#Person1#: Hi, Lily, how's your new flat?
#Person2#: It's great. I really like it.
#Person1#: How big is it?
#Person2#: It's one big room, but it has a bathroom and a small kitchen, too.
#Person1#: How far is it from the office.
#Person2#: It's only about 10 minutes.
#Person1#: 10 minutes by bus or by car?
#Person2#: On foot. I walked to work this morning. I was 10 minutes early.
#Person1#: You are lucky. I was 10 minutes late.
#Person2#: What happened
#Person1#: All the buses came late.
#Person2#: What did Susan say?
#Person1#: She was late too.
#Person2#: What happened to her?
#Person1#: She took the train, and it was late too.
#Person2#: Well then you're really lucky after all. But what are you going to do tomorrow.
#Person1#: I'll start 15 minutes earlier.
Lily tells #Person1# about her new flat which is 10 minutes' walk from her office. #Person1# says #Person1# was late for work, but luckily, Susan was late, too.
late for work