Career Orientation

At the age of adulthood, we may have to face a lot of concerns, for example, about studying at universities, choosing jobs, career, boyfriend or girlfriend and so on. However, among these, choosing a career may be the most difficult decision. There are hundreds of career options, but how can we make a right career choice when sometimes we even don't exactly know what you want to do? Does it seem like an insurmountable task? Come and share with us in GLN EC this weekend with the very hot topic: “Career Orientation”.

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                                                     Career Orientation

                                                      Saturday, 29th October, 2011

                                   No 12, Lane 8, Nguyen Thi Dinh Str, Trung Hoa Ward, Cau Giay


2:30-2.45: Breaking the ice

• Making friends with others

2:45-3.00: Getting started

• Watching an interesting video.

3:00-3:45: Discussing in pairs

• As you were a child, what did you want to become? Why?

• For those who haven't taken a job, what do you intend to do in the near future? What do you think about the career in your whole life?

• For those who are taking a job, how do you feel about your current job? Do you want to change it? If not, why? And what about your career?

• Do you know how to make a “right” career orientation? What are bases of choosing the right career?

3:45-4:25: Discussing in groups

“Nowadays, in Vietnam, a lot of young people tend to change their work so quickly in a very short time. Or in other words, “Job-hop” phenomenon has become a popular trend”

=> Do you think it is good or bad? If bad, what are the reasons and solutions for this phenomenon? Let’s discuss and present your group’s ideas.

4:25 – 4:30: Ending the program

Private school or public school, which is the better?

Nowadays, lot types of schools are growing along with the fast-paced living in our society, particularly private (non-state) and public (state) schools. So what are the reasons why we choose one of which? For interest or for advantages? We should consider some aspects relating on fees, condition, facilities and so on to decide which is better and suitable for our attending. We find this topic very interesting and useful at GLN EC on Saturday, 22nd October 2011.

Yes of course, both private and public schools are very popular in Vietnam because of increasing a number of school-attendances. However, it seems to be that public ones have prevailed more than the private because of their lower fees, assurance, qualities and so on, which is mostly agreed in this meeting. Besides, some members raise their different ideas about the advantages and disadvantages of two kinds above. They think that private schools are much better than public ones in terms of qualities, facilities and teaching methods because teachers in private schools are more responsible and enthusiastic in teaching than those in public ones. This may be the fact in Vietnam. That’s all about discussing in pair.

After enjoying some funny and logical games to relax, we move to discuss in groups. We have divided into 3 groups to make presentation with the idea: “Some people feel that the responsibility for providing education should be borne only by government and that private education should be banned. What do you think about this?” This part really attracts all most everyone because each group shows their useful ideas and excellent performance. We not only practice our English but improve our soft skills in this meeting. Thanks to this topic, I can see some big differences between private and public schools in Vietnam more.

Discovering the differences among some interesting words

1. Kind, sort, and type

Very often it makes no difference which of these words we use. But good dictionaries point out some subtle differences. In fact, sometimes only one of these words is correct. For example, it would be wrong to use ’sort’ or ‘kind’ in sentence 1 below.

Compare these three English sentences:

1. What is your blood type?
(Expected answer is a precise named category.)

2. What sort of prices do they charge?
(Expected answer is a description rather than a named category.)

3. What kind of dog is that?
(Probable answer is a named category, but not necessarily as precise as 1 above.
A descriptive answer is also possible.)

So you should remember that:

• ‘type‘ usually means a precisely defined category.

• ‘sort‘ is more general, often about character rather than definition and can be used in a negative way e.g. What sort of person would do a terrible thing like that?

• ‘kind‘ is about half way between, usually referring to large categories or families of things that are naturally related.

=> Note that ‘type’ cannot be used as a hedge phrase, as in ‘She’s a bit sort of (or kind of) upset about it.’

2. Home and House

"Home is where the heart is." A house is just a roof over your head which is not an apartment or a condo or what not. It's only a home if you make it yours.

Another explaination:

Home:- A home could be any place where u live. its a structure of any thing, and it
and it does not create any income to its owner, and there is no tax liablity
on the owner of the home.
House :- When a home started to giving income to its owner it is called house.
" a house, is a another type of home which creats income to the owner
and this income is taxable under house property tax.

 The differences between HOPE and WISH

I. HOPE-WISH

1. HOPE

The word “hope” is used to talk about possible situations that we desire in the past, present or future. The important thing to note is that these situations are POSSIBLE. For example:

I hope you had a good time at the party last night.

I haven’t looked outside yet. I hope it’s not raining.

I hope you have a great day.

I hope you’re not going to go to the movie without me.

The last two examples are about the future. In English, we can use the future tense or the present tense after the word “hope” to talk about the future. Both are natural.

2. WISH

On the other hand, “wish” is used to talk about situations that we desire, but which are the opposite of the current reality or which are impossible. For example:

I wish I had a car. (In reality, I don’t have a car now, but I want one).

I wish I didn’t have to work tomorrow. (In reality, I have to work tomorrow, but I don’t want to).

-When we use wish + past perfect tense, we are talking about regrets we have from the past. For example:

I wish I hadn’t gone to the party. (In reality, I went to the party, and now I regret it).

I wish I had studied harder in school. (In reality, I didn’t study hard in school, and now I regret it).

We can use wish + would + verb to talk about situations that often happen in our lives that we don’t like. For example:

I wish my husband would help me clean the house. (In reality, my husband never helps me clean the house, and I don’t like it).

I wish my children wouldn’t play their music so loudly. (In reality, my children play their music very loudly, and I don’t like it).

-We can also use wish + noun to talk about things that we desire for other people. In these cases, the meaning of  “wish” is more similar to “hope”. This way of using “wish”, however, is much less common that the other ways. For example:

We wish you a merry Christmas. (The meaning is: We hope you have a merry Christmas).

Finally, we can use wish + the infinitive form of a verb (this is means “to” + the base form). In these cases, the meaning of “wish” has the same meaning as “want”, but it is more formal. For example:

I wish to see your boss right away.

We don’t have a table available right now. Do you wish to wait?

Private or Public School

Private or Public School

The more modern society becomes, the more attention each parents pays to their children’s education. Looking for the right school seems an uneasy task because of the wide range of both private and public schools. Therefore, not surprisingly, many people wonder whether private educators should be allowed to provide education or only public ones should. This is GLN English Club’s topic this week “Private and Public School”. Let’s come and share with us your own experience and idea about this headline.

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Private or Public School

Saturday, October 22^nd, 2011

No 12, Lane 8, Nguyen Thi Dinh, Trung Hoa, Cau Giay

    2:30- 2:45: Breaking the ice

ü      Making friends with others and playing a game

    2:45- 3:15: Discussing in pairs

ü      What is private school? What is the public school?

ü      What are the differences between private school and public one?

ü      Which one do you prefer? Private or public school? Why?

ü      What is the role of private school in education system?

  3:15- 3:45: Relaxing

ü      Playing an interesting game

  3:45-4:20: Working in groups

                   Debating the following topic:

              Some people feel that the responsibility for providing education should be borne only by government    and that private education should be banned.

                   => What is your own opinion on the matter?

4.20-4.30: MC ends the meeting

Happy Vietnamese Women Day, fascinated with the special meeting!!!

It is a special day, was held on October 20 every year in Vietnam or the celebration to honor women in society. In this occasion, many people express their concern and deep thanks to women because of their contribution to family as well as the society. This topic attracts a lot of members to enjoy discussion and sharing in the last Saturday, 15th October at GLN EC.



A lot of different ideas from members are raised. Almost everyone agree that Vietnamese Women Day is very important and meaningful for them because this is the precious chance to show their gratitude to women, which makes our life more wonderful and meaningful. Women, nowadays, are taking over both family and society tasks-a big change in public view. Should women be treated equally with men in every field? Yes, of course. That’s all about discussing in pair.

The next are the most interesting part - playing games and discussion of groups. We’ve divided into 2 groups: supermen and super girls groups. There are 2 tasks for them: the former has to make gifts to present the girls with the best wishes, the later has to imagine the world would happen if there was no women and then present the reasons for it. Many couples show their performance very well like singing and the luckiest couple received the ticket for movie from the organization.

Vietnam Women’s Day

Since Vietnam Women’s day was first celerarated in 1930, it has been an occasion for men to express their love for women. It  is also seen as an important reminder of women’s role in the society in which we criticize the issue of gender inequality, sexual violence, discrimination or sexual harassment. This week, GLN EC warmly introduces a topic about Vietnam Women’s day. This is the ideal destincation where you can share ideas as well as your own opinion on the above topic with other English passioners. Don’t miss the chance to come and join with us on Saturday 15^th October 2011. 

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Vietnam Women’s Day

Saturday, 15^st October 2011

No 12, Lane 8, Nguyen Thi Dinh Street, Trung Hoa Ward, Cau Giay

2:30 – 2:45: Breaking the ice

•    Let’s get down to sharing

2:45 – 3:00: Warming up

•  Play an interesting game

3:00 – 3:40:  Discussing in pairs

•  Is it an important day to you? Why? What do you usually do on that day?
• Discussing about the women’s role in our society? How can we imagine the life without women?
• What are the differences between modern social awareness of gender equality and those in the past? Take Vietnam as a typical example, can you name some improvements of the above issue in our today’s life?
• Is there any existing barrier against implementing the gender equality’s policy in Vietnam? How to change it?

3:40 – 3:50: Relaxing

•  Watching a video clip

3:50 - 4:30: Working in groups
     There will be two groups. You will belong to either “Supermen” or “Supergirl” group.

-          Supergirl group: Members in the group will draw and present a picture about the world in which there are no Women.

-          Supermen group: This is time for you to express your love for the girl side. Each will make their own gift by balloons and give it to a chosen girl. Remember to accompany your beautiful wishes.

4:30-4.45: Fascinating contest

•  Rewards: 2 film’s tickets for the most impressive performance

Holidays – not only the day off work!!!

Do you like holidays in Vietnam because of getting the work off? In Vietnam, we have a lot of holidays that are our identities, which makes us more proud of our country. So what do you think about these holidays? Of which do you like most? What are the meanings of them? All these questions were shared and discussed in GLN EC on Saturday 8^th October interestingly.

Well, it is the fact that, Vietnam has many holidays in which we can stay off work within permission. However, we just have 9 days of public holidays, and 6 national days like New Year’s (January 1^st), Tet (early days of the first month in lunar year), Hung Kings ( 10^th of the third lunar month), Liberation Day (30 April), International Worker Day ( 1^st May) and Independent Day (2^nd September). Besides we discussed about the history and meanings of these holidays, a lot of members told their stories in the days excitingly.

Especially, we had the excellent presentations of two groups in deciding whether celebrated the next Capital Liberation Day (10^th October) spectacularly or not. Each group gave their ideas persuasively and helped us understand more deeply about this holiday. I did hope this topic provided you some useful information of holidays in Vietnam – we always expected them to come soon.

Holidays in Vietnam

      Holiday is a day designated as having special significance for which a government, or a religious group have deemed that observation is warranted, often accompanied by celebrations or festivities. In Vietnam, we have a lot of holidays that are our identities, which makes us more proud of our country. So what do you think about these holidays? Of which do you like most? What are the meanings of them? All these questions will be shared and discussed in GLN EC on Saturday 8th October.

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Holidays in Vietnam

Saturday, 8th October 2011

No 12, Lane 8, Nguyen Thi Dinh Str, Trung Hoa Ward, Cau Giay

2:30- 2:45: Breaking the ice

-  Making friends with others

2:45- 3:15: Discussing in pairs

-  Could you list the names of official holidays in Vietnam? Let’s give us more detailed information about them.

-  What are classifications of these holidays? (rely on some criteria to classify them)

-  Why do we have these national holidays? In your opinion, what are the most popular and important holidays?

-  What do you often do in these days? Of which holiday do you like most? Why?

3:15- 3:45: Warming up

-  Playing an interesting game

3:45-4:20: Discuss in groups

    We are expecting to enjoy the Liberation of the Capital Day - one of the most important holidays on 10th October in Hanoi. Should we celebrate it spectacularly or normally? Give your reasons.

4:20-4:30: Expansion activity

    Taking note all the words that you hear from others and then show us your outcome. If you write down correctly as the origin, you will be the winner

Face book- connecting together!!!

Attracted by a huge amount of its advantages, nowadays, more and more people around the world are using Face book as their electronic diary to show the feeling, emotion and profiles. It is also our topic at the last meeting on Saturday, 1^st October. We had  the interesting discussions about “History of Face book, compare Face book with other social network site, discussing the pros and cons of Face book, and anything relating to Face book” and so on.

Because of its popularity, all the members were excited to share their ideas about Face book. They agreed that, Face book really changed our world, brought the happiness and comfort to them. Moreover, it also helped you connect with your friends, family wherever and whenever you were. This was the best benefit that brought to us. Although we used it regularly, we may not acknowledge its history and development. “When did it appear? Why has it become more and more developed? Whether it is replaced by another in some day?” were discussed very hot.

                                           What happened with his face? Poor him!

After that we had some funny games to relax and presentations in groups, which helped you more confident in the presentation.

                                       A rich boss and long- leg girls????

As usual, a later meeting lasted nearly 2 hours to share a lot of topics. GLN EC  hoped this meeting gave you more chances both to practice speaking English and get knowledge.

                                            Be confident to practise English