Time and timetables conversation questions

Meanings
Work with a partner to see if you can create a sentence illustrating these expressions:


 * timetable
 * just in time
 * on time
 * time is of the essence
 * to time
 * it's about time ...
 * to have a whale of a time
 * to tell the time
 * time out
 * once upon a time
 * pressed for time
 * to two-time
 * times table
 * in the nick of time
 * time travel
 * in no time
 * all in good time

Timetables

 * What is the traditional working timetable in your country? Do you think it could be improved?
 * Do you have a regular timetable during the week? i.e. do you always get up/have lunch/have dinner/go to bed, etc. at the same time? And at the weekends?
 * What do you think of the school timetable in your country? What was/is your timetable at school?
 * Do you think the clocks should go back and forwards in autumn in spring?
 * When was the last time you had a whale of a time?
 * How old were you when you learned to tell the time?
 * Do you usually wear a watch? What do you usually use to know what time it is?
 * Do you have a favourite watch?
 * Can you remember your first watch?
 * Are you usually on time for events and appointments?
 * Have you ever arrived somewhere in the nick of time?
 * How did you learn your times table at school? Did you learn them parrot fashion?
 * Do you own a stopwatch?
 * When was the last time you were timed doing something?
 * Do you find it annoying when Internet pages time out?
 * Complete the sentence: It is about the time the Government/Local Council ...