<p style="text-align: center;"><font color="#980000"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt;">[NOTICE]</span></strong></font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Since I'm trying to contain the number of participants within no more than 10 </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">due to the nature of this study group and limited seatings,</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">current members are fixed as below. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">It means that <font color="#980000">even though you've had an interview a long time ago and joined a few times </font></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><font color="#980000"><strong>it doesn't automatically give you the green light to participate.</strong> </font></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><font color="#980000">If you happen to be absent more than a month in a row, </font></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><font color="#980000"><strong>please give me a notice </strong></font>and I won't count you out </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">otherwise I would assume you're not willing to attend anymore</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">so unoccupied seat will be passed to a new commer. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">If you wish to attend after a long-time absence, please contact me first. :)</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><font color="#980000"><strong>CURRENT MEMBERS are...</strong></font></span></span></p><p><font color="#980000"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span></font><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: 굴림, gulim, tahoma, sans-serif; -ms-word-break: normal; -ms-word-wrap: normal;"><font color="#980000"><font color="#980000"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Tia, Jay, (Alyssa), Andy, Kevin, Seokjun, </span></span></font><font color="#980000"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Law, (Simon), (Gloria), </span></span></font></font></p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: 굴림, gulim, tahoma, sans-serif; -ms-word-break: normal; -ms-word-wrap: normal;"><font color="#980000"><font color="#980000"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">(Alex), (</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Lucy), (Miisu), (Matthew), (Youcan), Sun, James, (Jun), Kim</span></span></font></font></p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: 굴림, gulim, tahoma, sans-serif; -ms-word-break: normal; -ms-word-wrap: normal;"><font color="#980000"> </font></p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: 굴림, gulim, tahoma, sans-serif; -ms-word-break: normal; -ms-word-wrap: normal;"><font color="#980000"> </font></p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: 굴림, gulim, tahoma, sans-serif; -ms-word-break: normal; -ms-word-wrap: normal;"><font color="#980000"> </font></p><p><font color="#980000"><img width="20" height="21" class="txc-emo" src="http://i1.daumcdn.net/deco/contents/emoticon/etc_07.gif?rv=1.0.1" border="0"><strong><font face="Verdana" size="3"><span style="color: rgb(69, 71, 60);">Minutes of the meeting on 11/8</span></font></strong></font></p><font color="#980000"><font color="#f15f5f"><p class="바탕글"><span style="color: rgb(241, 95, 95); font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: 바탕;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(241, 95, 95); font-family: Verdana; mso-hansi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: 바탕;"> We had 3 English Talkaholics on 11/8, <strong>me, Sun, </strong>and <strong>James.</strong></span></p><p class="바탕글"><font color="#444444"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><font color="#444444"> We had a quality time with a small group of people. </font></span></span></font></p><p class="바탕글"><font color="#444444"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Thank you, Sun and James for your precious advice!</span></span></font></p><p class="바탕글"><font color="#444444"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> We talked about various topics prepared by each and have a </span></span></font><font color="#444444"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">discussion over the issue of 'how internet make us stupid'. This short-history-but-pervasive internet culture have been making us a scattered and superficial thinker with the screen studded by the links, relentless pop-ups and etc. which constantly distract us when we're reading. This kind of way to read and think is taking deep root in our brain altering our brain function even with computer off and lead us to a shallow thinker. </span></span></font><font color="#444444"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">No room for contemplating, pondering, deliberating which is still important we believe. In this era, I was questioning myself whether I'm just outdated and old-fashioned, as a person who still loves to read through hundreds of pages instead of screen. </span></span></font><font color="#444444"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">It was worth thinking about this social change happening to us and talking about together. </span></span></font></p><p class="바탕글"> <font color="#444444"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Thank you guys for coming and hope to see everyone again on this coming Saturday!</span></span></font></p></font><p class="바탕글"> </p><p class="바탕글"> </p><p> </p></font><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><img class="txc-emo" src="http://i1.daumcdn.net/deco/contents/emoticon/things_12.gif?rv=1.0.1" border="0"> I</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">tinerary (Every Saturday morning 11:00~14:00) </span></strong></span></span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><font color="#005766">1. FIRST CLASS - Say hello :) </font></span></span></strong></p><p><strong></strong><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><font color="#6b9900"><strong><font color="#ffffff" style="background-color: rgb(107, 153, 0);">11:00 ~ 11:30 </font> Introduction / catching up each other and grouping </strong></font></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Each group will consist of no more than 4 talkaholics for the second class. </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><font color="#005766">2. SECOND CLASS - Speaking chance in a small group</font></strong></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><font color="#ffffff" style="background-color: rgb(107, 153, 0);">11:30 ~ 12:20 </font> <font color="#6b9900">Each English Talkaholic will be given the chance to present their topic </font></strong></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><font color="#6b9900"> and we will have a discussion in a group.</font></strong></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Prepare your own topic that you've found interesting and share with us with one question on it to discuss together. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><font color="#6b9900"><strong><font color="#ffffff" style="background-color: rgb(107, 153, 0);"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">12:20 ~ 12:30 </span></font><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Time for a break! </span></strong></font></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><font color="#6b9900"><strong></strong></font></span> </p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><font color="#005766">3. THIRD CLASS - Bloody debate!! </font></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong></strong></span></span><p><strong><font color="#005766"><font color="#6b9900"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><font color="#ffffff" style="background-color: rgb(107, 153, 0);">12:30 ~ 12:50 </font><span> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Vocabulary test from the article of previous debate</span><font face="굴림">. </font></span></strong></font></font></strong></p><p><strong><font color="#005766"><font color="#6b9900" face="굴림"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Each participant is subjected to put 1,000 won and collected money is for the winner! </span></strong></font></font></strong></p><p> </p><p><font color="#6b9900"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><font color="#ffffff" style="background-color: rgb(107, 153, 0);">12:50 ~ 13:10 </font><span> </span></span></strong></font><font color="#6b9900"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: null;">Rephrase paragraph by paragraph </span></span></strong></font><font color="#6b9900"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: null;">and check the vocabularies </span></span></strong></font></p><p><font color="#6b9900"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: null;"> while reading the debate topic.</span></span></strong></font></p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><font color="#6b9900"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><font color="#ffffff" style="background-color: rgb(107, 153, 0);">13:10 ~ 13:30 </font></span></strong></font></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><font color="#6b9900"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Divide into two opposing subgroups.</span></strong></font></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><font color="#6b9900"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Each subgroup to prepare for battle, i.e. build up</span></strong></font></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><font color="#6b9900"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><font color="#6b9900"> their </font>strategy for a debate</span></strong></font></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><font color="#6b9900"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><font color="#ffffff" style="background-color: rgb(107, 153, 0);">13:30 ~ 13:50 </font></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Let the fun begin - time for a bloody debate between the subgroups!! </span></strong></font></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><font color="#6b9900"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><font color="#ffffff" style="background-color: rgb(107, 153, 0);">13:50 ~ 14:00 </font></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Final comments by each member</span></strong></font></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Preparing yourself for debate beforehand will display you as a good speaker and debater. :) </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><font color="#005766">4. AFTER THE STUDY - Optional</font></span></strong></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><font color="#6b9900"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><font color="#ffffff"><font style="background-color: rgb(107, 153, 0);">14:00 ~ </font> </font> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Dealing with the aftermath - time for lunch and/or coffee to unwind and relax </span></font></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Continue all the chats and talks!!!! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Even for this hour, we'll be still speaking in English hence English Talkaholic~~~ :) </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><p><img width="20" height="21" class="txc-emo" src="http://i1.daumcdn.net/deco/contents/emoticon/etc_12.gif?rv=1.0.1" border="0"> <strong><font face="Verdana" size="3">To participate the study on 11/15</font></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><font color="#ff5e00"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><font color="#ff5e00"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><strike><img class="txc-emo" src="http://i1.daumcdn.net/deco/contents/emoticon/etc_20.gif?rv=1.0.1" border="0"></strike> If you are already a member (Check the current member list above) </strong></span></font></span></font></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong></strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><font color="#ff5e00">step1. </font></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Please<font color="#ff5e00"> leave your name as a reply </font>to this post. (Example : 1st/ Tia/ I'm in!!)</span> </p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><font color="#ff5e00"><strong>step2.</strong> </font></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><font color="#ff5e00">Prepare your own topic</font>(anything is ok!!) together with one question that you wish to discuss for the second class </span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><font color="#ff5e00"><strong>step3.</strong> </font></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Read and <font color="#ff5e00">prepare the debate topic beforehand </font>and think up reasons to support your side </span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><font color="#ff5e00"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><img class="txc-emo" src="http://i1.daumcdn.net/deco/contents/emoticon/etc_20.gif?rv=1.0.1" border="0"> If you are new and wish to join, reach me at my cell O1O 22O6 O957 for a brief interview. </strong></span></font></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><font color="#ff5e00">Interveiw is mandatory to participate.</font></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">If you're looking for an advanced level group, </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">If you're keen to study hard and improve your English skill, </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">If casual chats are no longer enough for you, </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">you'll be the right candidate. </span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">We will expose you to english-environment as much as possible to meet your strong desire to speak in Engish by using ONLY English EVEN DURING the lunch time~~ :) </span></span></span></span> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p></span><p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <img width="20" height="21" class="txc-emo" src="http://i1.daumcdn.net/deco/contents/emoticon/per_07.gif?rv=1.0.1" border="0"> ONLY 2 RULES YOU HAVE TO ADHERE TO in the study <img width="20" height="21" class="txc-emo" src="http://i1.daumcdn.net/deco/contents/emoticon/ani_04.gif?rv=1.0.1" border="0"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong></strong></span></span></span></strong></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><font color="#ff0000">SPEAKING ONLY ENGLISH </font></span></strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Why we're defying the strong desire to sleep in</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">and struggling to come and study </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">is </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">to improve our English, isn't it? </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Then I want you to have as many chances as possible to practice English!! </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong>We're speaking in English even during the lunch time,</strong> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">so please everybody stick to this policy!</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p> </p></span><p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><font color="#ff0000">BE PUNCTUAL </font></span></span></strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Due to the nature of the study, <strong>Punctuality matters. </strong></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The late arrival means you're intrupting others </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">which will lead us to using our precious time inefficiently. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Please, be on time. :) </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong>If you happen to be late, please join during the break.</strong></span></span></p></span><p> </p></span><p> </p>
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첫댓글 1st/ Tia/ can't miss!
2nd/Sun/The CSAT always brings cold weather!!!^^
That's what I'm saying! It's freezing out there! ㅠ_ㅠ Bundle up!
3rd/ Grace/ Can't wait
Welcome on board!!!
4th James
Thank you for your advice! See you!
5th / Lucy / ㅠㅠ Long time no see! I am coming!!!
6th/kim/ will join
7th/seokjun/ I'm not sure but I will try 누나 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
8th/Law/miss you guys!!! Seeya tmrow ^^
9th/Miisu/Wow, it is going to be a big group tomorrow. I'm excited!
10th/Jay/ heyyyyyyy
Marie/will be coming finally