New Cutting Edge Pre-Intermediate Module 4
Choose one of the countries below (or another country that you know or can more or less guess the time zone of) and talk about people’s probable actions at exactly this time and what their routines and habits are until your partner guesses which country you are talking about.
Possible things to talk about:
- Festivals and celebrations
- Food and drink
- Manners
- Time keeping
- Clothes
- Jobs
- Transport
12 hours behind/ ahead of Japan
Parts of Brazil
Nine hours behind Japan
The United Kingdom Ireland Iceland
Eight hours behind Japan
Austria Belgium Algeria
The Czech Republic Denmark Nigeria
France Germany The Vatican
Italy The Netherlands Switzerland
Norway Spain
Seven hours behind Japan
Finland Greece Zimbabwe
Turkey Egypt South Africa
Israel
Six hours behind Japan
Saudi Arabia Iraq Kenya Somalia
Five hour behind Japan
Oman The UAE
Four hours behind Japan
Pakistan The Maldives
Three hours behind Japan
Bangladesh
Two hours behind Japan
Cambodia Thailand Vietnam
One hour behind Japan
Hong Kong Malaysia The Philippines
Mongolia Singapore Taiwan
The same as Japan
South Korea North Korea Parts of Siberia
One hour ahead of Japan
Most of Australia
Three hours ahead of Japan
New Zealand
5 hours ahead of Japan
Hawaii
9 hours ahead of Japan
Parts of Mexico Easter Island (Chile)
10 hours ahead of Japan
The Bahamas Colombia Cuba
Haiti Jamaica Peru
11 hours ahead of Japan
Barbados Quebec (Canada) Bermuda
| 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 |
Grammar presentation
What tenses did you use to speak about now and usually?
What are the general structure and meanings of those tenses?
Which tense usually goes with these time expressions and why?
Usually Often How often At the moment
Right now Every…
What tense is used to talk about these things?
Changes Routines Temporary things
Things which are generally true
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Times zones Present Simple and Continuous version 1
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