初级英语口语1000句：What-Are-the-Times-of-Meals

初级英语口语1000句：WhatAretheTimesofMeals

MrandMrsWilliamshadalwaysspenttheirsummerholidays

inEnglandinthepast,inasmallboarding-houseattheseaside.Oneyear,however,MrWilliamsmadealotofmoneyinhisbusiness,sotheydecidedtogotoRomeandstayatareallygoodhotelwhiletheywentaroundandsawthesightsofthatfamouscity.

TheyflewtoRome,andarrivedattheirhotellateoneevening.Theyexpectedthattheywouldhavetogotobedhun-gry,becauseintheboarding-housestheyhadbeenusedtointhepast,nomealswereservedafterseveno”clockintheevening.Theywerethereforesurprisedwhentheclerkwhoreceivedtheminthehallofthehotelaskedthemwhethertheywouldbetakingdinnertherethatnight.

Areyoustillservingdinnerthen?askedMrsWilliams.

Yes,certainly,madam,answeredtheclerk.Weserveituntilhalf-pastnine.

Whatarethetimesofmealsthen?askedMrWilliams.

Well,sir,answeredtheclerk,weservebreakfastfromseventohalf-pasteleveninthemorning,lunchfromtwelvetothreeintheafternoon,teafromfourtofive,anddinnerfromsixtohalf-pastnine.

Butthathardlyleavesanytimeforustoseethesightsof”Rome!saidMrsWilliamsinadisappointedvoice.

TextBTheFoodIsBadLise,NickandBillhadgoneoutwalkingfortheday.Nickgotbackaboutsix.Haven”tBillandLisearrivedyet?heasked.Ithoughttheywereaheadofme...

Itwas7.30whenBillandLisecamein.Theotherswerejustfinishingsupper.Whereonearthhaveyoubeen?Nickasked.We”lltellyouallaboutitaftersupper,Billsaid.We”dbettergoandgetourfood.Thewarden”salreatlytoldusthatwe”relate...

Aftersupper,thegroupsataroundtalking.

STEVE:Ugh!Thefoodherereallyisbad.Mysoupwascold.Andthemeat-huh!-itwaslike

leather!

LtsE:Yes,andtheydon”tgiveyouverymuch,either.I”mstillhungry.Arehostelsin

Englandalwaysas-badasthis?

Anna:Ihaven”tstayedinoneforages.ButI”msurethis

oneisespeciallybad.Andthewardenissounpleasant...

MALC:Don”tdothis,don”tdothat.Youmustn”tdothis,youcan”tdothat...

STEVE:WEll,I”mgoingtowritealetterofcomplaint.TotheSecretaryoftheYouth

HostelsAssociation!

LIsE:Andwe”llallhelpyou...

QuestionsonTextB7.Readthefollowingdialogueonce.Underlinethekeywordswhilereadingandretelltoyourpartnerthedialogueinyourownwords.

A:Theydon”treallythinkyoutookit,dothey?

B:1don”tknow.IjustknowI”veneverbeenaskedsomanyquestionsinmylife.

A:Howmanyofthemwerethere?

B:Three-buttherewasoneofthemwhokeptaskingreallystupidquestions.

A:Likewhat?

B:Oh,hewantedtoknowwhattimeIgotupthismorningandifIbadabathora

shower-youknow,thingslikethat.

A:Whatonearthhasthatgottodowithsomemoneydisappearing?

B:I”venoidea.Ohyes,andthemostridiculousthing.HeaskedmewhatIhadfor

breakfastthismorning.

A:Ohwell,th