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IDIOMS ARE METHAPHORICAL EXPRESSIONS
Time
Management

During this class you will:

• Discuss time
Intermediate management at
work.

• Plan holiday
activities.

• Talk about time

idioms.
 Warm-up
Share your thoughts.

- Do you have a busy schedule or a relaxed

Warm-up
schedule? I my opinion I have a busy schedule but I thanks God for it because every day I have the
opportunity to live, to test my abilities and my resilience for unexpected thing that could hapen.

- What is your busiest day of the week? Tell the

class about it. My busiest day of the week depends of the numbers of meetings that I will have this day because I work as
maintenance engineer and I schedule to stay in GEMBA or in shopfloor every day, so I my opinion a lot
meetings became my day less productivity.
- How much time do you spend at work every
week? I spend at work every week at least 40 hours because sometimes is necessary to work extra hours to
delivery the goals scheduled.
-Are you good at getting things done on time?
No, unfortunately no. I have to check my schedule often to adjust somenthings when I receive a new task.
-What is your favorite time of day? Why?
My favorite time of day are the times that I do the scheduled things because this show to
me that I am having control of the time and the actions. So, unscheluded things makes
me things about what I can do in the future to avoid this unplanned things.
 1) This quote to me that waste time is

And you can quote me… good for everyone but I don't agree of it.

Read and answer the questions. 2) I agree that we need to know that the

“Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted."

And you
we don't have control of time but we can
control the way that use the time to do the
things that we like or we need, having
-- John Lennon
(English Singer/Songwriter, 1940-1980)
can
resilience to choose the best decision
during unscheduled moments.

- What does this quote mean to you?

quote
3) I consider wasting time when I sleep
much more that the necessary and I have
problem of it becase I like to sleep a lot.
- Do you agree or disagree? Why or why not? me…
4) No I don't, but every day I try to
prioritize the things and the best way that I
- What activities do you enjoy wasting time on? have to do it is to shedule the activities
using a digital calendar.
- Do you have enough time to do everything you want
to do? 5) I would choose to help other people
more and more because I believe that to
- If you could learn any new hobby, which one would help each other is the best way to built a
you choose? Why? better world for the future.
 1) For me a job that gives me a lot
Speak your mind. free time .
Share your thoughts and opinions.
2) I prefer to planner everything
Which is better: ahead because I believe that
something spontaneous will happen
Speak
- A job where you earn a lot of money or a job that in any moment and I believe that
gives you a lot of free time? when you schedule your time you

- Planning everything ahead of time or being

your
have the opportunity to have
decisions without to forget important
spontaneous? things.
mind.
- Multi-tasking or focusing on one activity at a time?
3) I prefer focus in one activity until
- Delegating or doing everything yourself? to finish this is step of it and after it
will be possible to start other sstep
- Working at home or working in an office? of other activity.

4) I believe that to delegate is very important for the organizations because is necessary
to develope people but I agree that is necessary to explain the basic things that need to
be done or the result expected to avoid mistakes or rework.
5) Depends of the company or the job but when I have a day full of meetings I prefer to
work form home.
Imagine that!
As a class, create a story.

Your country has declared that tomorrow is a

new national holiday. Work together as a class to
decide what you will do on your day off.

- Will you spend the day alone? With family? With

friends?
- Will you stay in your city or travel someplace new?
- What activities will you do in the morning? The
afternoon? The evening?
- How much time will you spend on each activity?

TO HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD MEANS TO DO SOMETHING

VERY WELL
 Answer me this!
Take turns asking each other questions.

1. What do you do to stay focused when you are at 1) To stay focused I like to think in places
work? Answer
that have silence or little noise. For
example When I need to take safety
decisions before to do make jobs or

wisely at work? At home? me this!

2. What do you think you can do to use your time more activities that weren't planned I like to
write the steps and share it with my tema
before to start the job.
3. Are you a punctual person? Explain.
2) In both cases I need to schedule the
4. Is it important to be on time in your country? Explain. day I like to do it at least one day before.
3) No, I don't, and because of It I need to
5. How do you spend your free time? schedule all my days.

6. How do you relax at the end of a stressful day? 4) yes, It is, mainly in business moments.
Time is money nad with you waste time
5) I have a goal to spend significant part of my frre time studying
you are wasting money too.
english because a have dream to be fluent in this language one day.

6) I relaxed doing anything with my daughter, my son and my father

or practicing sports or sleeping a lot.
Before you go!
Here’s some cultural fun:

In English, we have a lot of idioms and sayings1) When that I realize that the day flew so fast
related to time. that I did'nt realize.

Time flies. 2) In my opinnion there are a lot ways to spend

time and some exaples are:
(When time passes very quickly.)
- to watch a lot of televison
- to play a lot of video games
To waste time. - to drink a lot alcoolic drinks and stay drank
(When a person spends time on unnecessary things.) - to discuss about somenthing or disagree of
something without have other idea
To take one’s time. - to speak more than to listen because I agree
(When a person acts slowly and leisurely.) that noone learnes listen your own voice

To be on time. 3) I like to take my time and I schedule my day

(To be punctual.) to avoid hurry moments.

4) I like to be on time but as I know that I have

difficult about it, I schedule my day using digital
- When did you feel that time flew by? Tell the class apps like planner or Calendar. So I don't like to
about it. arrive late.
- What are some ways you waste time?
- Do you like to take your time or are you always in a
hurry?
- Do you like to be on time or do you often arrive late?
Wrap-up
Pick one question to discuss: Wrap-up
THE TEACHER SUGGESTS TO
STUDY AND PRACTICE MORE
ABOUT THE SUBJECTS BELLOW

about today’s class?

1. What did you like most today?

2. What do you need to improve on?

3. What did you do well on today?

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