. I always drive to the big supermarket in the city center. It takesabout 20 minutes to drive there.

A: how do you spend your afternoon?

B: I usually meet some friends and we play sports together or I might spend some time alone onmy hobbies. I spend winter evening watching tv, but I spend summer evening at cultural events ifI have time.

Intermediate

A: we’ve god a lot of word to do now, but take your time over this project. We don’t want tomake any mistakes.

B: ok. I should have it finished by Friday afternoon. Then I can check those account over theweekend. We need to have them finished by Monday, right?

A: that’s right. We’ll finish them just in time. The macy project can wait for the time being. Weneed to spend several days on that project, but it isn’t due to be finished until the end of themonth, so we have plenty of time to get it done.

B; form next week on, we should be in less of a rush.

A: I’m going to give everyone on the team an extra day off. Everyone deserves it.

B: don’t’ say that yet. A new project could suddenly appear.

A; that’s true. Right. I’m going back to the meeting. It’s been going on for hours and there’s noindication that it’ll end soon.

B: carol said that she would spend some time checking that everyone is up-to-date with theirwork.

A: good. I have to go right now. I really hop this meeting doesn’t last too long.

B: they usually go on for ages.

A; I’ll stop by if I have time later. Make sure everyone knows that we must stick to the deadlines.

B; I will. Enjoy your meeting!