New Cutting Edge Intermediate Module 1
Choose one of the countries below (or another country that you know or can more or less guess the time zone of) and say what people there are probably doing now and what their routines and habits are until your partner guesses which country you are talking about
12 hours behind/ ahead of Korea
Parts of Brazil
Nine hours behind Korea
The United Kingdom Ireland Iceland
Eight hours behind Korea
Austria Belgium Algeria
The Czech Republic Denmark Nigeria
France Germany The Vatican
Italy The Netherlands Switzerland
Norway Spain
Seven hours behind Korea
Finland Greece Zimbabwe
Turkey Egypt South Africa
Israel
Six hours behind Korea
Saudi Arabia Iraq Kenya
Somalia
Five hour behind Korea
Oman The UAE
Four hours behind Korea
Pakistan The Maldives
Three hours behind Korea
Bangladesh
Two hours behind Korea
Cambodia Thailand Vietnam
One hour behind Korea
Hong Kong Malaysia The Philippines
Mongolia Singapore Taiwan
The same as South Korea
Japan North Korea Parts of Siberia
One hour ahead of South Korea
Most of Australia
Three hours ahead of South Korea
New Zealand
5 hours ahead of Korea
Hawaii
9 hours ahead of Korea
Parts of Mexico Easter Island (Chile)
10 hours ahead of Korea
The Bahamas Colombia Cuba
Haiti Jamaica Peru
11 hours ahead of Korea
Barbados Quebec (Canada) Bermuda
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Discussion questions
How does the way we spend our time vary around the world? How is that different in your country and other countries you know or know about?
Things to consider:
- Work
- Studies
- Sleep
- Leisure (sports, hobbies, etc)
- Media and the arts
- Housework
- Food and drink
- Different generations
Read the text on pages 8 and 9 and see if they mention and similarities and differences that you mentioned. What was the most surprising piece of information?
What things in the text are similar to and different from your own country, do you think?
Find similarities and differences between you and your partner connected to the same topics
| Useful language
I guess/ I think/ I’m pretty sure that/ I’m certain that… Everyone/ Almost everyone/ The majority of people (= Most people)/ Lots of people/ Some people… At this time/ Around now Always/ Almost always/ Very often/ Often/ Sometimes/ Rarely/ Hardly ever/ Almost never/ Never |
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PDF for easy saving and printing: TimeZonesPresentSimpleContinuous
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