Why thinking you're ugly is bad for you

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Hi, there! 

This is our Thursday topic. Please watch this video and jet down the words or concepts that are useful for you.

Warm-up activity:

Talk about one thing you want to share. (Your life, news, or something inspiring you)

TED Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1BZZ2VsWDo&feature=youtu.be

為什麼認為自己醜對你是不好的

Discussion:

1. Do you like your appearance?

Have you ever disliked your appearance? When and why?

2. Have you ever imagined you were like the model on magazines, and you chose to work out or went on a diet for good shape?

3. In addition to appearance, have you ever suffered the judgement from your peers? 

4. How do people build their confidence if they don’t have stunning faces?

5. Pick a sentence or a concept from the speech that is worth for you.

4 Best Things Do in your Free Time

HOST: Lynn 

Warn-up: Welcome new member 李昇. Please make simple introduction about yourself by everyone. 

https://youtu.be/d9W2GO1LhP4 

4 Best Things Do in your Free Time - What to do when you’re bored

It's the easy video to watch. There are few vocabularies we don't know.

* Reminder: You may turn on the subtitles if you can't totally understand what the video expressed. 

1. What kind of activities do you do in your free time? 

2. How do you arrange your free time on the activities' frequency/ content ...? What's your consideration?

3. From the video, 4 best things are Exercise/ Reading/ Meditation/ Passion. Which one of them you get used to doing? In what kind of circumstances?

4. Do you agree with what the video expressed about the 4 best things? Why?

Reasons to Remain Single - 2nd section

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Host: Iris

Hi, there! 

This Thursday, I think we can keep discussing the previous topic, the same video, "Reasons to Remain Single."

https://tw.voicetube.com/videos/39402

According to the video, the narrator mentioned about the 5 reasons that single person's life could be freer than married one's.   

I know all of us agree, but why do you think so?  Please try to express your ideas and give us some examples if you've experienced or heard of.  

In each reason, are there any sentences you can't agree with it more.  Talk about it. 

Warm-up activity:

Please share one thing to everyone. It could be  a piece of news or a life story. (wink face)

Reasons to Remain Single

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HOST: Jia 

https://tw.voicetube.com/videos/39402

1. How do you get along with yourself when you are alone or especially feel lonely ?

2. How do you determine the moment to be in a relationship, if you agree the five reasons of not to be in a relationship soon from this video?

笹本恆子 Vocabulary Practice

HOST: LYNN

It's for vocabulary practice tomorrow.

This woman is named 笹本恆子 very optimistic. She is 103 years old and keeping doing what she likes.

So pls try to imagine her life style/ personality/ principles... then collect the 10 vocabularies.

you may find the website to help you for the practice.
https://read01.com/LJJON5.html

http://www.coco01.net/post/499055


Adjective by Lynn
I got 7 words for adjective.
- energetic
- charming
- goal-oriented
- powerful
- determined
- decisive
- persevering


Noun by Jia
Photography
Exhibition
Press conference
Fame
Seniority
Values
Curiosity
Parade
Consciousness
Publisher


Verb by Iris
get married
divorce
sacrifice
publish
suffer +disease
record


Useful Phrases by Iris
go bananas = get crazy
Beats me! = I don't know!
We are not on the same page.
cross your fingers! = wish me good luck!
have butterflies in my stomach = nervous
freak me out 崩潰 發瘋
ESL = English as Second Language

Average of Five

HOST: IRIS

Hi, there!
This is the picture we're going to talk about this Thur.

Please discribe it with two sentences.
For each one, 10 words at least, and prepare one question about the picture that you're going to ask.

After the warm-up activity, I'll show you where I found it.

【6/15 Discussion】

Topic: Average of Five
* Here is the Chinese link about the concept:
http://englishisland.com.tw/curious/post/4840

*The link below is a blogger posting her point of view about the concept.
https://personalexcellence.co/blog/average-of-5-people/

She also left some questions on it. Maybe we could choose the front three questions to discuss.

1. What kind of person do you want to be?

2. Who are the 5 people you spend the most time getting along with currently?

3. Do they match who you want to be in the future?

Wikkelhouse

HOST: JIA

https://www.wikkelhouse.com/#video

Warm-up
From the wikkelhouse's envrionmet, please think of 10 words in the same part of speech and it should have relation to the scene. (Iris for Verb, Lynn for Noun and I for Adj.

Q1.Is it suitable for use of house in Taiwan? And where will you put it? Why?

Q2.Except house, what will you use it for if you own it in Taiwan? Why?


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Vocabulary

wooden fence
waterproof layer
My schedule is flexible
renewable energy (v. renew license)
sustainable development
sustained applause
functional
the new technique is groundbreaking
transportable house
durable
eco-friendly

Is wrapped around
is built to last at least 100 years
Weight
Be placed within one day


Adjective by Lynn
Cardboard
Raw materials
Rectangle
Variability
Wood color
Works
Recycling