[GLN EC Saturday] Topic 30/11: Sex Education


In a survey, Google Inc. has revealed that “sex” is the key word that Vietnamese people type most in the searching box of Google Homepage. When somebody hears it for the first time, they might think that “Vietnamese citizens have a lot of understanding of sex for sure”. But paradoxically, our citizens’ knowledge of  sex is truly restricted because the information related to sexual issues that they have been searching for on the Internet is not instructive and unscientific. In fact, most of Vietnamese youngsters misunderstand safe sex and the number of terminations in our country has been increasing dramatically. This proves that sex education is really problematic in Vietnam and improving it is more acute than ever. Let’s come and join us on this Saturday afternoon and have your own say about the topic.


                                                     SEX EDUCATION
                                              Saturday, November 30th 2013
             10th  Floor, Keangnam Landmark 72, Pham Hung Str, Tu Liem, Hanoi


2:30 – 3:00 Breaking the ice
Making friends with others

3:00 – 4:00 Discussing in groups
1.     Where do you get information about sexual issues? Do you think that you have firm knowledge of those?
2.     What is your definition of sex education? How is it important with societies and especially with children and teenagers?
3.     How is about sex education in Vietnam? What do the old and the young think about it?
4.     The fact has shown that Vietnam is one of the countries having the highest rates of abortions and Vietnamese youngster’s understanding of sex is very limited. What should schools and our society do to enhance sex education?

4:00 – 4:20 Playing a game


4:20 – 5:00 Playing dramas
A man whose wife was dead raises his daughter. Time flies until a day the girl turns 13 and she realizes changes of the inside and outside of her body. She reaches her puberty and she feels upset and freaked out because of these changes so she asks her father to explain them for her and give her the right instructions. How can the father do in the situation? Work in your groups and then play your own dramas to express the ideas of your groups. 

[GLN EC Sunday] 24/11: Arranged Marriage

Would you ever consider getting married to a person you never meet or have just seen once? Most probably no, but this happens to many young males and females throughout India and other countries. Arranged marriages have caused many young boys and girls to destroy their lives and lock themselves into the surrounding of despair and unhappiness. Even though today’s western society believes in Love marriage, many parents in many cultures still practice arranged marriages as a good way to choose the partners for their children. What do you think about arranged marriage? Let’s come and join us and have your say about this topic.

                                                               ARRANGED MARRIAGE
                                                           Sunday, November24th 2013
                                 10th  Floor, Keangnam Landmark 72, Pham Hung Str, Tu Liem, Hanoi
                                                        
2:30 – 3:00 Breaking the ice 
Making friends with the others
3:00 – 4:00 Discussing in pairs
  1. What is arranged marriage? What are the differences between arranged marriage and love marriage?
  2. Why does arranged marriage still exist in many places in Vietnam?
  3. How bad does arranged marriage affect the family happiness, particularly the women?
  4. What do you think are the solutions for this phenomenon?
4:00 – 4:20 Playing a game
4:20 – 5:00 Discussing in groups of five  
Supposing that you are put in an arranged marriage, your parents promise one of their friends that when you grow up, they will let you get married to the son of their friend’s family. As promised, when you turn 22, a wedding party is planned between two families without your agreement. You don’t want to tie yourself down because you know happiness is impossible for a marriage made up without love. What would you do to get you out of this situation? Make a drama to express your idea.
5:00 – 5:30 Free talk

[GLN EC Sunday] Topic 17/11: NEIGHBORS

In Vietnamese culture, neighbor relationship is regarded so important that a plenty number of people might make light of their brotherhood in comparison with it. And neighbors traditionally are the ones who are always willing to stand by and help each other to cope with all difficulties. In fact, neighbor relationship has experienced many changes in Vietnamese modern society because of the emergence of new life styles, the urbanization and the migration of people. Let’s come to GLN English club in this Sunday afternoon and raise your own voices about the topic “Neighbors”.

                                                                      NEIGHBORS

                                                           Sunday, November17th 2013
                               10th  Floor, Keangnam Landmark 72, Pham Hung Str, Tu Liem, Hanoi
 

2:30 – 3:00 Breaking the ice 
Making friends with others

3:00 – 4:00 Discussing
  1. Where are you living? How is about your neighborhood?
  2. Do you have many friends in your neighborhood? Why or why not?
  3. What makes a good neighbor? What are benefits of a good neighbor relationship?
  4. Have your neighbor relationship changed over the last 10 years? What are changes?
4:00 – 4:20 Playing games


4:20 – 5:00 Playing dramas
A student who is a boy from the countryside rents a house to study in Hanoi and he fancies a damsel whose parents are very rich in his neighborhood. Not only is the damsel beautiful but she is also an outstanding student of a famous university in Hanoi. Therefore she is a little bit arrogant. But the boy decides to flirt with her at all costs. Please work in your groups and make dramas based on the plot as funny as possible. Each group will have  4 minutes or less to play their drama. 

[GLN EC Saturday] Topic 16/11: PORNOGRAPHY

Formerly known only in form of video tapes over a decade ago in Vienam, pornography has become increasingly popular due to the advent and tremendous widespread use of the Internet. Despite its obvious social awareness, pornography is generally regarded as a taboo subject in many Asian countries.  But since porn existed a long time ago and the disappearance of porn is unthinkable as the sex industry is still making huge profit in all forms of media, it all boils down to question of how to live with porn and its related problems.  The meeting this week will try to address this question and hopefully, bring the general consensus among men and women, especially women’s empathy with men’s tendency to porn.
                                                                     

                                                   


                                                                 PORNOGRAPHY
                                                        Saturday, November16th 2013
                              10th  Floor, Keangnam Landmark 72, Pham Hung Str, Tu Liem, Hanoi



2:30 – 3:00 Breaking the ice 
  • Making friends with others
3:00 – 4:00 Discussing
  1. What is your interpretation of pornography? How do you know porn?
  2. If you have ever watched porn, what were your feelings after experiencing it for the first time or possibly afterwards?
  3. What are harmful social, psychological effects of porn on people?  Do you think there are any positive ones? If yes, then what are they?
  4. Why do men watch porn more often than women do? What are our advices for heavy porn users to stay away from it?
4:00 – 4:20 Playing games

4:20 – 5:00 Working in groups
  • This part’s details will be revealed in the Saturday meeting
5:00 – 5:30 Free talk

[GLN EC Sunday] Topic 10/11: Online Newspaper or Printed Newspaper?

Advanced technology enables us to access any kind of human knowledge just by a simple click. In other words, Internet has become increasingly popular. But will it soon become a substitute for newspapers, which has long been considered as anuseful way of conveying news. Let’s go to GLN EC this Sunday to discuss together and protect your arguments! 

                                            Online newspaper or printed  newspaper?
                                                  2:30 pm, Sunday10th November  2013
                                10th Floor, Keangnam Office Building, Pham Hung Str, Tu Liem Dist,Ha Noi. 
2:30 - 3:00 Breaking the ice
Making friends

3:00 – 4:00 Discussion in pairs:
  1. What do you read more often, online or printed version?
  2. What are pros & cons of  printed newspapers?
  3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of online newspaper?
  4. What do you think about the quality of information sources in Vietnam? What should be done to to improve it?

4:00 – 4:20 Play a game

4:20 – 5:00 Discussion in groups of five:

In group of five people, design and make presentation about your favourite column in a newspaper. (The topic can be about travelling, sports, lifestyles, education; and you are encouraged to make it eye – catching)

5:00 – 5:30 Free talk

[GLN EC Sunday] Topic 3/11: CLIMATE CHANGE (Adjustable time of this meeting)

For many environmentalists, the world seems to be getting worse. The biggest change can realize that more evidences of climate change have been presented by the news media for recent years. In the fact that it effects on global issues from humankinds to natural habitats; for instance, that species are becoming extinct in vast numbers, that the planet’s air and water are becoming ever more polluted. Admittedly, human beings have not still been preventing particular situations, even their poor individual perceptions continue rising. Therefore, we need to instruct to the conception of climate change to reduce to be harmful to the environment. Let’s come and enjoy discussing this topic in English at GLN English Club with the topic “Climate Change”. 
                                                                      CLIMATE CHANGE
                                                      SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3th 2013
                          10th Floor, Keangnam Landmark 72, Pham Hung Str, Tu Liem, Hanoi
 
14:00 – 14:30: Breaking the ice
  • Make friend with others
14:30 – 15:20: Discussing in pairs
  1. What is climate change? What kind of climates do you suppose that it has been happening in our lives and some another countries? Give various examples.
  2. What factors do you think that the climate could affect more drawbacks in your hometown? How do they pose?
  3. 3.     Let’s compare the climate between over 30 years ago and nowadays.
  4. 4.     What solutions and preventions do humankind, the government as well as international organizations implement and adapt to decline above-mentioned phenomenon?
15:20 – 15:45: Relaxing
  • Play a game
15:45 – 16:30: Working in groups
Create a mind map what your group assume that there have been several causes and solutions about climate change to present. Each of member in your group forces to reveal an individual idea during the presentation.

[GLN EC Saturday] Topic 2/11: Music

“How do you often listen to music?”. It seems to be the easiest question to answer because everybody is into music. You might not like soccer,  you might not like driving fast or  you might not like money but you can’t help loving music. Let’s come to GLN English club in the Saturday afternoon to relax and enjoy all about the music topic. 
                                                                             MUSIC
                                                          Saturday, November 2nd 2013
                             10th  Floor, Keangnam Landmark 72, Pham Hung Str, Tu Liem, Hanoi
 
2:30 – 2:50 Breaking the ice 
Making friends with others

2:50 – 3:50 Discussing
  1. What kinds of music are you keen on? Why?
  2. Tell us about your favorite songs and your favorite music bands? Do you prefer to go to music live shows or to listen to music or watch music videos?
  3. What are the pros and cons of  music?
  4. In your opinion, what makes a good singer? Why are singers who sing love songs often more well-known than ones singing songs about other topics?  
  5. Which countries has the most developed music industries? How do the music industries of those nations  influence the development of music over the world? What are the reasons for their success?
3:50 – 4:15 Playing games

4:15 – 5:00 Presentation
Vietnamese music industry has been developing for many years but it hasn’t had the success beyond the S-shaped country. What can we do to eliminate the drawbacks of Vietnamese music industry and make it blossom? Work in groups and make presentations to show your groups’ ideas. 

[GLN EC Sunday] Halloween

Halloween is coming. In our country, this holiday is becoming more and more popular though some ten years ago very few people celebrated it. So what do you know about Halloween? What will you do on Halloween holiday? Let’s join the discussion in this Sunday afternoon with GLN EC!

                                                                    HALLOWEEN
                                                2:30 pm, Sunday, 27th October  2013
                         10th Floor, Keangnam OfficeBuilding, Pham Hung Str, TuLiemDist, Ha Noi.
 
Conditions:  + make-up any fearsome characters what you like: ghost, witch, skeleton, vampire, mummy, monster,  .....
                     + wear some scary clothes or customes on Sunday, for example: mask, scarecrow, pumpkin,...
2:30- 2:45: Breaking the ice
Making friends with others

2:45- 3:30: Discussing in pairs 
  1. When does Halloween celebration happen? Can you share with us the history and the meaning  of  Halloween? 
  2. What do people usually do on Halloween day in Western countries?
  3. What do you think about Halloween in Vietnam?  In which place, people know more about Halloween,  big cities or the countryside? Is Halloween as popular as Chrismas day in our country? Why (or why not)?
  4. Halloween is coming. What will you do to celebrate it?  Who do you want to experience the day with you (you friends or your lovers)?  Please suggest some places where you’re going to come to.
3:30 – 3:45: Playing games

3:45 – 4:30: Working in groups 
Each group will have the same amount of pictures about Halloween, and then base on these pictures to create their own stories and one person, on behalf of each group, will tell the story of  his group.