[모임공지] 8월31일 M-PIS 277th Meeting and Topic Notice

[ben~]

제가  출장을 가는 관계로~

8월의 마지막 날은 Christina와 함께 !!

기꺼이 1일 리더 맡아주신

Christina 님 감사합니다.

저는 다녀와서 9월에 뵙겠습니다.

열공하고 계세요~~~!!

* 8월24일 함께 해 주신 분들 *

Ben, Lei, Han

Jacob, Christina, Jimmy, James

Elisha, Ricahrd, HAN, Janet

Frankie, Kris, Phillip

topic pre-inter.doc

[Time table]

7;30~7;55  Greeting and small talk             8;00~8;50   Topic1  Conversation

9;00~9;50  Topic2  Conversation               9;50~10;00  Wrap up the study

Small talk

1. Where is the best place to go for a walk in Seoul?

2. Is walking enjoyable?

3. Could you walk more instead of using elevators, escalators, cars…?

Topic 1. Research shows dogs used to be more like cats 

New research suggests that climate change helped dogs develop from creatures resembling cats to the way they are today. Researchers from Brown University in the USA believe that 40 million years ago, dogs were smaller and hunted like cats. They hid, stalked and ambushed their prey. As climate change transformed Earth's landscape, the physique and food-gathering habits of dogs changed. Thick forests that once covered the North American continent started to become less dense as the planet became cooler. The emergence of grassland meant dogs had fewer places to hide to ambush their victims. To adapt, they evolved their hunting styles and slowly grew longer legs.

The scientists analysed how dogs have evolved by looking at the elbows and teeth of 32 different species that lived between two million to 40 million years ago. The researchers said that the dogs' elbows, in particular, were good indicators of evolutionary change. Dogs from 40 million years ago had elbows that were more similar to those of cats. Their function was to allow the front paws to swivel do they could grab and hold on to prey. Those elbows changed in dogs to allow them to become endurance runners and thus be able to pursue their prey over long distances. Teeth in dogs also altered to be more efficient. They became more hard-wearing to be able to hold on to prey.

Question

1. Which are better- dogs or cats? Why?

2. How useful are dogs?

3. How has climate change transformed other animals?

4. What effect has climate change had on humans?

5. Why do many people keep dogs as pets?

6. What does the phrase, 'It's a dog's life' mean? Is it true?

7. How will global warming change other species from now?

 Topic 2. Elections

  Saudi Arabian women have been registering to vote for the first time in their history. Women will be able to vote in the city council elections later this year. They now have a 21-day period to register. The Saudi Gazette newspaper said the first woman to register was Safinaz Abu Al-Shamat. She said she wanted to be, "the first woman to arrive at the centre" and the first woman to register. She also said it was a national duty to take part in elections. Another woman to register early was Jamal Al-Saadi. She told reporters that: "The participation of Saudi women in the municipal elections as voters and candidates was a dream for us. We are just at the beginning of the road."

Letting women vote was one of the plans of King Abdullah, who died earlier this year. The Saudi government said giving women the vote was an important step. It added that it was, "a significant milestone in progress". As well as being able to vote, many women also want to run for office and take up government positions. At least 70 women want to run for office, and more than 80 have registered as campaign managers. One of the women who wants to be a candidate in the December elections is 36-year-old Haifa al-Hababi. She said she would campaign with a message for change. She said that: "Change is life. The government has given us this tool and I intend to use it."

Questions

1. How important is voting?

2. How does voting change things?

3. Who are better leaders – women or men? Why?

4. From what age should people be allowed to vote?

5. If you were leader of our country, what would you change?

6. Why do some people decide not to vote?

7. Is it better to vote online or at a voting centre?

초중급반이란?

   - 마이존엔 초급과 중급이 나뉘어져 open class로 운영되고 있습니다.(정원제가 아니라는 뜻입니다^^)

     그러나, 별다른 인터뷰도 없고 오로지 본인의 판단만으로 반을 결정해야 하는 문제점이 있네요..

     초급과 중급사이에서 모호함을 느끼는 분들~은 초중급반에서 부터 마이존 경험을 시작해 보세요.

     색다른 즐거움과 motivation이 기다리고 있습니다.

    우리반은 매주 신입멤버를 모집합니다.

  스터디 운영 방식은요?

     7;30~7;50  greeting and casual talk

     8;00~8;50  Conversation 1

     8;50~9;00  tea time

     9;00~9;50  Conversation  2

     9;50~10;00 wrap up the study

      스터디가 끝난 후엔 친목도모 혹은 허기를 달래고자 하는 목적으로 거의 매주 개더링이 이뤄집니다.

           한시간 남짓한 시간이 가져다 주는 활력과 즐거움을 이루 표현할 수가 없네요 ㅎㅎ

 참여대상은?

  - 기본적인 생활영어 표현이 가능하신 분들 (본인소개,취미,미래의 꿈등 가벼운 주제의 토론에 큰 어려움이 없으신 분들)

  - 초급 10pass member ,중급 10pass member 모두 참석 가능합니다.

  - 예습 없이도 topic을 5분이내에 파악하실 정도의 능력은 되셔야 겠죠?!

  Topic 과 참여방법

  - 토픽은 스터디 3일전(금요일)까지 게시판에 Upload 됩니다.

  - 참여는 게시판에 매주 게시되는 모임공지에 꼬리말을 다시고 스터디 당일 마이존 현장에 와서 pass를

    구입하시면 됩니다.

  - 참여 댓글을 달지 않고 참여하시면 토픽 hand out을 100원에 구매하셔야 하니, 번거로우시더라도 반드시  참여댓글을 다셔야 합니다.

  - 패스는 한달 4회<우리반만 사용> 이용하실수 있는 Monthly pass를 구매하시거나 10times pass를 구입하시고 참여하시면 됩니다.

우리가 스터디 모임 하는 공간 

마이존은 English cafe 우리가 스터디 하는 공간입니다.

각 스터디에 관한 궁금한 사항은 스터디 게시판에 질문을 남겨 주시기 바랍니다.

스터디 전체적인 것에 대한 궁금한 사항은 운영자 Michelle (미쉘)  jae-ryeon@hanmail.net 에게 문의 바랍니다.

장소 & 위치에 관한 문의 사항  ☎ 02-556-0719 문의 주세요.

 

[Philip Seo]

1st/philip/이탈리아 출장! 무사히. 여자이쁩니다 !호호.전9시20분에!

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[YUN(윤)]

2nd/yun/참석

[babybear]

3rd/christina/참석입니다~ㅎㅎ

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[Kris69]

크리스티나...저 토픽2에 맞춰 갈게요..

[babybear]

네~^^

[Kris69]

4th/Kris/ 갑니다~

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[MollyAgnes]

5th molly 참석

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[Andrew Koh]

6th/Andrew/참석해요.

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[Frankie Han]

7th/Frankie/참석요

[babybear]

웰컴^^

[David HotsellHof]

8th/James bbong/ long time no see ben

[babybear]

웰컴^^

[Benedict]

9 갑니다

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