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If you could spend one day as someone else, who would it be and why?
Woodward English Conversation Question 9
Spend time = to use your time doing something or being with someone.
Normally you use spend time + with + person / people.
You spend time with a person.
You don’t say pass time or use time with a person.
It means to occupy your time in the presence or company of another person or people.
- I love spending time with my kids.
- Do you spend much time with your parents?
You can also replace the word time for a specific time period.
- I spent two hours with my mother-law last night.
- We spent the entire day watching movies at home.
(Notice how the last sentence doesn’t specifically say who I was with)
Spend time as a person means TO BE that person for a day.
- When I was at the Iguazu Falls, I spent the day as a translator for some members of our group.
But more than pretending to be a person, this question refers to the (impossible/fantasy) way of physically and mentally becoming another person.
A similar expression is to be in someone’s shoes.
- You wouldn’t want to be in my shoes!
- I wouldn’t like to be in his shoes right now.
This means you wouldn’t want to be me in my position experiencing this situation.
So, who would YOU like to spend a day as?
Examples of people you may want to be for a day
If you cannot think of someone you would like to spend a day as, here are some examples to help you choose a person:
- my wife / husband / partner
- my mother / father (or other family member)
- a famous singer
- a famous actor
- a sportsperson
- a famous writer
- a famous comedian
- my boss
- a billionaire
- someone you admire
- president or prime minister
- king or queen
Why would you like to spend a day as that person?
Maybe because you…
- admire someone
- want to experience what it’s like to be that person
- want to know what it feels like to live another life different from your own
- want to know what it feels like to be in his/her shoes
- want to help people
- want to buy a lot of things
- want to experience having the same talent
If you could spend one day as someone else, who would it be and why?
