8a

Recording 8a

Speaker 1: I must say I’m never on time. In fact, I was late for meetings three days in a row last week. Everyone’s always angry with me because I do tend to keep people waiting a lot.

Work is my problem − I get so engrossed that I lose all track of time. I try to get everything else ready before I start, which saves a bit of time, but before I know it a few hours have passed and I’m already late.

Speaker 2: I can’t say I’m very punctual. I do my best not to be late because I hate being kept waiting myself, but I do sometimes spend too much time getting ready.

If I’m going out somewhere I like to plait my hair, which is very thick so this can be very time consuming and I often have to rush through everything else I need to do.

I once went to a wedding and I took so long doing my hair that I only just arrived in time to hear the bride say ‘I do’.

Speaker 3: I could tell the time at a very early age and I’ve been obsessed with punctuality ever since! I own about 12 watches and clocks, but none of them show the right time.

I can’t stand to be late for work or in a hurry, so I make sure they’re all ten minutes fast − and I always carry a spare watch in case one of them stops!

That way I always arrive at meetings in plenty of time and I can take my time getting my paperwork ready.