English Listening Lesson on
Time

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THE LESSON ON TIME

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There never seems to be enough time to do things. I always seem to run out of time. I really wish there were more hours in the day. Then I could slow down and relax, and get everything done. Time is a fun thing. Sometimes it flies – usually when you’re having fun. Other times it drags and goes painfully slowly. Sometimes I look at the clock and I think it’s going backwards. I think it’s very important to spend my time wisely. It’s too important to waste. For me, time is very precious at the weekends. I can spend some quality time with my family and friends. I always have a good time at the weekend. I like the expression time is money. It kind of shows how valuable time is. Oh well. That’s that. Time for me to go now.

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LISTENING GAP FILL

There never _____________________ time to do things. I always _____________________ time. I really wish there were more hours in the day. Then I could slow down and relax, and _____________________. Time is a fun thing. Sometimes it flies – usually when you’re having fun. Other times _____________________ painfully slowly. Sometimes I look at the clock and I think it’s going backwards. I think it’s very important to _____________________. It’s too important to waste. For me, time is _____________________ weekends. I can _____________________ time with my family and friends. I always have a good time at the weekend. I like _____________________ is money. It kind of shows how valuable time is. Oh well. That’s that. Time for me to go now.

CORRECT THE SPELLING

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UNJUMBLE THE WORDS

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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
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STUDENT TIME SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about time in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
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Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.
Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

WRITING

Write about time for 10 minutes. Show your partner your paper. Correct each other’s work.

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HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more information about time. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about time. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

4. TIME POSTER Make a poster about time. Show it to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your posters.

5. MY TIME LESSON: Make your own English lesson on time. Make sure there is a good mix of things to do. Find some good online activities. Teach the class / another group when you have finished.

6. ONLINE SHARING: Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page, MySpace page, Twitter stream, Del-icio-us / StumbleUpon account, or any other social media tool to get opinions on time. Share your findings with the class.

ANSWERS

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English Listening Lesson on Time