onestopenglish 2002

Taken from the vocabulary section in www.onestopenglish.com

TIME I5 MONEY


1. TImc Prnvcrbs

Ma|cn |nc |uc na|tcs cf |nc prctcros.
Tine fIies. saves nine.
The eaiIy liid. vhal you can do loday.
Nevei pul off lo lonoiiov. gels lhe voin.
A slilch in line. vhen youie having fun.

2. TImc 5urvcy.

lcr| ui|n a par|ncr. As| and ansucr |nc qucs|icns.

$ Hov nany houis do you sIeep eveiy nighl`
$ Hov nuch line do you have foi hoIidays eveiy yeai`
$ Hov nuch line do you spend vilh youi faniIy eveiy day`
$ Do you evei feeI Iike you aie vasling youi line al hone`
$ Do you nake lhe nosl piofilalIe use oul of youi fiee line`
$ Hov nany houis do you voik a veek`
$ If you iun oul of line lo finish sonelhing al voik (schooI), do you lake il
hone`
$ Whal line do you legin/end voik (schooI) eveiy day`
$ Is lheie a line cIock vheie you voik` Aie youi houis accounled foi`
$ Hov nuch line do you use foi Iunch`

3. TImc Is Mnncy

|n |ng|isn, |inc is |i|c , cr |i|c scnc|ning |na| qcu and . |cc| a| |nc fc||cuing
cxprcssicns.
We need lo buy sone noie line foi oui assignnenl.
I can't affnrd lo spcnd any noie line on lhis!
Il vas wnrth vailing foi!
This is wastIng ny prccInus line!
Can qcu find anq cxprcssicns in cxcrciscs 1 and 2 aoctc |na| usc |nc sanc nc|apncr?

4. Cha!!cngIng thc Mctaphnr
Look al lhese lvo quoles and discuss lhe queslions vilh a pailnei.

lncn |nc princip|c cf Tinc as Mcncq ccncs |c dcnina|c |nc ucr|ing |inc cf a sccic|q i|
dcnina|cs |nc ncn-ucr|ing |inc as uc||. || is a s|andard oq unicn a|| nunan ac|iti|ics can oc
cta|ua|cd as uscfu| cr usc|css.
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lc sncu|d a| |cas| rcccgnizc |na| nci|ncr |ccnnc|cgq ncr cfficicncq can acquirc ncrc |inc fcr
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}anes CIeick |as|cr, |nc Accc|cra|icn cf A|ncs| |tcrq|ning 1999

$ Does lhe nelaphoi Tine is Money exisl in youi Ianguage`

$ Look lack al lhe suivey lhal you did. The fiisl pail iepiesenls non-voiking
line, lhe second iepiesenls voiking line. Do you feeI lhal you spend noie
line voiking lhan nol voiking`

$ Do you do lhings quickIy oi sIovIy` Aie you oflen in a iush oi do you lake
youi line`

$ Aie peopIe vheie you Iive oi voik olsessed vilh line`

$ The Noilh Aneiican voiking veek is gelling Iongei and Iongei. IeopIe have a
IillIe line foi Iunch, lheie is Iols of oveiline and peopIe lake voik hone. Is lhis
nodeI of a voiking veek liue vheie you cone fion` Is il changing`

$ Sone counliies aie inlioducing a nandaloiy shoilei voiking veek (32 houis).
Whal aie lhe advanlages and disadvanlages of lhis`


onestopenglish 2002
Taken from the vocabulary section in www.onestopenglish.com
Time is Money teaching notes

by Lindsay Clandfield

This is a vocabulary and idiom lesson for intermediate students. The aim is to highlight the metaphorical
concept in English that Time is Money. The emphasis is on meaning, with activities to incorporate these
expressions into use. Another aim of this lesson is to think critically about the Time is Money metaphor
and its effect on contemporary society.

COURSEBOOK LINK:
Try linking this lesson in with any coursebook unit on work. It could be used as an extension class, after
students have talked about their jobs.

Stage One
Ask students to complete this puzzle:
X= 24Y= 1440Z= 86400ZZ
What is X, Y, Z and ZZ? Answer: day, hour, minutes, seconds. Tell the class that todays lesson is on
Time.

Stage Two
Ask students to match the two halves of the proverbs and quotes about money in pairs. Check back
answers with the whole class. What do they mean? Can the students rephrase them? Do an example for
the first one: When you are at a party and you are enjoying yourself, it feels like time goes faster.

Answers: Time flies when youre having fun. The early bird gets the worm. Never put off to tomorrow what
you can do today. A stitch in time saves nine.

Stage Three
Ask students to work with a different partner and to ask and answer the questions in the Time Survey.
Check the meaning of any unknown words. Do feedback on this exercise at the end. Did the students find
anything that surprised them? If you have time, get the students to ask you the questions too.

Stage Four
Explain the metaphor Time is Money in English using the expressions. Are there any others in the
proverbs or survey that use the same metaphor? For extra practise ask the students to look at the four examples
of Time is Money in #3. They should write a four-line dialogue that includes one of the expressions (therefore giving
them some context).

Stage Five
Ask the students what they think of the idea that Time is Money. Is it true? Do they have any similar expressions in
their own language? Do they think that society is obsessed with time? Read out the two quotes on page 2 of the
handout. What do the students think? Explain the expressions in a rush/hurry and take your time. Then put
students into groups of three to discuss the second set of questions.