Do you have a minute? — at work
Work English runs on soft asks: do you have a minute, can you send me that. And the time frames — till three, by five, at nine.
Read the sentences below, then practice the whole lesson with audio.
- 1Do you have a minute?
- 2Sure, what's up?
- 3Can you help me with this?
- 4I'm in a meeting till three.
- 5Let's talk after the meeting.
- 6Sorry I'm late, the train stopped.
- 7No trouble, we just started.
- 8Can you send me that today?
- 9I'll get it to you by five.
- 10I have too much work this week.
- 11Take a rest, you need it.
- 12I'm taking Friday off.
- 13Good for you!
- 14Have a good meeting.
- 15See you tomorrow at nine.
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