[GLN EC] No meeting on 27/04 & 28/04

  Please be informed that there will be no meeting as usual in both GLN EC Saturday and GLN EC Sunday this week (27/04 & 28/04) due to Vietnam's National Holiday of Independence Day 30 April and Labour Day 1 May.

[ Gln EC Sunday ] Topic 21/4: Marriage

Marriage is one of the most concerned and attractive topics nowadays because of their deeply social and human being characteristics; It seems to be a rule that people grow up and then get married. So what leads them to do that?  What are the meanings of marriage? And how can we have a good marriage? All the questions will be shared and discussed at GLN EC on this Sunday afternoon!! Let’s come and join with us!!

“My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to marry me.”  Winston Churchill 

MARRIAGE

2:30 pm, Sunday, 21^st April 2013

10th Floor, Keangnam Office Building, Pham Hung Str,Tu Liem Dist, Ha Noi.

2:30 – 3:00: Warming up

     Make friends and play a game

3:00 – 3:45: Discussing in pairs:

1.      What is marriage?

2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of getting married?

3. What are factors contributing to a successful marriage?

4. Do you want to live with your parents after getting married? Explain your reasons.

3:45 – 4:00: Relaxing

4:00 – 4:30: Group work

Draw a picture of your future marriage and make presentation about it. Please make it as detailed as possible.

4:30 – 5:00: Free talk

[ GLN EC Saturday ] Topic 20/4: Traveling

Up to now, the weather is gradually changing during four seasons in a year. There is a vast number of young people as well as big families decide to get lots of plans for traveling in the next summer. However, whatever did you feel satisfied with enjoying that holiday? And what would you prepare to have a perfect journey and avoid some incidents? Come and share with us your experiences about this topic on 20^th April 2013.

Traveling

2:30 pm, Saturday, 20^{th  h}April 2013

10th Floor, Keangnam Office Building, Pham Hung Str, TuLiemDist, Hanoi .

2:30- 2:45: Breaking the ice

·         Making friends with others

2:45- 3:30: Discussing in pairs

·         What kinds of traveling did you take part in? Where? And what the most things did you learn from each place?

·         Do you like to travel in your holidays or free time? Why?

·         Do you think holidays are becoming more and more important?

·         How did the most impressive place affect you to everyday life after that?

·         Can you tell us about a tiring travel where you felt disappointed about ( Eg: poor preparation, bad weather, suddenly  ill health and so on)?

3:30 – 3:45: Playing games

3:45- 4:30: Working in groups

Imagine that you are to travel on business, but it’s the first time you have gone abroad. However, the flight has some troubles of hitting some turbulence without advance warning, and so many passengers would be out of their seats when the plane starts dropping violently. What would you do in the next step to avoid scream and panic? Play a funny drama.

Turbulence : sudden and violent changes in wind direction.

[GLN EC Sunday] Topic (14/4): KpopFan and Anti-Fan

Nowadays,Kpop(South Korean pop) has become very popular in many countries. In Viet Nam, there are a lot of Kpopfans and the way they love their idols causes too many arguments in society. On the other hand, there are many other people who really hate Kpop called “anti-fan”. The fighting between fans and anti-fans of Kpop constantly happens day by day. Who are Kpop fan and anti-fan?How do their activities affect the communityand their life?  Come and share with us your opinion on 14^th April 2013.

KpopFan and Anti-Fan

2:30 pm, Sunday, 14^thApril 2013

10th Floor, KeangnamOfficeBuilding, Pham Hung Str, TuLiemDist, Ha Noi.

2:30- 2:45: Breaking the ice

• Making friends with others

2:45- 3:30: Discussing in pairs

• What are Kpop fans and anti-fans? Why do they admire Kpop artists so much?
• Do you like Kpop? Why yes or not?
• How do Kpop fans express your concern about their idols?  What are the consequences of crazy fans?
• Why do some people hate Kpop and become Kpop anti-fans?
• Is becoming Kpop fans and anti-fans good or not? What should we do to settle with Kpop fans and anti-fans?

3:30 – 3:45: Playing games

3:45- 4:30: Working in groups

Imagine that you and two your other friends are Kpop fans.Suddenly, one of your friends becomes a fan of Kim-răng-hô. As a result, you and the other friend don’t like him and debate tensely with him. That argument can make your team break up. What will you do in this situation to maintain your friendship.

 Work in group to think of solutions and then play a drama. 

[GLN EC Saturday] Topic (13/4): Stress

Nowadays,  when the fast-paced life is full of worries, burdens and pressure, stress turns out to be one of the most common diseases in the modern life.Getting stressed may cause a lot of uncomfortable feelings and negatively affect various aspects of people’s life such as work, family and love.Therefore, how to cope with stress has always been a issue of great concern for many people. Let’s come and join us at 2h30pm this Sunday to share your view about the topic.

Stress

  2:30pm Saturday, 13th  April 2013

 10th Floor, Keangnam Office Building, Pham Hung Str, TuLiem Dist,  Ha Noi

2:30-2:45: Breaking the ice

Making friend with each other.

2:45- 3h30: Discussing in pairs:

•   What is stress?
•  What are signs of stress?
•  Why do people get stressed?
•  Have you ever been in a stressful situation before? How did it affect you?
•  What should we do cope with stress?

3:30-3:45: Playing games

3:45-4:30: Working  in group:

Supposing that you are put in a extremely stressful situation. You get fired by the boss and end up in broke,  your  girlfriend leaves you for another wealthier guy and then you recieve the shocking news that your parents are about to get divorced.  Everyone turns back on you and you feel like the whole world is against you. What would you do in that case to get you out of that mess. Make a drama to express your idea.

[GLN EC Sunday] No meeting on 7/04/2013

Please be informed that there will be no meeting on Sunday (April 7th 2013), the only meeting will be held on Saturday.

Please scroll down for the topic detail on Saturday, 6/04/2013

[GLN EC Saturday] Topic 6/4 : Virginity In Modern Society

Virginity used to be considered a very significant, precious thing for both men and women before wedding. In the past, the women who lost their so-called virginity would become outcasts. However, what used to be might not come back again – as today our modern society has a more sympathetic point of view towards the topic, being easy to accept loss of virginity. What is virginity? How does it affect our relationship to others? We’re gonna find out soon enough to have an overview of this topic on Saturday 6^th April at GLN Keangnam.

Virginity in modern society

2:30pm Saturday, 6^th April 2013

10th Floor, Keangnam Office Building, Pham Hung Str, Tu Liem Dist,  Ha Noi

2:30- 2:45: Breaking the ice

• Making friends with others

2:45- 3:30: Discussing in pairs

• What do you know about virginity? Is there a “male equivalent” for that?
• What causes the loss of virginity in both genders? Do you agree with the point that “virginity is equal to dignity”, which means the women who failed to deliver their virginity to their husband would be “woman with no dignity”? Give us the ideas.
• Some said that men should preserve their own virginity until marriage. Others argue that these “virgin men” would be extremely clumsy and couldn’t satisfy their women during marriage – which would eventually lead to marriage failure? What point would you agree with? Why?
• Nowadays, premarital sex is frequent and less than a crime like before. Do you think it is an act of virginity preservation to have sex with the future wives/husbands, leading to have baby before marriage? Why?

3:30 – 3:45: Playing games

3:45- 4:30: Working in groups

• Imagine that you’re a woman who was dumped by a lady-killer who just takes away your virginity. For a long time, you finally hang out with another guy. However, this guy has very old - fashioned thinking about virginity and would not accept you since you've lost your virginity. Come out with a solution (acting, presentation) in 5 minutes for each group.

[GLN EC] Announcement: Change Location

It is noticed that from now on GLN EC NTD on Saturday afternoon will be organized in Keangnam instead of Nguyen Thi Dinh.

Here are our weekly meetings schedule:
     Meeting 1 - GLN EC Saturday:  2:30PM on Saturday in 10th Floor, Keangnam Office Building, Pham Hung Str, Tu Liem Dist,  Ha Noi
     Meeting 2 - GLN EC Sunday   :  2:30PM on Sunday in 10th Floor, Keangnam Office Building, Pham Hung Str, Tu Liem Dist,  Ha Noi

Once again, please be informed that both meetings will be held in Keangnam. 


Regards,