⏳Manage Time
Time spent traveling between your home and your place of study or work.
commuting time
Name the opposite of "boost productivity".
hamper productivity
How do you usually cope with stress? Have you ever a tried a couple of breathing techniques?
deal with
Paraphrase "dividing a large, overwhelming task into smaller, manageable parts."
break down into
Translate: "расставлять приоритеты"
A note recording something for future use, like a sticky note put near your workplace.
memory jogger
Переведите: "классифицировать задачи на срочные, несрочные, важные и неважные".
to categorise into urgent, not urgent, important and not important
When you engage in planning and time management you have to assign time to particular tasks efficiently.
to allot time to
Переведите: "вставать палки в колеса" или "мешать" (о задачах, которые могут помешать выполнению дедлайна).
to get in the way
Paraphrase: "Decide what you need to do now vs. in the distant future."
in the short vs. in the long term
Переведите на английский: "баланс между работой и личной жизнью".
work-life balance
Paraphrase "regular, repeated ways of doing things" that you build to make more time for meaningful work.
routines
To avoid stress the teacher gave us extra time for revision.
ample
Fill in the blank: "Try to set a deadline a few days before the task is __________ so that you can complete all those tasks that may get in the way."
due
Paraphrase: "You have to find the right balance. Don't let your life be controlled by the clock but also don't just swim from day to day."
strike the right balance
be ruled by the clock
drift along from day to day
Put it in another way "to switch from one task to another".
flitter from one thing to another
How you should use your personal planning tool once you find one that works?
consistently
Name the opposite: to break your deadlines.
to keep deadlines
Stick one one to-do list to get started. Don't keep many lists at the same time
multiple
Paraphrase and answer the question: "What items usually help you remember things? Are they everyday objects, notes or notification sent to you by your reminder apps?"
jog your memory
Name the opposite of "waste" or "lose" (what you should do with your waiting time instead of losing it).
to capitalise on time
Experts agree that to manage your time effectively, you must tell apart what is important and what is urgent.
distinguish between
Paraphrase and answer the question: Do you believe you should start teaching basic time management skills from early childhood?
inculcating
Paraphrase: "Solve one task at a time!"
work a piece at a time
Rephrase and answer to the question: "How do you usually cope with stress-causing experiences? Do you practice mindfulness, do sports or panic-watch TikTok or YouTube?"
stress-inducing experiences