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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 ?
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