[Response] Talk about how well you keep time promises.
I am personally very good at keeping time promises. When I am supposed to meet some friends, I always make sure to arrive on time. I don't like to make people wait. I always text or call people ahead of time if I think I'm going to be late. But there are some people who are habitually late. They always have excuses, but I don't think they made the effort to make it on time. I think being punctual is very important when you are working. Being somewhere on time for business meetings is crucial. Being late leaves a very bad impression. Plus, you always have to make sure to meet deadline.
[Extra Topics]
1. Are you punctual when it comes to time promise?
2. Talk about a time when you were late for something. What happened and how did you deal with the situation?
3. Talk about your friends when it comes to time promises.
[Key Vocabulary & Expressions]
keep time promises 시간 약속을 지키다
be supposed to ~해야 한다, ~하기로 되어 있다
meet some friends 친구를 만나다
arrive on time 제시간에 도착하다
make people wait 사람들을 기다리게 하다
ahead of time 미리, 사전에
be habitually late 습관적으로 늦다
have an excuse 핑계가 있다
make the effort 노력을 하다
make it on time 제시간에 맞추다
be punctual 시간을 잘 지키다
business meeting 업무 회의, 사업상 미팅
crucial 매우 중요한
leave a very bad impression 매우 나쁜 인상을 남기다
meet deadlines 마감 시간을 맞추다
[RESPONSE] Talk about your cell phone bill. Almost everyone has a mobile phone these days, but everyone pays a different amount. There are many different types of data plans. Sometimes it can be very confusing. I use a fixed-rate plan. It gives me a fixed amount of time for calls. There is no limit on the data. It feels tailor-made for me, because I don't make many calls, but I use the internet a lot. Korea is so high-tech that small payments can easily be made for me, because I don't make many calls, but I use the internet a lot. Korea is so high-tech that small payments can easily be made via phone. These payments show up on the monthly phone bill. However, I have to be careful. The small payments can wind in becoming a large sum. All in all, phone bills in Korea are quite reasonable.
[EXTRA TOPICS] 1. How much do you usually spend for your phone bill? 2. Do you make small payments with you phone? When? 3. How did you choose your data plan or moblie service contract?
[KEY VOCABULARY&EXPRESSIONS] data plan 데이터 요금제 confusing 헷갈리는 fixied-rate plan 고정 요금제 fixied amount of time 정해진 시간 be no limit on ~에 제한이 없다 tailor-made 딱 맞춘, 안성맞춤인 high-tech 최첨단, 첨단 기술의 small payment(s) 소액 결제 via ~을 통해 show up 나타나다 monthly phone bill 월별 휴대전화 요금 wind up 결국 ~하게 되다 sum 합계 all in all 대체로, 종합적으로 reasonalble 합리적인
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