Being Early or Late - Talking about Time (Free Conversation Topic)

 1. Are you usually on time for everything? Why or Why not?

2. What effective habits have you learned (or have you tried) to be on time?

3. Are you good at time management?

4. Do you make a to-do list?

5. Are you a morning person or a night person?

6. Are you a procrastinator?

7. Have you ever stood someone up or have you ever been stood up?

8. What has been your worst experience or worst excuse for being late?

9. What is the ideal or best work schedule for you?

10. What do you think of the four-day workweek principle?

11. When are you the most productive?

Time and Culture

1. Do you receive any incentives at work for being on time?

2. What is the penalty in your office for being late/lateness?

3. What are the acceptable excuses for being late in your company/culture/country?

4.  Do you know any proverbs about time in your culture or in your country?

5. How do you think time is viewed in your culture?

Vocabulary Expressions

cram

cramped

rigid

stringent

off the clock

flexitime or flextime

punctual

dismay

strict

valuable

quality time

procrastination

allocate

to-do list

mark off

stand someone up

work ethic

tardiness

zero in

disciplined

infuriated

furious

mad

Circadian rhythms

biological clock

formalities

time zone

catch some rays

graveyard shift

Murphy's Law

penalty

Notice to Explain

productivity

adherence

thus far

(it's) high time