phone english blogB2 – Upper Intermediate
Are you worried about your skin when the temperature drops?
As fall and winter come, your skin dries up as the wind steals away its moisture then the battle for having healthy skin begins.
Let’s watch Dr. Whitney Bowe as she gives some tips on how to keep skin hydrated.
Discussion Questions:
1. What are the tips and tricks mentioned that can help protect your skin during fall/winter?
2. What is Hyaluronic acid?
3. How do you take care of your skin?
B2 – Upper Intermediate
Hair fashions may change season to season, but the norm persisted that men needed to keep their hair short for sanitary reasons. Also, many view men with long hair as lazy slackers while those with short hair are seen as industrious.
However, since when – and why – did men begin cutting their hair short?
Find the story behind this in the video below.
Discussion Questions:
1. Describe your hairstyle.
2. In Spain, what is the trendy hairstyle for men and women nowadays?
3. How do you view men with long hair? How about women with short hair?
4. How do you think hair or hairstyles can affect our perception of a person’s personality?
B2 – Upper Intermediate
A man quit his job for being mistreated by his manager. But before he did, he told about his bad experience to the other employees that resulted to three other people leaving the company.
When those people found themselves unemployed, they decided to start their own business. After some time and a lot of hard work, their business became very successful to the extent that they started competing with the company they used to work for. Under the pressure of the fierce competition the old company declared bankruptcy.
A small unnoticeable change can result in a very big one later on, can’t it?
Discussion Questions:
1. Explain the Butterfly Effect. Do you believe in it, or do you believe that the courses of events in this world are predetermined or inevitable?
2. Tell about your own experience of the Butterfly Effect. Think of one action that you did today. How do you think it had created a change in the events of this day?
3. How do you think your studies of English now can cause a difference in other people’s lives in the future?
B2 – Upper Intermediate
According to many pet owners, cats are generally more difficult to train than dogs. In this video, though, a blogger named Jun shows his way of training his cats in order to have a harmonious home life with his furry friends.
If you have a cat, or thinking of getting one, do not miss this video.
Discussion Questions:
C1 – Advanced
We are used to thinking of many of the psychological problems of adulthood arise from a lack of affection in our early years. We grow mentally weak because somewhere in the past, we were not given the necessary love and care that we needed. Indeed, it’s difficult not to have been loved by one’s parents, but there’s a real challenge too in having been loved too much, which is regarded as ‘the golden child syndrome.’ Golden children suffer from the immense burden of expectation placed on their shoulders by their parents.
Watch the video below to learn more about the golden child syndrome.
Discussion Questions:
B1 – Intermediate
All countries have debts that they need to pay. This is why the government tries its best to find ways to pay for them.
In Malaysia, the citizens did something to help the government pay the country’s debts.
Read the article and learn how Malaysians helped the government.
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1806/180603-crowdfunding-1.html
Discussion Questions:
1. What is your opinion on what the Malaysians did?
2. Would you give money to your government to pay your country’s debts?
3. Have you ever used crowdfunding to collect money for something/someone?
4. Have you ever given money to someone/for something by crowdfunding?
5. What are your thoughts on crowdfunding?
B2 – Upper Intermediate
In some countries, tattoos are still viewed as a negative sign about a person and a lot of people are still offended by seeing people who have them. Japan is one of those countries that maintain a rather conservative view on tattoos.
Read more about the request made to tattooed rugby players ahead the Rugby World Cup next year in Japan.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-45586210
Discussion Questions:
1. Do you agree with this request?
2. Would you consider having a tattoo?
3. Why do you think people want to get tattoos?
4. Is it accepted in your country?
5. How important is it to respect local customs?
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B2 – Upper Intermediate
Do you feel nervous during an interview or presentation or just generally feel anxious? There are plenty of moments that can make us nervous. The good news is that you can overcome your fears with the simple technique of training your mind to perform under pressure.
Watch as Simon Sinek explains this technique further.
Discussion Questions:
1. Is there a difference between nervous and excited?
2. In what situations are you often nervous and excited about?
3. How would you turn nervousness into excitement? Give examples.
B1 – Intermediate
Electricity is a basic necessity. But not all places in the world have it. In some remote communities, people still have to live in the dark.
Read on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proud announcement that every Indian village now has electricity.
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1805/180502-electricity-1.html
Discussion Questions:
1. What are your thoughts on this news? How are Indians’ lives going to be changed?
2. What do you think it would be like to live without electricity?
3. If there was a power outage in your village/city for a day/a week, what would you do?
4. Are there still areas in your country without proper electricity or other services available?
5. If there’s one service (electricity, water, telephone, internet, cable TV, mobile, gas) you can live without, which one would it be?