English conversation 21 03 2023

Quiz: brain

Time and time clauses


Useful expressions with time/ collocations, idioms

Be on time/ in time

Take your time

Kill time

Time is money


·         Would you rather have more time or more money?

·         Are you always on time? (punctual)

·         How do you organize your time (diary, apps)

·         If you are late, what message does this send to the person who is waiting for you?

·         Do you prefer to show up late or early?

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·         What takes up most of your time?


·         Do you think you manage your time wisely?

·         What do you do if you forget an appointment?

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·         Does waiting for something bother you?

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·         Do you schedule out what you have to do every week? Do you make a schedule for every day?

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·         Are you good at getting things done on time?

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·         Do you think time moves slowly or quickly? What does it depend on?

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·         In your culture, is it polite to always show up on time, or to show up a little late?

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·         How important is time in your culture?

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·         What's the most significant time of your life? (Significant for any reason: because you
liked it or hated it; because of your profession; because of a relationship; or because it was a
turning point in your life)

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·         What's your perception of time now? Does it go by slowly or quickly? What does this
depend on?

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·         Can you do without a watch or a clock? For how long?

·         If you could stop time, what would you do and why?

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·         Are you a "night owl" or an "early bird"?

·         Which time of day do you feel you are most productive in your work or study?

·         If you are a punctual person and your mate is not, how do you resolve conflicts that
arise?

·         If you had the power to stop and restart time, when would you use it?

Time and World History: time clauses

If time travel were possible, which period of world history would you like to return to?

If you have time this Sunday, what will you do?

If you had made this choice again, what would you have done?


·         If time travel were possible, which period of world history would you like to return to?
Why?

·         Which famous person from the past would you most like to meet? Why?

·         What would you ask this person?

·         How would you spend the time with this person?