Topic For The Number Thirteen (Sep.12.2015)

[Alex J Jung]

안녕하세요. 리더 알입니다.

아침 저녁으로 참 걷기 좋은 날씨의 연속이네요.

즐겁군요 ^^

가을엔 독서를 ~ ㅋㅋ

토요일에 만나요.

Small talk

1. What did you do over the weekend?

2. How often do you meet your friends?

3. Who is your best friend?

4. What is the most crucial thing to make friendship? 

Topic1.  Women are more talkative than men

Researchers in the USA have found that a protein in the brain might explain why women are more talkative than men - three times more chatty, in fact. The research team at the University of Maryland say a "language protein" that goes by the name of Foxp2 is a lot more preval‎‍ent in women's brains.

The protein was first discovered a decade ago and was deemed to be a key neurological component of speech. The scientists say it is a lot more abundant in girls than boys. They believe the protein is the reason why girls start speaking earlier and more quickly than boys. It also supports claims that women speak about 20,000 words a day, compared to just 7,000 words for the average man.

Research team leader professor Margaret McCarthy said: "This study is one of the first to report a sex difference in the expression‎‍ of a language-associated protein in humans or animals." She added: "The findings raise the possibility that sex differences in brain and behaviour are more [widespread], and established earlier than previously [thought]." Other scientists have said there is more than one protein responsible for speech and that the research is in its infancy.

Readers of Britain's Daily Mail newspaper offered some interesting insights into the chattiness of women. One said women have to talk more because, "men are not good listeners and women must repeat themselves to be heard".

Questions

1. Do you think women talk three times more than men?

2. How talkative are you?

3. What do women talk about and why?

4. What do men talk about and why?

5. Do you prefer to talk to men or women?

6. Should men try and talk more to keep up with women?

7. Do you believe that "silence is golden"?

8. Are men really such bad listeners?

Topic 2.  Technology goods to become cheaper

 There is a new global trade agreement that will make IT products cheaper. More than 50 countries agreed to end tariffs and import duties on over 200 IT products. All 28 countries from the European Union signed, as well as China, Japan, South Korea, the U.S. and others.

The deal was signed at a World Trade Organization meeting in Geneva. It will affect a wide variety of products, including smartphones, digital cameras, ink cartridges, video game consoles and even telecommunications satellites. Import duties will be completely removed from the selected IT products in the next four years. The deal applies to $1.3 trillion worth of global trade. This is about 7 per cent of all world trade

 Many people believe the deal will be good for the world. The EU Trade Commissioner, Cecilia Malmström, said: "This is a great deal for consumers, and for companies big and small. We've worked hard [on] this compromise between different countries to find the best solutions." She added: "This deal will cut costs for consumers and business - in particular, for smaller firms, which have been hit especially hard…in the past."

Ms Malmström hopes more countries will sign up to the deal in the next few years. She said: "It clearly shows that countries around the world can work together to achieve solutions that benefit everyone. I [expect to see] other countries joining soon."

Questions

1. How will this agreement be good for the world?

2. What is the best invention ever?

3. How has technology changed in the past 20 years?

4. How happy are you that IT products will be cheaper?

5. What is your favorite piece of technology (and why)?

6. What would your life be like without your gadgets?

7. What is your favorite tech company (and why)?

8. What will technology be like in 20 years from now?

[JACELee]

참가합니다

[Alex J Jung]

내일 봅시다 ^^

[STAFF♡]

자료 준비하겠습니다 :)

[jinyoung kim]

낼 뵈요~~

[Alex J Jung]

감기 나았다니 다행이네 ㅋ

[jongkyu lee]

참가요

[Alex J Jung]

얍~ 낼봐

[julia2]

참석합니다.

[Alex J Jung]

넵, 낼 뵙죠

[Wonryoung]

참석해요

[Alex J Jung]

있다 봐요 ^^

[강Kevin.]

참석합니다 :)

[Alex J Jung]

오케이~

[JUDY9464]

judy 처음참석합니다

[Alex J Jung]

네~ 좀 있다 봐여

[monica shin]

참석할게요

[Alex J Jung]

곧 봐^^

[kev79]

오늘이 휴일이어서 저도 참여하고 싶습니다!

[Alex J Jung]

답변 드렸어요.

[kev79]

this is my second times!