[모임공지] 9월26일 M-PIS 329th Meeting and Topic Notice

[ben~]

9월의 마지막 스터디 공지입니다~

계절에 맞게 변신하는 지인들의 카톡 프로필 문구에

가끔 덩달아 설레일때가 있습니다.

아무튼, 어쨋든,

다시 돌아와준 가을에 고맙다는 말 전합니다^^

자~~~

좋은 계절 함께 하시죠!!

"지난 19일 스터디에는 16분의 멤버가 함께 해 주셨습니다~""

Small Talk<8;00~8;15>

1.    Do you like chocolate?

2.    Do you prefer dark, milk or white chocolate (why)?

3.    What do you usually do when you are stressed out?

4.    What do you think about chocolate in Korea?

Topic1. Having a bad boss could be bad for your heart<8;20~9;00>

Having a bad boss could be bad for your heart. This is the conclusion of a Swedish study on management styles and health. The researchers concluded that poor managers can increase their employee's risk of developing heart disease. The Stockholm University study analyzed data on the health of 3,000 male workers. They compared the data with the results from questionnaires about senior managers. The questions asked workers if they thought their boss was considerate, communicated well and offered positive feedback. Other questions looked at how much work bosses gave to workers and how well they outlined their goals. The research team found that workers who respected their bosses were healthier and had fewer heart problems.

The report is published in the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine. It suggests that companies should re-train bosses to improve worker health. A healthier workforce will improve the overall health of the company. Investing in providing leadership skills to senior managers could be a good long-term investment. The researchers said a more supportive and understanding boss would reduce the chances of workers developing high blood pressure and stress-related illnesses. Magnus Larsson, an engineer for a large IT company, agreed with the report’s findings. He believes his heart attack last year was because of his boss: “The guy was a monster. Working for him was a daily nightmare for eight years,” Larsson said.

Questions

1.    What did you think when you read the headline?

2.    Are you surprised that bosses can give their staff heart problems?

3.    What other things in the workplace are bad for your heart?

4.    Why is it important to be considerate and give positive feedback?

5.    Have you had good or bad bosses?

6.    Do you think you would be a good boss?

7.    Do you know of any companies that treat their staff really well?

8.    What would you do if your boss was a monster who made your working life a daily nightmare?

9.    Do you think companies should spend a lot of time and money on training managers?

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

Scientists have invented the world’s lightest material. It is so light that it can rest on top of a dandelion. Researchers from the University of California, the California Institute of Technology, and HRL Laboratories created the material they call ''ultralight metallic microlattice'' (UMM). It is 100 times lighter than styrofoam – the material commonly used in packaging goods – and 10,000 times lighter than ultralight aerogels and carbon foams (also used for packing). Lead researcher Tobias Shandler of HRL explained why the material is so light. He said: “The trick is to fabricate a lattice of interconnected hollow tubes with a wall thickness 1,000 times thinner than a human hair.'' It is so hollow that it is 99 per cent air.

The new material has been made largely of the metal nickel, but Bill Carter, a manager at HRL, said it could be made out of other materials. He said UMM is so light that: “It takes more than 10 seconds…for the lightest material we've made to fall if you drop it from shoulder height.'' The developers believe there are dozens of uses for UMM and that it will be in many everyday objects within the next decade. Computer experts say UMM will help create lighter and faster computers. Another use is impact protection - researchers say that when it is squashed to half its height, the material almost rebounds back to its original form. Other uses include sound dampening and thermal insulation.

Questions

1.    How do you think the scientists invented UMU?

2.    Are you impressed by the numbers in the first paragraph?

3.    What do you think is the world’s greatest ever invention?

4.    Do you think inventions of the past were more exciting than today’s inventions?

5.    Would you like to be an inventor?

6.    What would you like to invent?

7.    Who is the world’s greatest inventor?

8.    Do you need a faster and lighter computer? Why?

9.    What will be the most important invention in the future?

10. What’s the world’s worst ever invention?

 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.

 

[Jimmy,Jeong]

1st /Jimmy / 이번주는 늦게라도 꼭~^^

[ben~]

바쁘구나~이번주엔 꼭 보자!

[JJuri]

2nd /John

[Jimmy,Jeong]

반갑습니다~~

[Kyle Rhu]

3rd / Kyle / 참석합니다

[Jimmy,Jeong]

이따가 보장~~

[Richard Hwang]

4th/참석합니다~

[Jimmy,Jeong]

어서오세요~~

[Reno_Reno]

5th / reno / see u !

[Jimmy,Jeong]

See you later~~

[Andrew Koh]

6th/Andrew/조금 늦어요.

[Jimmy,Jeong]

늦어도 오세용~~

[pole]

pole 참석하겠습니다.

[ben~]

네~환영합니다!

[Tony10]

8th/ Tony/ see you.

[ben~]

저녁에 뵈요~~

[MAYA]

9th/Fianlly A/ Let me in. 나는 미인

[ben~]

finally? 뭐래는거야?ㅋㅋ

[Kris69]

10th/Kris

[ben~]

see u soon~

[marco]

11th/Marco 첫 참석입니다. 반갑습니다-!

[ben~]

big welcome~

[aileen0323]

12th 참석해요~조금 늦을수 있어요~

[ben~]

네~그룹핑 해 놓을께요!

[elisha3]

13th / elisha~ i'm in

[ben~]

C u very soon~~