Tag: People and Human Interest

B2 – Upper Intermediate

A philosopher once said, “the only constant in life is change”. Change is inevitable that’s why we should be able to adapt to changes in our lives. However, some things never change; such as bad habits.

Let’s watch the video and learn a new expression.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/experiment/unit-1/session-1

Discussion Questions:

1. What does “a leopard can’t change its spots” mean? Do you agree with this?
2. What are some bad habits that you would like to get rid of?
3. Do you agree or disagree that people can change for the better? Why or why not?
4. How do you say the same expression in your language and explain what it means.
5. Share an experience when a leopard couldn’t change its spots.

B2 – Upper Intermediate

We all want to live a happy and meaningful life but what does having a “meaningful life” really mean? Finding happiness could be easy. Whether it’s money, family, travel, or food, we all have a different definition of happiness. Having a meaningful life is another story. Some would say seeking meaning in life is the more fulfilling path.

In this video, you will know why we should build more meaningful lives instead of just happy ones.

Discussion Questions:

1. What are the four pillars of a meaningful life?
2. What’s important to you in life?
3. How can you help someone who has depression?
4. What makes you happy?
5. How can you live more meaningfully?

B2 – Upper Intermediate

There’s an English adage that goes “early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise”. Assuming this is true and that there truly is a lot to be gained from throwing back the covers at the break of day, then it seems that the majority of us have trouble jump-starting a key habit which could lead to more success.

In this video, one vlogger shares how he cracked the code when it comes to waking up before 6:00 a.m. daily.

Discussion Questions:

1. Do you consider yourself an early or late riser?
2. What are some advantages of waking up early?
3. What ideas does Matt D’Avella have towards achieving early wakefulness? Which suggestions would you be willing to try?
4. Do you have any tips of your own to enable one to wake up early?
5. What are reasons you would normally rise early?

B2 – Upper Intermediate

Growing up, we often hear our parents, especially our mom’s common and loud assertion of a common phrase “when will you grow up?” in moments when you are being mischievous. They are perhaps tired of a kid-like nature which is not responsible enough to even know what they really want in life.

Have you ever thought of a certain point where you know exactly what you want and you are able to meet the mundane demand of independent and professional living? That is an informal description of adulting.

Let’s learn more by watching the video below.

Discussion Questions:

1. How do you define adulting?
2. Can we determine a specific stage or age for maturity?
3. Why do we have to learn the hard way?
4. What is the most challenging part of adulting?
5. What are some things that you learned the hard way?
6. How would you describe your adult life?

B2 – Upper Intermediate

Some say “two heads are better than one”. This is true in some cases wherein better judgment is reached when an issue is decided from different perspectives. However, there are some instances where having too many people involved bring about disastrous outcomes.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/experiment/unit-1/session-3

Discussion Questions:

1. What does “too many cooks spoil the broth” mean?
2. Do you agree or disagree with this?
3. Can you retell the other expressions with similar meaning that were mentioned in the video?
4. Give a situation you were in where too many cooks spoil the broth.
5. What are instances where you need more collaborators and those when you don’t?