Chủ đề thảo luận tiếng anh với CLB GLN - 19/01/2012 và 20/01/2012

Saturday Jan, 19th, 2012

“Why Buy the Cow, When You Can Get the Milk for Free?”
It’s no secret that many couples are cohabiting, that is, living together in a ***ual relationship without marriage. Currently, in Western countries 60% of all marriages are preceded by cohabitation, but fewer than half of cohabiting unions end in marriage. Another fact is that more than two-thirds of married couples in the US say that they lived together before getting married. Are those figures surprised you? Do you know what makes cohabitation being more common even in Asian culture like Vietnam. Let’s come and share your opinions on the issue.

COHABITATION​

2:30 pm, Saturday, 19th January 2013
No 12, Lane 8, Nguyen Thi Dinh Str, Trung Hoa Ward, Cau Giay
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2:30- 2 Breaking the ice
· Making friends with others
2:45- 3 Discussing in pairs
· What is cohabitation? What initially appears in your mind when thinks of a couple is cohabiting?
· What are advantages and disadvantages of cohabitation?
· What are the possible outcomes of cohabitation?
· Can you analyze the saying: “Why Buy the Cow, When You Can Get the Milk for Free”?

3:30 – 3 Playing games
3:45- 4 Working in group
Illustrate the daily living of a young couple who is cohabitating. The play should demonstrate the negative outcomes of living without marriage.


Sunday, Jan 20th, 2012

Life is a succession of choices and we have to make decision everytime, in every single minute. Almost all the cases are daily routine and we can easily know what to do but sometimes they are not that clear. They require us to make comparisions, to think of priority order. Even when you have decided the do’s and don’ts, there still leave a regret or uncomfortable feelings. Come and join us to discuss more deeply about this hard-to-do work.

For further information, let’s look through the following timeline:

MAKING DECISION
2:30pm Sunday, 20th January 2013
10th Floor, Keangnam Office Building,Pham Hung Str, Tu Liem Dist, Ha Noi​

2:45-3:15 Make friends
§ Making friends with others

3:15-4:20 Discuss in pairs
§ Do you often face with situations that are hard to make decision? Tell your friend one of your most memorable stories
§ Have you ever made a big mistake even though you have spent much time to think about? Why did it make you feel regret?
§ If you have right to choose between a quiet life with everything stable and a busy life with a lot of changes, which one will you choose?

4:20-4:30 Relax Playing a game

4:30-5:00 Discuss in group Imagine that the following situation happened with you, think about it and show your group’s decision:
You are a student living far away from home. The next Sunday is your younger brother’s birthday and you have promised to him that you will give him a surprise. He was very happy because it has been 2 months you haven’t come home yet. Suddenly, your friend in high school called you and informed that this Sunday your class will have annual party and almost all members have arranged time to go to Hanoi. He also mentioned that you have to come, it has been 1 year you haven’t met others. What should you do? Break the promise or refuse and wait for your class’s next annual meeting?

5:00-5:30 Free talk