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Talking about your spare time

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As people get older, their perceived value of time increases, so it’s a practical topic that everyone has something to say about. You could ask questions like:

  • How much free time do you usually have?
  • How important is time to you?
  • If you had more free time, what would you do?
  • “Time is money.” Do you agree or disagree? Why?
    • How do you feel about time that is wasted?
    • Are you on time?
    • 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?
    • What is your busiest day of the week?
    • Do you like to be busy, or do you like to have an easy schedule?
    • What takes up most of your time?
    • Do you think you manage your time wisely?
    • Do you manage time, or does time manage you?
    • What do you do if you show up too early for something?
    • What do you do if you show up too late for something?
    • What do you do if you forget an appointment?
    • Do you spend a lot of time when preparing for something?
    • How much time do you spend sleeping?
      • Do you wish you could sleep more?
    • Does waiting for something bother you?
    • Do you get bored easily?
    • Do you schedule out what you have to do every week? Do you make a schedule for every day?
    • Are you good at getting things done on time?
    • Do you think time moves slowly or quickly?
    • What would you do if you had a few extra hours in a day?
    • Would you rather have more time or more money?
    • In your culture, is it polite to always show up on time, or to show up a little late?
    • How important is time in your culture?
    • Do you think people in America are too concerned with time?
    • What time do you get up in the morning?
    • What time do you go to bed?
    • What time does school start?
    • What time is it?
    • What time do you go to work?
    • What time does your work begin?
    • What time does your work end?
    • What time do you take a bath in the evening?
    • When do you do your homework?
    • What time do you like to get up?
    • What time do you like to go to bed at night?
    • What time do you think high school students should go to bed?
    • 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)
    • What's your perception of time now? Does it go by slowly or quickly? What does this depend on?
    • Can you do without a watch or a clock? For how long?
    • If you could stop time, what would you do and why?
    • Do you show up early or late for work? Class? Meeting a friend for lunch? English conversation class?
    • 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?
    • Do you show up early or late in your home country verses in the United States?

Time and World History

    • If time travel were possible, which period of world history would you like to return to? Why?
    • How far into the future would you like to travel? What do you hope to see?
    • On your time travels, you can take five objects to show people what life is like towards the end of the 20th century. What five objects would you take? 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?

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