[모임공지] 4월11일 M-PIS 307th Meeting and Topic Notice

[ben~]

이번주엔 정말 오랜만에

16분의 참여자 중에

뉴커머 두분이 함께 해 주셨습니다.

두분 다 영어도 잘하시고,

활동적이신듯 하여..

앞으로 자주 뵙길 소망해 봅니다.

봄이 깊어갑니다.

느낄새도 없이 곧 여름이겠죠~~

얼마 남지 않은 계절...

봄꽃에 묻혀 행복하게 보내세요.

우린,,, 돌아오는 월요일에 또 만나요!!

4월11일.doc

[Time table]

8;00~8;15  Greeting and small talk           8;20~9;00  Topic1  Conversation

9;10~9;50  Topic2  Conversation            9;50~10;00 Wrap up the study

Small talk <8;00~8;15>

1.    Do you like it when it rains? Why or why not?

2.    Have you ever been caught in the rain?

3.    Talk about a memorable incident on a snowy or rainy day.

4.    What do you usually do when it rains?

Topic1. sleeping next to your pet increases your risk of getting sick  <8;20~9;00>

New research suggests that sleeping next to your pet increases your risk of getting sick. Researchers from the University of California-Davis believe pet owners have a greater chance of catching diseases as serious as the bubonic plague, an infection that killed 75 million people across Europe in the fourteenth century. Professor Bruno Chamel did, however, say that although this is extremely rare, it does happen. He said people are safer if they keep Kitty and Fido next to their bed, not on it. He wrote in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases: "There are private places in the household, and I think our pets should not go beyond next to the bed....Having a stuffed animal in your bed is fine, not a real one."

This research will upset many people who love cuddling up to their pet or getting their face licked by them. Professor Chamel reckons that because people are having fewer children, pets have become replacements. More than 60 per cent of American households have a pet and up to 62 per cent of pet owners let their animals sleep with them, according to Chamel’s research. Chamel has already received many e-mails strongly disagreeing with his research. They say they have slept with their pets throughout their lives and are as healthy as anyone else. Larry Kornegay, president of the American Veterinary Association, agreed, saying: “The benefits of having a pet, whether or not you sleep with it, far outweigh the negatives.”

 Questions

1.    What do you think of pets? 2.    What do you think of Bruno Chamel’s research? 3.    Do you think it’s OK to sleep with animals? 4.    Why do people have pets? 5.    What animals make the best pets? 6.    What do you think of people replacing having children with getting pets? 7.    Do you like animals licking your face? 8.    Are you surprised that 60% of American homes have pets? 9.    What are the advantages of having a pet? 10. What are the downsides of having a pet?

Topic2. Drivers <9;10~9;50>

Canadian researchers have found that most drivers think they are better than others behind the wheel. The team from Ottawa University interviewed nearly 400 motorists of all ages. They all had to answer questions about what they thought of their own driving skills. The question topics included how they react in different driving conditions, including terrible weather and congested roads. They then had to rate the skills of others on the road. The results were very similar across all age ranges – almost all of those interviewed believed their driving ability was better than that of other drivers. Older drivers in the poll were more confident in their ability than younger ones. Unsurprisingly, perhaps, males had the most confidence in their ability to handle a car.

Lead researcher Sylvain Gagnon believes the attitudes found in his survey could be dangerous. Mr Gagnon said that although confidence can be a good thing, it often has dangerous consequences. He stated: “If you think that you are a better driver, then perhaps you start behaving differently behind the wheel and do not pay as much attention as you should. This might explain why young men tend to have more accidents on the roads than other drivers.” It is time for government road safety departments to start taking research such as this more seriously. Traffic accidents are a huge killer throughout the world. Very few drivers really think about how deadly their car can be in an accident. More regulation is needed as people buy more and more cars.

Questions

1.    Do you have a driver’s license?

2.    Do you think people’s personalities change behind the wheel of a car?

3.    What are the differences between male and female drivers?

4.    What’s the thing that most annoys you about drivers when you are a pedestrian?

5.    Do you think the speed of all cars should by capped?

6.    Is more regulation needed?

7.    If a driver kills someone because of dangerous driving, are they a murderer?

8.    Do drivers get better as they get older?

9.    Why do you think men think they’re better drivers than women?

초중급반이란?

 - 마이존엔 초급과 중급이 나뉘어져 open class로 운영되고 있습니다.(정원제가 아니라는 뜻입니다^^)

     그러나, 별다른 인터뷰도 없고 오로지 본인의 판단만으로 반을 결정해야 하는 문제점이 있네요..

     초급과 중급사이에서 모호함을 느끼는 분들~은 초중급반에서 부터 마이존 경험을 시작해 보세요.

     색다른 즐거움과 motivation이 기다리고 있습니다.

    우리반은 매주 신입멤버를 모집합니다.

  스터디 운영 방식은요?

[Time table]

8;00~8;15  Greeting and small talk           8;20~9;00  Topic1  Conversation

9;10~9;50  Topic2  Conversation            9;50~10;00 Wrap up the study

      스터디가 끝난 후엔 친목도모 혹은 허기를 달래고자 하는 목적으로 거의 매주 개더링이 이뤄집니다.

           한시간 남짓한 시간이 가져다 주는 활력과 즐거움을 이루 표현할 수가 없네요 ㅎㅎ

 참여대상은?

  - 기본적인 생활영어 표현이 가능하신 분들 (본인소개,취미,미래의 꿈등 가벼운 주제의 토론에 큰 어려움이 없으신 분들)

  - 초급 10pass member ,중급 10pass member 모두 참석 가능합니다.

  - 예습 없이도 topic을 5분이내에 파악하실 정도의 능력은 되셔야 겠죠?!

  Topic 과 참여방법

  - 토픽은 스터디 3일전(금요일)까지 게시판에 Upload 됩니다.

  - 참여는 게시판에 매주 게시되는 모임공지에 꼬리말을 다시고 스터디 당일 마이존 현장에 와서 pass를

    구입하시면 됩니다.

  - 참여 댓글을 달지 않고 참여하시면 토픽 hand out을 100원에 구매하셔야 하니, 번거로우시더라도 반드시  참여댓글을 다셔야 합니다.

  - 패스는 한달 4회<우리반만 사용> 이용하실수 있는 Monthly pass를 구매하시거나 10times pass를 구입하시고 참여하시면 됩니다.

우리가 스터디 모임 하는 공간 

마이존은 English cafe 우리가 스터디 하는 공간입니다.

각 스터디에 관한 궁금한 사항은 스터디 게시판에 질문을 남겨 주시기 바랍니다.

스터디 전체적인 것에 대한 궁금한 사항은 운영자 Michelle (미쉘)  jae-ryeon@hanmail.net 에게 문의 바랍니다.

장소 & 위치에 관한 문의 사항  ☎ 02-556-0719 문의 주세요.

 

 

[ben~]

1st/Ben/C U on Monday.

[Jimmy,Jeong]

요번주는 서산마라톤 갔다와서 뵐께요~

[ben~]

마라톤은 잘 한겨? 낼 보자~~

[Jimmy,Jeong]

2nd /Jimmy/ 영어로 한 번 달려 보겠습니다~^^

[ben~]

오호~~

[Jamie J Lee]

3rd/Jamie/참석합니다~:)

[ben~]

네.. 어서오세요~~ 지난주에 블링블링 좋은 기운 주셨는데 낼도 잘 부탁합니다 ㅎㅎ

[Richard Hwang]

richard 황 참석합니다~

[ben~]

저녁에 뵐께요~

[Benedict]

5 참석

[Jimmy,Jeong]

See you later !

[babybear]

6th/ christina / 저녁때 만나요~^^

[Jimmy,Jeong]

저녁때 보장~^^

[Kris69]

7th/ Kris

[Jimmy,Jeong]

이따가 보아요~^^

[Kris69]

토픽 2에 가요

[elisha3]

8th /elisha~ on my way~~

[David HotsellHof]

9Th/ James bond nict to meet you ^^