LESSON NOTES

British English Listening

Comprehension for Beginners #11
Asking about a Restaurant's
Opening Hours in British English

CONTENTS
2 British English
2 Vocabulary
3 Sample Sentences

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1. A man is calling a restaurant on the phone.

2. What time will the restaurant close?

3. Excuse me, how late are you open?

4. We're open until 11PM, but the last order is at 10PM.

5. Oh, good! I thought that you were already closed as it's late.

6. We used to close at 10PM, but we extended the time.

7. Oh, I see.

8. But we close the restaurant at 9PM on Sundays.

9. OK, I got it.

VOCABULARY

V oc abular y English C lass

until (British) up to this point preposition

last (British) the final, nothing after adjective

good (British) great, positive adjective

to think (British) to believe, to accept verb

however, used for

but (British) contrasting ideas conjunction

to contact someone on the

to call (British) phone verb

to shut, for a store to stop

to close (British) service verb

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 not early, after the expected
late (British) adverb
time

SAMPLE SENTENCES

No dessert for you until you finish your The last flight was at 6 PM – sorry, but we
dinner. won't be able to leave today.

The class was really good, and I can't They think that we don't know their plans.
wait for the next one.

I'm sleepy but I have to finish this report I will call you later, after I'm done with my
tonight. homework.

The store closes at 8 PM every day, so It was too late for me to change my bad
we'd better go right now! habits.

You are always late for work.

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