DISCUSSION TIME

1. DISCUSSION TIME

2. The Pains of Growing Up • A sense of identity • Puberty • Maturing • Peer Pressure • Coming of Age • Crave Excitement • Taking chances

3. Questions for Discussion • What was difficult about your life as a teenager? • What kinds of bad things did you do with your friends? • What kinds of things did you argue with your parents about when you were growing up? • What kind of things did you worry about when you were a teenager? • What kinds of things do you worry about now?

4. High School Life • That is where the similarities end • Personal belongings • Religious schools • Coeducational schools • Socialize • Academic colleges • Commercial colleges • Wide range of sports • School Curriculum • Part-time jobs

5. Questions for Discussions • 1. What was your high school life like? Do you look at it as a time of happiness? • 2. How has your personality changed from when you were in high school to now? • 3. What are the differences between American and Korean high schools? How about universities? • 4. Who was your favorite teacher in high school or middle school and why?

6. Coeducation • Single-sex • Envy • Hugging and kissing • Distraction • School Districts • Radical Idea • Goes against tradition • Public/Private Schools

7. Questions for Discussions • What arguments could you make for separating boys and girls in public schools? • What arguments could you make for making schools co-educational? • Which policy do you think is the best for Korean schools and why? • What kind of schools do you want to send your children too?

8. Fashion • Hang out • Designer Goods • People in their 20s • Debt • Show off • Fakes / Imitations • Second Hand • Impress

9. Questions for Discussion • What kind of brands do you like to purchase? • If you had a lot of money, what kind of brands would you like to buy? • How important is fashion to your life? • What are your key tips to being fashionable? • Why are many Koreans obsessed with designer goods?

10. Dating • Having a crush • Instantly • Controversial • Curious • They are the exception • Don’t care

11. Discussion Questions • Who was your biggest crush in middle school, high school, or university? How long did it last? • When is it the best time for people to start dating and why? • How do your parents feel about going out on dates? • Should the boy pay or should it be dutch? • Describe the perfect date with your crush.

12. Sex Education • Embarrassed, ashamed, or shy • Taboo subject • Open society • The birds and the bees • Transition • Unwanted pregnancy • Abortion • Emotions • Romantic Love • Just a fact of life

13. Discussion Questions • At what age should sex education be taught? Middle school or high school? • When did you first take sex education classes? • Do you think AIDS is a danger to Korean society? • How do most Korean teenagers learn about sex education? • What do you feel about abortion? Is it legal or illegal in Korea?

14. Going to College • Competition is fierce • Graduate • Flunk out • Extracurricular activities • Tough job market • What you get out of it depends on what you put in... • In this respect...

15. Questions for Discussion • Why did you choose your major? • How important were your parent’s opinion in choosing your university or major? • Do you think all high school students should go to college? • Did any of your friends not go to college? If so, what are they doing now? • What do you want to do after graduation? • So far, what have you learned the most from your university education?

16. Family and Social Relationships • Turn into / changed into / morphed • Close relationships • Guanxi • Nepotism / Favoritism • Breaking away – I feel she is breaking away. • Center of entertainment, center of technology, center of finance • Pressures of life, Pressures of ….. • Just do what it takes……

17. Discussion Questions • How many people are in your family? • Are you the only child, first child, middle child, or the last child? Whatever your position, do you think it has effected your personality? • What personal problems would you never talk to your parents about and why? • What do you think is the meaning of being a good parent?

18. Friends • Influenced by…. • Inseparable • Childhood friends / University friends • Best Friends • Acquaintance / Friend • Comfort and support

19. Discussion Questions • Who is our one best friend and how did you meet? • How many close friends do you have? • What is the greatest thing a friend has ever done for you? • Do you also consider some of your friends as rivals? • What kind of responsibilities come from being a true friend?

20. Choosing a Career • Career • Swamped with…. • Talents and interests • Enjoying • Rest of your life….. • Job related to your major…..

21. Discussion Questions • What is your dream job and why? • What are the most important factors for you in your career decision? Money, respect, pleasure? • How important will English be in your future and career? • What jobs do you think will have the brightest opportunities in the future? • What jobs do you think will have weak demand in the future?

22. Animation movies • Looks so realistic, realistically, … • Blockbuster, low-budget movie • Feature, featuring, … • Those days are over…. • Standard….standardization…. • Alien landscape, beautiful landscape, • Bright future, dark future, good prospects • Replace, one day they will replace

23. Discussion questions • What kind of video games do you play? Why is the game fun? What is the game like? • What were your favorite animation movies and why? Who were some of your favorite characters? • Can you compare the style and differences of American animation versus Japanese animation versus Korean animation?

24. Dangers of smoking • Regular smoker, I am a regular…. • Deadly diseases, lung cancer • Addictive, habit forming, non addictive • Peer pressure • Appear like grownups, appear smart, appear rich • Lifetime smoker, lifetime member • Secondhand smoke • It is too late, it will be too late

25. Discussion questions • Do you smoke? If so, when did you start? • How much do you smoke? What kind of cigarettes do you smoke? Why do you smoke? • Should women be allowed to smoke in public like men? • What do Koreans think of women who smoke? Do you think it is acceptable? • How do you feel about electronic cigarettes?

26. Private Institutes • Put a stop to …. rumors, public tutoring, etc. • Private tutoring, private tutor, etc. • Fee, costs, price, bill, …. • Legal, illegal, unethical, morally wrong, right on principle, by my conscience • Crackdown • Arrested, jail, prison, thrown into… • School expenses • Role models

27. Discussion questions • Does private education favor wealthy families? How has the government tried to break this trend? • What hagwons have you attended? Were they beneficial? • Who is your role model and why? • Is it possible for a student to get a high score on the college entrance exam without studying at a private institute? Why or why not?

28. Learning English • Written English • Times have changed • That’s cool, That made my day! • Native speakers • Elementary school, middle school, junior high, high school • Language Fluency • Comprehend / Understand / Comprehension

29. Discussion Questions • When did you first began learning English? • Why do you like English? Or, hate English? • Why is English important in Korea? And to your life? • What is the main reason why you are studying English now?

30. How do you feel about English being the international language of business? Do you think it is unfair? • Do you think that in the future, English will continue to be important? • Do Koreans think English is more important that it actually is to your lives?

31. Cars and Driving • Take the course • Legal age to... • Courteous, courteously, polite, politely... • Driver’s permit, learner’s permit, driver’s license • Public transportation

32. Discussion Questions • Have you learned how to drive? • Do you have a car, if so what kind? • Do you think women are worse drivers than men? • Please describe your dream car. • Have you ever been in a car accident? • Do you think that everyone should have a car, or could you live without a car?

33. Animals and Pets • Guard against burglars • Robbery • Shoplifting • Loyal • Milk section, dairy aisle • Adopt • Benefit • Full-time job

34. Discussion Questions • Are you an animal lover? If so, why do you like animals? If not, why don’t you like animals? • What was your favorite pet ever? Please describe it and also why you liked it. • Which animals should never be eaten as food? Why not? • How do you feel about Koreans eating man’s best friend? • Which animal is the smartest? Why do you think so?

35. City Life, Country Life • Lure • Transition • Industrialized – G20 • Rapid development • Cut in half • Work is never done • Urban area / Rural area

36. Discussion Questions • What is your favorite city in the world and why? • What was the most beautiful city you have ever been too? • Let me know the pros and cons of living in the city versus the countryside. • What can people do for fun in the countryside that city people can’t do? • What are the benefits of living in a big city?

37. Computers • Chance’s for success • Software • Hard drive, external hard drive • One big advantage ….. • Makes learning easier than ever before

38. Discussion Questions • What kind of computer do you have? • Can you tell me about the technical specifications of your computer? • When buying a computer, what are the most important points? • What is better, Mac or PC? • Some people think that computers or tablets will one day replace books in schools. What do you think?

39. Professional Sports • Root for, cheer for, root • National pastime • Missionaries, pastor, preacher • Team sports, individual sports, • To name just a few, check list, laundry list • MLB, NHL, NBA, NFL, NCAA

40. Discussion Questions • What sports do you like and why? • Who is your favorite team? • Who is your favorite athlete? • What is Korea’s national pastime sport? • Have you ever been to a real live event? • Do you think famous sports figures deserve to make huge salaries? Why or why not?

41. Hobbies and Interests • Free time, leisure time • I have put in long hours… • To relax my mind • Neglect school work, neglect friendships • The drawback, the disadvantage, the negative part, only bad part about it is….

42. Discussion Questions • Do you have a hobby or special interest? If so, what is it, and how man hours per week do you spend doing it? • Do you think its possible for students to study too much? Have you ever studied too much? Is there a drawback in efficiency when studying too much? • What hobby of a friend is the strangest you know of?

43. Fast Food • Franchise restaurants • Chain restaurants • Family restaurants • Steakhouse • Fast Food • Sipping • Korea Diet • Nutritional value, nutrition

44. Discussion Questions • What is your favorite kind of fast food? • Why do some Koreans vicariously like watching someone eat food online? • What is the future of fast food in Korea? Grow or decline? • Why do many young people like western food more than Korean food? • What kind of snacks did Koreans eat before western snacks and candies?