{"id":15868,"date":"2020-11-22T13:00:15","date_gmt":"2020-11-22T12:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=15868"},"modified":"2022-02-28T09:31:10","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T08:31:10","slug":"is-punctuality-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2020\/11\/is-punctuality-important\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Punctuality Important?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Punctuality isn\u2019t universal as it varies from culture to culture. For some countries, it might be fuzzy as time moves in different pace, but it doesn\u2019t mean that if someone is strictly conditioned to be on time that the person would be cultivated that way. It still depends on the individual. For this reason, some are always on time and some are late regardless whether punctuality is observed in their country or not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about why punctuality is a struggle for many who couldn&#8217;t manage to be on time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to this audio and learn more about punctuality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Is punctuality important? 6 Minute English\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cSlPuxN_yws?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\"><li>Does being prompt or on time matter to you? Is being on time important in your country? Why or why not?<\/li><li>Do you think people in your country are somehow trained to be on time from when you are young? How can you say so?<\/li><li>How does being punctual impact your personal and professional life?<\/li><li>Why is being late trivial to some?<\/li><li>Do you agree that being on time is a choice? Explain your stand.<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate Punctuality isn\u2019t universal as it varies from culture to culture. For some countries, it might be fuzzy as time moves in different pace, but it doesn\u2019t mean that if someone is strictly conditioned to be on time that the person would be cultivated that way. It still depends on the individual. 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