Time Expressions That Don’t Mean What They Say

Grammar - B2-C1 | Advance Level

4.9 $

Dec. 23 Tue , 08:00 USA

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Description

In this class you will:
✔ Watch a video introducing English time phrases and practice listening.
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✔ Learn time expressions that may not match their literal meaning.
✔ Practice using them in simple sentences about your own life.
✔ Compare phrases like in a minute, later, soon, the other day and at the moment.

You will:

Improve understanding of everyday English expressions

Practice speaking with natural, real-life phrases

Build confidence in using time expressions in conversation

Session Activities

Question 1: What time do you usually wake up?

Question 2: When someone says I’ll do it in a minute, what do you think they mean?

Question 3: What time expression do you use when you are busy right now?

Question 4: How do you say yesterday in a different way (e.g., “the other day”)?

Question 5: Do you think English time expressions are easy or hard? Why?

Question 1: What is a time expression you use in your language that doesn’t mean the literal time?

Question 2: When someone says at the moment, what does that mean?

Question 3: How do we say very soon in English (e.g., in a minute, shortly)?

Question 4: What does the other day mean?

Question 5: How do you talk about your weekend plans using time expressions?

Question 6: How is later different from soon?

Question 7: When do people say right now? Give an example.

Question 8: After watching the video, which phrase surprised you most and why?

Question 9: Why do you think English uses these kinds of time expressions instead of exact times?

Right now

At this exact moment

At the moment

The same as right now

Soon

In the near future (not exact)

In a minute

Very shortly (not literally 60 seconds)

Later

After now, not immediately

The other day

Recently (not a specific day)

Yesterday

The day before today

Tomorrow

The day after today

Every day

Each day

Recently

A short time ago