{"id":11299,"date":"2019-12-02T17:20:52","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T16:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=11299"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:24:48","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:24:48","slug":"living-funerals-in-seoul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2019\/12\/living-funerals-in-seoul\/","title":{"rendered":"“Living Funerals” in Seoul"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some people would rather not talk about death, finding it too morbid to dwell on. However, one community center in Seoul, South Korea has taken mulling over death to a whole new level with its “dying well” program. It has provided more than 25,000 people an experience it calls a “living funeral”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to the audio and read the transcript to see how thinking about death has actually helped some people lead better lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/learningenglish.voanews.com\/a\/south-koreans-take-part-in-living-funerals-to-improve-lives\/5156961.html<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. What is a “living funeral”?<\/li>
  2. What benefits did the participants say they got out of this event?<\/li>
  3. Do you think talking about death can be healthy? <\/li>
  4. What do you feel when people bring up the topic of death?<\/li>
  5. What are your thoughts on “living funerals”?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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