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Pursue Your Dream

B2 – Upper Intermediate

A lot of people wants to be successful but only a few are willing to take actions. It takes a lot of courage to go after what you want despite uncertainties. The thought of going out of your comfort zone could be really challenging but sometimes, you just have to take a leap and decide that you no longer want to be mediocre.

It can be tiring and scary chasing after your goals but then you won’t mind any of that anymore because you are chasing the right thing: your passion.

Watch the video on how Steve Harvey pursued his dreams.

Discussion Questions:

  1. Why going out of your comfort zone could be beneficial?
  2. What does success mean to you? What are you passionate about?
  3. Why do you think some people would settle for something familiar than something new?
  4. What are the things that drive you to pursue your dreams?
  5. Talk about the things that you’ve done for your dreams.
  6. What are the things that could one do to find his/her passion?

Skiing Accident

B1 – Intermediate

Skiing is a very popular activity during winter. While it is very fun to do, it is also dangerous. You have to be very careful when you go skiing to prevent accidents.

Listen to this audio and read the transcript about a professional American skier who had an accident while skiing in an Alaskan mountain.

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Discussion Questions:

  1. Do you like skiing? Why or why not? Talk about your first time skiing.
  2. What other winter activities do you like?
  3. What was your most memorable skiing or winter trip? Why was it memorable?
  4. Have you ever had any accidents doing sports?
  5. What is your opinion on getting injured while doing sports?

Perspective

B2 – Upper Intermediate

Our reaction to all the things that are happening in our lives has a really great impact on what will happen to our future. We make decisions and act according to what and how we feel presently. Our perspective in different situations might make or break us. After all, they say that a negative mind will never give you a positive life.

Let us find out what happened to the old lady on how changing her perspective helped her a lot in having a happy life.

Discussion Questions:

  1. Can you tell the summary of the story of the old lady?
  2. What is perspective?
  3. Are you an optimist or a pessimist?
  4. What did the monk advise her?
  5. Do you agree with the monk?
  6. If you are to give an advise to the old lady, what will you tell her?
  7. How do you deal with the negative things that are happening in your life?

I Can’t Do It

B2 – Upper Intermediate

Many people are struggling from depression and the worst part is they are dealing with it just by themselves. Causes of it are usually bad experiences and misfortunes.

However, this woman was able to cope up with this in spite of all the challenges she had to go through. And now, she’s known as one of the most famous writers not only in her country but all around the globe.

Discussion Questions:

  1. Why do you think the title of the video is “I Can’t Do It”?
  2. How do you cope up with sad moments in life?
  3. What can you say about the story of JK Rowling?
  4. What have you learned from JK Rowling’s life story?
  5. Are you a fan of Harry Potter? What is your favorite part of the novel? Why?

The Power of Education

B2 – Upper Intermediate

Educating yourself is one of the best things you can do to help yourself grow and become knowledgeable. There is a saying that goes, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world “.

The story in this video will somehow prove us that education can really change the world.

Discussion Questions:

  1. What can you say about the story of Frederick Douglass?
  2. How was education instrumental to his life?
  3. How has education helped you in your life?
  4. How will you explain Frederick Douglass’ famous saying “If there is no struggle, there is no progress”.
  5. Do you believe that education is powerful? Explain your answer or cite example situations.

He Failed 1000 Times

B2 – Upper Intermediate

All of us want to be successful in this race called life. However, it is impossible to reach success without going through failures and hardships.

In this video, we will learn how one of the most popular cooks in the world became known despite thousands of rejections and misfortunes.

Discussion Questions:

  1. Have you experienced failure?
  2. What was your biggest failure that you’ve had so far?
  3. How did cope up with it?
  4. What can you say about the story?
  5. If you were in Colonel Harland Sanders’ situation, will you do the same? Why/why not?

Online Piracy

B1 – Intermediate

Because of Covid-19 restrictions, a lot of people stay at home. One thing you can do in your house is watching movies and series. Normally, you need to pay for subscription to Netflix, Amazon Prime, or HBO to be able to watch.

But what do you do if don’t want to pay to watch movies and series? Some people go to online piracy sites. These are websites where you can download or stream films and TV shows illegally but for free. This action is a big problem for the entertainment businesses.

Listen to this audio and read the transcript about online piracy.

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Discussion Questions:

  1. What is online piracy and how does it affect companies like Netflix and Disney? What are its effects on the entertainment industry?
  2. What is your opinion about online piracy?
  3. How common or big is this problem in your country?

This Guy Was Accidentally Buried Alive and This Is What Happened

B2 – Upper Intermediate

If you knew this was your last day on Earth, how would you want to spend it? Death is scary. It can make us think about what we want to do with our lives.

I couldn’t think of anything worse than a slow and painful death. I couldn’t imagine someone waking up in their coffin just to die again.

Unfortunately, a lot of people were buried alive due to negligence and imagining what they had gone through is completely horrendous. As terrifying as it may seem, it’s still possible to survive being buried six feet under alive.

Watch the video and know how to escape this predicament.

Discussion Questions:

  1. Why are there many people who got buried alive in the past? What do they do if the dead resurrects?
  2. If this happened to someone you know, how’d you feel seeing someone “come back from the dead”?
  3. According to the video, what must one do in order to escape?
  4. Why do they have to bury the dead 6 ft under?
  5. Why are there people trying to bury themselves alive?

Should Stay-at-Home Parents Be Paid?

B2 – Upper Intermediate

At this time, many would agree that both parents should be employed to sustain one’s family’s needs. However, this isn’t the case for everybody. Some couples decide that one parent should remain at home to take care of the children and of course, the household chores and that one parent isn’t paid either by the government or by their respective spouses.

It has been a much debated topic whether it is time to recognize the economic value of domestic labor.

Watch the video below to further understand this topic.

Discussion Questions:

  1. What do you think about domestic labor? Do you think it is a challenging job that needs to be paid? Why and why not?
  2. What are the downsides of paying stay-at-home parents? Do you think more parents would rather stay at home and never work outside? Is it necessarily bad?
  3. Do you think this idea would increase gender inequality?
  4. Could we consider this idea an investment in children?
  5. In your opinion, would you choose to be a stay-at-home parent? Would the possibility of a pay for such work affect your decision?

What’s Hidden on the Forbidden North Sentinel Island?

B2 – Upper Intermediate

One of the most intriguing places on the planet would be the
North Sentinel Island. How so? On this infamous & unspoiled island, a unique civilization can be found. This is the home of one of the most mysterious tribe – the Sentinelese.

According to scientists, the Sentinelese have been living in complete self-isolation for almost 60,000 years; thus, they don’t know anything about the rest of the world. They don’t have any idea about computers, schools, or businesses. They have been living on their own, unbothered.

Know more about this tribe as you watch the video.

Discussion Questions:

  1. Why is it an infamous island? Why is the island being protected?
  2. How do the Sentinelese people live? What makes their civilization unique?
  3. Why do you think a lot of scientists want to visit the North Sentinel island?
  4. If you could visit the island, what would you want to ask the Sentinelese?
  5. What do you think is hidden in North Sentinel?