{"id":5035,"date":"2016-10-06T08:49:48","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T06:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=5035"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:28:50","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:28:50","slug":"speaking-activity-keeping-busy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2016\/10\/speaking-activity-keeping-busy\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaking Activity: Keeping Busy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>B2 &#8211; Upper intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Most people today claim to be extremely busy. \u00a0They generally regard themselves as being busy even if they are not. No one wants to admit to idleness and laziness. It may also be that people are aware that there are so many possible things to do that they feel compelled to do them all.<\/p>\n<p>What keeps you busy? Answer the questions below and express your opinions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discuss:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. What is your busiest day of the week?<br \/>\n2. 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