Question

Answer the following questions and compare your answers with those of your colleagues.

a. When do you get up in the morning? How do

you start your day?

b. How many lessons per day do you have at

school? When do they start/finish?

c. What other activities besides lessons do you

have at school or outside it? When do you have

them, how often and for how long?

d. How much time do you spend on homework? When do you do it?

e. How much time per day do you spend...

— watching TV?

— playing computer games?

— reading books?

— practising sports?

f. How much time do you spend socializing with

friends/relatives? What do you do together?

g. When do you go to bed? How many hours per day do you usually sleep?

h. Are you a busy person?

i. Do you value time and spend it reasonably? What makes you think so?​

Answer 1

a) I usually get up at around half past ten now that I'm on summer break. However, in a few days when school starts, I'll have to wake up at seven o'clock in order to have enough time to get ready for school. I start my day by brushing my teeth, having a quick breakfast, putting all the necessary notebooks and other school supplies in my backpack, putting my uniform on and heading to school.

b) My timetable varies depending on the day of the week. On some days, I only have five or six lessons, while on others I may have up to eight, which can be very tiring. They usually start at eight o'clock and finish anywhere between one to three o'clock.

c) At school, I don't really have any activities other than studying. During recess, time is limited and you can't really do much. Outside school, I have plenty of hobbies. I enjoy playing video games, watching my favourite TV shows or going out on bike rides.

d) I usually spend between two and three hours per day on homework and I do it in the evenings.

e) I spend no more than two hours daily watching TV or playing computer games. I do not enjoy reading books and I mostly practice sports during the weekends.

f) I socialise with my family everyday. I believe communication is very important and we all enjoy talking to each other about how our day went. However, I don't talk much with friends. I am not a very sociable person and I don't really share any interests with anybody. Consequently, my friend circle is rather limited and I prefer doing most activities by myself.

g) I usually go to bed at eleven o'clock, sometimes later. I try to sleep for at least eight hours per day, but that isn't always the case.

h) Yeah, I suppose I am. With all the school and homework, it's hard to find much free time, but I manage.

i) I value my time in the sense that I always do the tasks that need to be done and get them out of the way quickly. I am an organised person and I always take advantage of the time I have. However, once the important tasks are done, I often spend the remaining time doing other activities that I enjoy, which are usually not very productive but they are relaxing.