Do you want to be on time or not?

Have you ever forgotten to do something?

Do you often have to struggle to meet deadlines? Unit 3: Becoming Independent
Reading
Time-management skills
Vocabulary
try very hard to achieve S.T

strive + for S.T

(v)
= depend on

rely + on

Ex: Most children rely on their parents.

(v)
= belief and confidence in your own ability and value.

self-esteem

(n)
= timetable.

schedule

(n)
= put tasks, problems, etc. in order of importance, so that you can deal with the most important first.

prioritise

(v) Activity 1: Read the text. Decide whether these statements are true (T), false (F), or not given (NG).
Statements

T

F

NG
1. Elderly people don't strive for being independent.
2. The ability to be independent comes naturally to a person when he/ she grows up.
3. Teenagers only need time-management skills to be independent.
4. When teenagers are able to complete their daily tasks and duties at school and at home, they have more confidence and self-esteem.
5. Having good time-management skills means you can use your time wisely.
1. Elderly people don't strive for being independent.

T

F

NG
2. The ability to be independent comes naturally to a person when he/ she grows up.

T

F

NG
3. Teenagers only need time-management skills to be independent.

T

F

NG
4. When teenagers are able to complete their daily tasks and duties at school and at home, they have more confidence and self-esteem.

T

F

NG
5. Having good time-management skills means you can use your time wisely.

T

F

NG
Statements

T

F

NG
1. Elderly people don't strive for being independent.
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2. The ability to be independent comes naturally to a person when he/ she grows up.
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3. Teenagers only need time-management skills to be independent.
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4. When teenagers are able to complete their daily tasks and duties at school and at home, they have more confidence and self-esteem.

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5. Having good time-management skills means you can use your time wisely.

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Activity 2: Read the text again. Choose the best option A, B, or C for each question.
1. What are the benefits of having good time-management skills?
With good time-management skills, you don't feel very stressed when exam dates are approaching.
With good time-management skills, you can act more independently and responsibly, get better grades at school and have more time for family and friends.
Both A and B are correct.

A

B

C

P1

2. How can you make plans for the things you need to do?
Write the things I will have to do on a sticker.
Write the things I will have to do on a planner or an app on my mobile device, and put time limits on them.
Keep the things I will have to do in my mind.

A

B

C

P2, L2-3

3. Why do you schedule the things you need to do?
So that I can check them later.
So that I can develop them one day.
So that they can't be checked later.

A

B

C

P2, L4-5

4. How can you prioritise your activities?
Decide what is important to me and give it the most of my time or add it to the top of my list.
Decide what isn't important to me and give it the most of my time or add it to the top of my list.
C

Decide which activity is more difficult to do.

P2, L9-11

5. Why should you develop routines?
Because once routines are developed , they take more time to do.
Because once routines are developed, they take less time to do.
C

Because once routines are easy to develop.

P2, L12-13

Activity 3: Use the given words to complete the diagram.
Time-management skills

(1) …………………

Not feel very stressed when exam dates are approaching

Act more

(2) …………………………

Get better grades at school and have more time for (3) ……………………

skills

make plans

(4) ………………… activities

(5) …………………………

develop routines

benefits

independently and responsibly

family and friends

prioritise
Which of the time-management skills mentioned in the text do you have?

How do you do that skill?
Skills

How?
…………………………

………………………………

………………………………
Make plans

Prioritise activities

Develop routines

Suggested ideas
Homework
Write a paragraph (80 - 100 words) about time-management skills you need to develop.

Prepare the next lesson: Speaking – Skills you need to be independent.

Thank you!