<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><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, Andy, (Kevin), (</span></span></font><font color="#980000"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Law), Simon, (</span></span></font></font><font color="#980000"><font color="#980000"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Miisu), </span></span></font></font><font color="#980000"><font color="#980000"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Matthew, </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;">Sun, James, Kim, Grace, (Sujin), (Sanghwa), Danny, Amelia, Cecilia</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;"> </p><font color="#980000"><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;"> </p><p> </p></font><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 5/9</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-fareast-font-family: 바탕; mso-hansi-font-family: Verdana;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(241, 95, 95); font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: 바탕; mso-hansi-font-family: Verdana;"> We had 7 English Talkaholics on 5/9, <strong>me, Kim, Sun, Grace, James, Simon </strong>and a new comer, <strong>Cecilia.</strong></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="바탕글"><font color="#444444"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> In discussion session, we talked about how to deal with epidemic and a recent controversial issue on a publication of cruel poem written by elementary schooler. The debate topic was a legal battle between a famos actress, Sofia Vergara and her ex-boyfriend. Her ex wanted to bring their embryos into term while she wanted to destroy them since they're no longer in a relationship. I, Cecilia, Simon supported Vergara and Kim, Sun, James, Grace was sided with the father. The issue was whether we believe life bgins at fertilization or not. </span></span></font></p><p class="바탕글"><font color="#444444"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> We enjoyed lunch together at the Korean restaurant, '김가네' right in front of Myzone and continued chatting.^^ </span></span></font></p><p class="바탕글"><font color="#444444"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Th</span></span></font><font color="#444444"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">ank you guys for coming, hope to see everybody again this Saturday!! :) </span></span></font></p><p class="바탕글"> </p></font><p class="바탕글"> </p></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;"> </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 5/16</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> </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 style="text-align: center;"> </p></span><p> </p></span><p> </p></span><p style="text-align: center;"><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"><strong><font size="3"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">ONLY 2 RULES YOU HAVE TO ADHERE TO in the study</span></font></strong><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span><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"><font size="3"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong></strong></span></span></font></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 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>
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@Amelia kimWhat a shame we can't talk about 'The unbearable lightness of being' this Sat!!!ㅠ_ㅠ Please keep it for next Sat! I appreciate you guys' suggestion!!!
첫댓글 Sun will fill in for me~~ Have a wonderful study with Sun, guys!! :)
I wish you could join us! Seriously!! If you can, bring your lovely son and I'll look after him^^
@Sun* You're not coming? ㅠㅠ I can help Sun take care of him...
@Amelia kim What a shame we can't talk about 'The unbearable lightness of being' this Sat!!!ㅠ_ㅠ
Please keep it for next Sat!
I appreciate you guys' suggestion!!!
1st/Sun/Let's talk about international affairs this time ~~
2nd/Amelia/Coming!! :D:D:D
Hi Amelia! Where have you been? See you soon^^
3rd/Mya/ I am in
Welcome on board, Mya!!
4th/ Grace/ See ya :)
Hello! my lady~~
5th/ kim/ happy to study english
Hi buddy! See you there^^
6th / Matthew / I am joining :)
7th / Danny/ I'll join too, sorry for late reply due to biz trip schedule. see u soon.