Why do Spanish evenings begin so late?

Answer each question with 2–3 sentences.

1. What time do you usually have dinner?
2. Is your day the same on weekends?
3. Do you prefer to be an early bird or a night owl?
4. What time do shops close in your town?
5. Have you ever travelled somewhere where people ate at different times?
6. Do you take a break in the middle of the day?

Read each word and the example. Then say a sentence about your daily schedule.

Choose the word that fits.

1. A plan of the times when things happen is a .
2. A region of the world with the same standard time is a .
3. In some countries, people have a short rest after lunch, called a .
4. Cities with many bars and clubs have lively .
5. In summer, we sat outside on the café .
6. A person who enjoys being with other people is .
7. In summer, there is until late in the evening.
8. A is a change that is made to improve a system.

Choose the right answer, then press Check answers.

1. a schedule is a plan of
   timescoloursprices
2. a time zone is a region with the same
   languageweatherstandard time
3. a siesta is a short
   rest in the afternoonmeal at nightwalk in the morning
4. sociable =
   friendlysilentboring
5. daylight = light from the
   firesunlamp
6. to adjust = to change a
   littlelot of moneylanguage only

Use these phrases to compare habits and report what people say.

• Spaniards eat dinner late...Іспанці вечеряють пізно...Spaniards often eat dinner at nine or ten.
• It is said that...Кажуть, що...It is said that the time zone is one reason.
• He told me (that) he would...Він сказав мені, що...He told me he would eat at ten.
• You don't have to...Тобі не обов'язково...You don't have to eat late, but many people do.
• Visitors must...Відвідувачі мусять...Visitors must be ready for late dinners.
• Generally speaking,...Загалом кажучи,...Generally speaking, dinner is later than in the north.
• In fact,...Фактично,...In fact, many workplaces are changing.
• On the other hand,...З іншого боку,...On the other hand, the days are longer in summer.

Read the text. Hover over the dotted words for help.

1. Spain follows Central European Time.
   TrueFalse
2. The text says all Spaniards have a siesta every day.
   TrueFalse
3. One explanation is connected with the time zone.
   TrueFalse
4. The text says there is only one correct explanation.
   TrueFalse
5. Visitors do not have to adjust at all.
   TrueFalse

1. Why do daily rhythms differ between countries?
2. Would you prefer to live on a later or an earlier schedule?
3. Should a country change its time zone?
4. What is an advantage of eating late? And a disadvantage?

Common mistakes: step back one tense in reported speech, mustn't and don't have to, and a comma after markers. ✗ He said he is hungry → was hungry. ✗ You mustn't come if you don't want → You don't have to come. ✗ In fact but it's late → In fact, it's late.

1. "I am hungry." → He said he
   wasis
   hungry.
2. "Where is the restaurant?" → She asked
   where was the restaurantwhere the restaurant was
   .
3. "Don't wait for me." → He told us
   not to waitto not waiting
   .
4. "We have eaten." → They said they
   had eatenhave eaten
   .
5. You
   mustn'tdon't have to
   eat late, but many people do.
6. Visitors
   must tomust
   be ready for late dinners.
7. Generally speakingGeneral speaking
   , dinner is later than in the north.
8. On the other handIn the other hand
   , the days are longer in summer.

Each sentence has one mistake. Type the correct words.

1. He said he is hungry. →
2. She asked where was the restaurant. →
3. He told us to not wait. →
4. You mustn't come if you don't want. →
5. In the other hand, the days are longer in summer. →
6. They said they eat before. →

Answer in detail. Use reported speech, modals of obligation and discourse markers.

1. What did a person from another country tell you about your habits?
2. What do you have to do every day at a fixed time?
3. Generally speaking, how is your day different on weekends?
4. What did your parents tell you about meals when you were a child?
5. What do visitors have to know about your country's daily rhythm?
6. To be honest, which schedule would be best for you?

Three people talk about daily life in Spain. Compare their views. Who is the most flexible? Who finds it difficult? What would you change in your own schedule?

This is the final speaking task of Block 8. Your teacher will time you.

1. Plan for one minute, then speak for one or two minutes.
2. Part 1: report what someone told you about a custom (reported speech).
3. Part 2: say what visitors must, mustn't and don't have to do (obligation).
4. Part 3: compare two cultures and give your opinion with markers (generally speaking, on the other hand, to be honest).

1. What time do you have your meals?
2. What do you have to do every morning?
3. What did your friend tell you yesterday?
4. What do you think about late dinners?
5. Are you a night person or a morning person?
6. What did someone ask you last week?
7. What do visitors to your country have to know?
8. Which topic in this block interested you most?

1. Who in your family goes to bed late?
2. Who eats dinner with you?
3. Who told you about another culture?
4. Who asked you for advice recently?
5. Who must you obey at work?
6. Who is the most sociable person you know?

1. Should businesses change their working hours?
2. Is it good to eat dinner late?
3. Are traditions more important than health?
4. Will cultures become more similar in the future?
5. Should people adjust to visitors, or visitors to people?