Do the preparation task first. Then read the text and tips and do the exercises.
Preparation
Aziz
I'm running 10 mins late, sorry!
No problem!
Aargh! Traffic is really bad. I'll be more than 10 mins late now, sorry again!!
It's OK, don't worry. I'm in the café already so it's fine
This is not my day! I'm here but can't find a place to park. I'm looking for a different car park. Not sure how long I'll be
OK, LMK when you find a place
I might get something to eat tho
Of course! I'll be as quick as I can
OK!
Found one! Be there in 10 mins
Well done! See you soon
Thx for waiting
Tips
1. You don't need to write complete sentences for text messages.
2. Use abbreviations like LMK (= let me know) or use emojis to save time writing.
3. You don't need to use full stops (.) at the end of messages.
4. Say how many minutes you think you'll need, e.g. I'm running 10 minutes late.
5. It’s good to say sorry and sorry again, but you don't need to say sorry in every message.
that's cool! I'm trying too. In particular waking up early.
I am usually late!
I usually try to be ready on time. But occasionally I will be late for 1-2 minutes. If I know it will take longer than a couple of minutes, I will let the other side know that I am sorry.
I am not good at organizing , i always late to my work . more than 15 minutes is considered as late
I always try to be on time, but we're all human beings and sometimes unwanted or unexpected things happen to us, and being distracted to those things sometimes you get late. I don't know about how many minutes mean late for me, but if I'm there on time and another person is not, well in this case I can say he is late.
I'm punctual and I'm a organizer person however sometime i'll be late because of somthing is out of my hands like probleme of our life
Usually I am punctual; however, sometimes I run late because of something that is out of my hands like unusual traffic congestion. I would consider someone to be late after 15 minutes of the meeting time.
I'm a punctual person so i always try to arrive on time. But sometimes i'm late because of traffic jams or missed alarm call. I think being late for 20 or more mins are so bad.
I am usually punctual, but the traffic sometimes make me running late!
I'm usually punctual, but sometimes, I'm late too. The last time I was late was that I had an interview with a volunteer club, I ran 30 mins late