Time and Free Time
Early Riser, Night Owl, Sleep In, Go to Bed, Wake up late, Morning person, Procrastinate 拖三拉四,
Punctual, Make a to-do list, Anxiety, Burn the Midnight Oil,
1. Do you feel like time is moving quickly or slowly recently? Why?
2. If you had more time, what would you do with that time? People in the USA have several
hobbies and interests that make their life more interesting. If you have more time what would
you be doing with that time? Why?
3. Do you feel like you manage your time wisely? Do you make plans for each day or do you
waste most of your time because of bad time management? What do you think?
4. Does your life have a good balance 平衡 between studying and having fun? Why?
5. Which day is the busiest day of the week for you? Why? What happens on that day? How do
you feel about that busy day?
6. Do you feel like time is running out and you are getting old? Why?
7. How important is it to be a patient person? What are the benefits of being patient?
8. How do you usually feel when someone is late and need to wait for them? Why?
9. How do you feel about living without a watch or a clock? Why is it so important to know
what time it is?
10. When you think about your life until now, which times were the most important to you? Why
were those times so important?
11. How important is it to do things as soon as possible? Does it matter if you procrastinate 拖三拉四?
Why?
12. Do you prefer to be busy or do you prefer an easy schedule? Which kind of life will make
most people happier? What do you think?
13. If you have something important to do will you spend a lot of time preparing for it or do a
little work the day before? Why?
14. How much time do you spend sleeping? If you sleep 8 hours a day that 1/3 of your life. How
do you feel about wasting that much time out of your life? Why?
15. Would you rather have more of: time or more money? Which is more valuable? Why?
16. People say: Youth is wasted on the young. Many people think young people don’t use their
time well and waste being young, healthy and energetic. What do you think?
17. Who do you prefer to spend most of your time with? Why?
18. What do you do if you show up too early for something and have to wait for others? Why?
19. What do you do if you forget an appointment? What’s the last appointment that you forgot?
Did you get into trouble over the matter?
20. Do you schedule out what you have to do every week? Do you make a schedule for every
day?
21. How important is it to get things done on time or on schedule? What do you think?
22. What would you do if you had a few extra hours in a day? What changes would you make
with your life if you had a few more hours than everyone else? Why?
23. When is the best time to get up each day? Why? Do you often wake up at that time?