Topic For The Number Thirteen (Oct.10.2015)

안녕하세요 ^^리더 알렉스 입니다. 토픽이 조금 늦었네요.모두들 감기 조심하고, 내일 보도록 해요 ^^ Small Talk 1. What will you do this weekend ?2. How often do you read?, What is favorite book ?3. What was the most impressive book you have ever read?    Tell us the story of the book and why you were so impressed? 4. If you wrote a book, what would you write about?   5. Do you prefer reading books, newspapers, magazines or things on the Internet? Why? 6. What are some benefits of reading things such as books, newspapers, magazines or things on the          Internet...etc? 7. Is reading the book better than watching the movie?   Topic 1. Let's Admit: There is No Ideal Job!  Does anyone really enjoy their job? We're always bound to complain about something. The hours are too long. The hours are non-traditional. The pay isn't enough. You're only doing it for the pay. The location sucks. The commute sucks. The coworkers are terrible. The coworkers are the only thing keeping you there. It's not the field you want to be in. It's not the direction you want to go in. You're not home enough. You're home too much. You hate your boss. You hate your department. You're standing on your feet all day. You're stuck behind a desk all day. We all complain. And to those who we complain to, well, they don't want to hear it. Because they're damn well sure their position is worse than yours. When you talk about your job, if you get a "your job sounds awesome" response, you often follow it by "well it sounds better than it is." Can we all just come to the conclusion that 99% of us would like to win the lottery and never work again? The other 1% probably grew up rich and works just to keep busy (I HATE YOU). If you're lucky enough to truly love your job (mine right now is pretty cool), then you're the envy of many. But let's all just admit there is no IDEAL JOB!   Questions 1. What's your ideal job? Why? 2. Would you prefer to have an easy routine job or a job in which you made a lot of decisions? 3. Do you think office romances can be successful? Why or why not? 4. What three things are most important for you in a job? Why? 5. Who in your family or among your friends has the most interesting job? What about the most boring? 6. So Do you think you have ideal job or you will have ideal job? Or Do you agree with writer's idea which is "There's no IDEAL JOB!!" ?              Topic 2. What Makes the Perfect Potential Spouse?  What is the portrait of the ideal spouse for young, single women? He earns over W30 million a year, has assets of W100 million to W150 million and a four-year university degree, works as a civil servant or for a public corporation, and is 175 cm to 180 cm tall (US$1=W1,184). These are the findings of a nationwide survey of 975 singles -- 503 men and 472 women -- aged between 20 and 39 on their perceptions about marriage. It was conducted from Oct. 20 to Nov. 9 by matchmaking company Duo and a research team led by Prof. Choi In-cheol of Seoul National University. When asked how much they expected their ideal husband to earn, the largest group of women, 140 or 29.7 percent, said between W30 million and W40 million per year, while 199 or 25.2 percent said between W40 million and W50 million, and 13.3 percent or 63 chose more than W60 million. On the other hand, 173 men or 34.4 percent wanted their ideal wife to earn W20 million to W30 million a year, while 170 or 33.8 percent said the amount wasn't important, and 93 or 18.5 percent said between W30 million to W40 million. As for the ideal occupation of the spouse, civil servant and public corporation worker came in first among both men (14.34 percent) and women (15.79 percent) for a third year in a row. Other jobs suitable for marriageable husbands were banker (9.46 percent), accountant (7.06 percent), and businessman (6.82 percent). For the wife, teacher was the second most popular occupation, chosen by 14.01 percent of male respondents, followed by white-collar worker (9.18 percent), freelancer (6.57 percent), and banker (6.23 percent). Most men and women considered a difference of three or four years as the ideal age gap for a couple. Some 42 percent of men preferred women who are three to four years younger than them, and 35.8 percent of women preferred men who are three to four years older. However, the older respondents were, the larger age gap men wanted, while women preferred a smaller gap. Personality was cited as the most important factor when considering a potential spouse by both men (30.4 percent) and women (29.1 percent). But in second place the genders held different opinions, with 20.5 percent of men choosing appearance, and 23.1 percent of women saying financial status. "If you are picky about choosing a spouse, the man or woman you want will also likely be picky about their partner," said Duo CEO Kim Hye-jung. "My advice is to be flexible and wise in setting criteria for an ideal spouse."   Questions 1. What was the first thing that attracted you about men/ women? (It's not only about marriage~) 2. Do you think that romance is more important to maintaining a successful relationship or do you think that friendship maintains a relationship? Why do you think so? 3. How much do you expect your ideal husband or wife to earn? 4. What is your ideal occupation of the future husband/ wife? 5. What is your ideal age gap with your future husband/ wife? 6. What is the most important factor when you consider a potential spouse ?