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TM2 · Level: C1 · Learners: Suggested adults and teens · Time: Flexible lesson length · Pages: 2 student + 1 teacher.
Talk about time pressure, explore six useful expressions and negotiate a realistic afternoon plan around a fixed commitment.
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Print or display pages 1–2 for learners and keep page 3 for the teacher’s answers. Learners need separate paper for the timetable. No recording is required.
What do students do?
Discuss time pressure, use the phrase guide to interpret four messages, and distinguish time-sensitive from time-consuming tasks. Partners privately choose activities, then negotiate a schedule that fits between 14:00 and 18:00.
Language focus
Take your time, be pressed for time, have time on your hands, buy time, bide your time and make up for lost time. Buy time means gaining a delay; bide your time means waiting for an opportunity.
Class setup, online and one-to-one
Keep initial activity choices private. Both partners must respect the fixed parcel collection and agree a genuine compromise. In one-to-one teaching, take the partner role.
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