英语角话题

8.10.10 English Corner Topic: Change
1. What kinds of changes in life do you look forward to? What kinds of changes do you not like? Why?
2. Do you feel like you are the kind of person that easily adapts to change or new circumstances? Can you give an example from your life? If you suddenly found yourself in a new city with no friends and no job, how fast do you think you could adapt?
3. If a person does not like change or adapt easily, how do you think that person can develop the ability to adapt? What other qualities does a person that accepts change easily have?
4. Are there advantages to keeping things the same? What things in your life would you not like to change? What things about your country do you think should stay the same?


8.17.10 English Corner Topic: Stereotypes
1. What is a stereotype? Can you give some examples of stereotypes you know of?
2. What kinds of stereotypes do Chinese people have of Americans, Japanese, British, Africans? Do you think these stereotypes are correct or incorrect? What kinds of stereotypes do you think Westerners have of Chinese people?
3. What kinds of stereotypes do you have of college students, migrant workers, middle-aged men, people with tattoos? Where do you think those stereotypes came from?
4. What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of having stereotypes? Do you like it or dislike it when a person puts you in a certain stereotype? Is it possible to talk about a country’s people/culture without having stereotypes?


8.24.10 English Corner Topic: Heroes
1. Who is your favorite super hero? What super power does he/she have? Why do you like this super hero the best?
2. If you could have a super power, which one would you chose to have? Why that one? Is there a power you would really not like to have?
3. Is it only a super hero’s powers that make them special? What kinds of personalities do super heroes usually have? What characteristics would you be surprised to see in a super hero?
4. Can you think of anyone in the world today that you feel is like a super hero? What makes that person ‘super?’ Do you think that person has become ‘super’ because of his/her personality?

8.31.10 English Corner Topic: Dreams
1. Do you often remember your dreams? What’s the most recent dream you can remember? Did you dream it in color or in black and white?
2. Do you ever have recurring dreams? What are they about? Why do you think you dream about that specific thing? Are your recurring dreams usually good dreams or nightmares?
3. If you see a certain image in a dream, do you think it has a specific meaning? For example, if you saw the following things in a dream, what do you think they would mean: a road, your middle school, your mom, a bird, sand, an open door, darkness, teeth?
4. Have you ever dreamed something that came true in real life? Do you think it’s possible to know something in a dream before it happens in real life? Do you think you dr

eam about that thing because you fear it or is there another explanation?


10. 26.10 English Corner Topic: Fame
1. Who is your favorite famous person? Why do you like that person? How did that person become famous?
2. What different kinds of fame are there? Is the fame a person has for being a scientist different than that of a movie star? What’s the difference between ‘famous’ and ‘infamous’?
3. If you could be famous, what would you like to be known for? Do you think you would like the life of a famous person? What do you think would be hard about it?
4. Why do you think so many people who are famous end up in a scandal? Do you think it’s possible to be famous and have integrity and good morals? Do you know of any famous people that are especially respected for their good lives?

11.09.10 English Club Topic: Trust
How would you define trust? Is it just a feeling? Is it a decision?
How do you come to trust a person? Does building trust require time and experience with another person or can you trust someone as soon as you meet them? Are there different levels of trust for different people in your life?
Who in your life do you trust the most? How has that person gained or earned your trust? If you found out that person had lied to you, would you trust them again or not?
4.What do you think is a worse quality in a person- being too trusting or not being trusting enough? In what ways would life be hard for both of these kinds of people?

12.14.10 English Corner Topic: Responsibility
What kind of responsibilities do you have to your family? Are those responsibilities based on love for your family or a sense of duty or obligation?
What responsibilities do you have to your neighbors and your neighborhood? Are the qualities that make for a good neighbor in the city the same as those in the countryside?
What kind of responsibilities do you have to your classmates/colleagues? Can you think of a time that a classmate/colleague negatively effected class/work environment by not fulfilling his/her responsibilities?
What does it mean to be "socially responsible?" What are your social responsibilities? How do you know that those are your responsibilities? Are they learned or did you think of them yourself?