Is punctuality important 6 Minute English

Some people are always on time but others are always late they never allow enough time to get somewhere. Lateness can also sometimes be attributed to an underlying fear of being early. Neil and Catherine talk about different people s attitude to being on time. This week s question How many years would an atomic clock at the UK s National Physical Laboratory take, approximately, to lose or gain a second Is a) 138 years b) 138, 000 years c) 138 million years Listen to the programme to find out the answer. Vocabulary punctuality the fact of doing something at an agreed time and being on time timekeeping ability to achieve things on time time benders people who are always late because they dont allow enough time to be somewhere resistance being against something deadlines fixed times when things must be completed by conspicuous easily noticed awkward uncomfortable or nervous