[모임공지] 2월12일 M-PIS 394th Meeting and Topic Notice

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2월12일.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

1.  What is your 설날 plan?

2.  What is your favorite foods for 설날?

3.  What do you think of 세뱃돈 문화 of our country?

 Topic1. Writing a to-do list may help you sleep faster

Scientists have an idea that could help us get to sleep faster. All you need is a pen and paper. The scientists are from Baylor University in Texas, USA. They did research into how we can fall asleep more quickly. They found that writing a to-do list helps people get to sleep faster. Doctor Michael K. Scullin was the lead researcher of the study. He said to-do lists make us relax because we don't need to worry about the things we have to do. He said that if we write down the things we need to do, we can forget about them, so we become calmer. He added: "We live in a 24/7 culture in which our to-do lists seem to be constantly growing and causing us to worry about unfinished tasks at bedtime."

The researchers looked at the sleeping patterns of 57 male and female university students aged between 18 and 30. Half of them had to write down a to-do list five minutes before they slept. They had to turn the lights out by 10:30pm and could not have access to technology. The researchers found that the participants who wrote to-do lists fell asleep an average of 9 minutes faster than those who didn't. They also found that the students who wrote really detailed lists fell asleep faster than students who wrote simple, general lists. The USA's National Sleep Foundation said that around 40 per cent of American adults have difficulty falling asleep at least a few times each month.

Questions

1.  Do you have difficulty getting to sleep?
2. What kinds of lists do you write?
3. Is it better to write lists on paper or on a smartphone?
4. What do you do to help you sleep?
5. How useful are to-do lists?
6. Are you good at doing the things you need to do?
7. What do you think of living in a 24/7 culture?
8. Do you get stressed about having too many things to do?

Topic2. Online deliveries clogging up city streets

  The huge surge in the popularity of online shopping is creating chaos on the streets of our cities and on our road networks. As the number of online deliveries is skyrocketing, the number of delivery trucks making sure we get our parcels has also increased. The result is that hundreds more trucks are clogging up city streets. This is increasing congestion and adding to levels of pollution. There are literally hundreds more delivery trucks in cities around the world all trying to get parcels delivered on time. Delivery drivers are battling for often non-existent parking spaces. Many are forced to park illegally, or double park, adding to the gridlock for other road users. And the problem is set to intensify.

The BBC reports that the volume of parcel deliveries surged by almost 50 per cent between 2014 and 2016. It said this could continue to increase by up to 28 per cent a year over the next three years. Many cities have taken tough measures to counteract the problems associated with the increasing number of deliveries. Many cities in Europe and Asia have barred deliveries during times when roads are busiest. London is looking at the possibility of using buses for parcel deliveries. Some areas of London are also cracking down on food delivery motorbikes after their streets were being 'swarmed' by scooter riders. Food delivery companies in one London district must now apply for permission to operate.

Questions

1. How important is online shopping for you?
2. How do you feel about online deliveries?
3. Are online deliveries making us lazier?
4. How much do you worry that online shopping is killing small stores?
5. How can we stop delivery trucks clogging up streets?
6. Are drone deliveries better than truck deliveries?
7. What should happen to trucks that park illegally?
8. How can we end gridlock on the roads?

[ben~]

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