[GLN EC Sunday] Topic 08/09: The gift of life

“The most precious gift one possesses is life. A human being only lives once. And his duty is to live his life fullest – so he will not regret his wasted youth, so he will not pity his own past full of mistakes and error – and in the end, when that person closes his eyes he could peacefully and proudly dictate: all my life I dedicated to the most noble career…”

– How the Steel was Tempered – Nikolai Ostrovsky –

We were born are a gift which was given by the God. Since then we would have to face many things called fate and ends by the death. Yet our lives, our very existence is extremely fragile – like a cherry blossom. If a cherry blossom was so fragile, and how could we spend the gift of life was given to us the time we were existed? All these questions shall be answered by our discussion today of the GLN English Club!

                                                               THE GIFT OF LIFE

                                             14:30 – 17:30 Sunday, September 8th 2013

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

                                                           

14:30 – 14:50: Breaking the ice

• Making friend with each other

14:50 – 15:30: Discussing in pairs

1. What is “the gift of life” from your opinion? Why do you think so?
2. How did you spend your “gift of life”? How would you spend it in the future? Why you choose that path?
3. What is your plan for the next 5, 25 and 50 years? Have you used up your “gift of life” then?

15:30 – 15:50: Relaxing

• Playing an interesting game

15:50 – 17:20: Brainstorming

• Discuss in groups and present the story of the “gift of life” onto paper. After then, each group will have 5 minutes to present about the drawing. There would be no winner-loser but comments and appraisal by the M.C to every member after finishing the presentation. 

[GLN EC Saturday] Topic 07/09: ECONOMIC TERMINOLOGIES

Every field of study has its own language and its own way of thinking. Mathematicians talk about axioms, integrals and vector spaces. Psychologists talk about ego, id and cognitive dissonance. Lawyers talk about venue, torts and promissory estopped. Economics is no different: Supply, demand, elasticity, comparative advantage, consumer surplus, deadweight loss – terms are part of the economist’s language. So what do these terms mean? How do you understand about them if you are not student learning about Economics? In fact, these terms are everywhere in our daily lives – all day, every day! However, we have no chance to approach and talk about. Therefore, why don’t you come to GLN EC on Saturday afternoon this week and get your own understanding about Economic terminologies?

For further information, let’s go through the following timeline:

Economic terminologies

2:30pm Saturday, 7^th September 2013

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

2:30 – 3:00: Making friend

3:00 – 3:45: Playing game

·        Get started: “Catch the new words”

3:45 – 5:00: Discussing in pairs/groups

Deep understanding of economic concepts

A.    Concept of Economics in general

1.      What does Economics study? Tell us its definition

2.      What are microeconomics and macroeconomics?

B.     Microeconomics

3.      What is market?

4.      How do you understand “Demand & Supply” terms in economics? Do they have any relation with each other? Let’s take an example to show their relationship.

5.      Supposing that income and number of buyers are two factors influencing on demand quantity? How do they work? Let’s give us examples.

C.    Macroeconomics

6.      What is GDP?

7.      What does the term unemployment mean? Why are there always some people unemployed?

8.       What is inflation?

D.    General question

9.      What is economic crisis? How does it affect you?

5:00 – 5:30: Free talk

[GLN EC] No meeting on 31/08 & 1/09

Please be informed that there will be no meeting as usual in both GLN EC Saturday and GLN EC Sunday this week (31/08 & 1/09)                                            

[GLN EC Sunday] Topic 25/08: Transportation

Distance is a key reason that decides which type of transportation to use. Scooters, cars, trains, ships, etc all of them are means of transportation, and they make people travel more easily. Despite the undeniable benefits, transportation also has negative points. Let's come to GLN EC this Sunday and raise your voice about this topic.

                                                   

TRANSPORTATION

2:30 pm, Sunday, 25th  August  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 methods of transports are most popular in your country?

2.                       Has the way people travel change much in the last few decades?

3.                       Name some of the transport problems in your country. Which is the most effective and popular mean of transport? Why?

4.                       Do you have any suggestion to solve the problems caused by transports?

4:00 – 4:20 Playing a game

4:20 – 5:00 Discussion in groups: Choose one topic and presentation

1. If your were the president, what would you do to encourage greener transportation?

2. How will the means of transportation be like in the next 50 years?

 5:00 – 5:30 Free talk

* List of vocabulary

Methods of transport: By metro/ By tram/ By coach/ By boat/ On foot

Breakdowns: tai nạn

Conjestion: tắc nghẽn giao thông

Traffic lights: đèn giao thông

Speed limits:

Ticket: vé phạt

Zebra - crossing: đường dành cho người đi bộ

[GLN EC Saturday] Topic 24/08: Beggars

Around public places in modern cities and towns, including Hanoi, Ho chi minh city, there are a plenty number of people begging for money. They look so miserable with insufficient and disheveled clothes, no food and eyes wandering aimlessly. Passers-by, out of their sympathy, throw some coins and notes into these beseeching people’s hats used as their money collection boxes while most go by without a glance and even eye them with a despising thought “What is the hell these bastards are doing?”.

How do you think about begging? Let’s come to GLN English Club and enjoy the topic “Beggars” in this Saturday afternoon.

                                                

BEGGARS

Saturday, August 24^th 2013

10^th  Floor, Keangnam Landmark 72, Pham Hung Str, Tu Liem, Hanoi

2:30 – 2:45 Breaking the ice

Making friends with others

2:45 – 3:35 Working in pairs

1.      Have you often encountered beggars on streets?  How have they behaved? What have you done to them?

2.      Why do people become beggars?  List as many reasons as you can (even the most impossible one).

3.      In Vietnam, is begging a reluctant way to survive the hard times of homeless people with no job and possession or organized thoroughly by groups of beggars?

4.      How are the impacts of beggars on other people and our society (including the security, the peace and the reputation of towns and cities)? 

5.      Should this act legally banned? Why (or why not)? Brainstorm the solutions to help beggars if they weren’t allowed by the law to beg other people.

3:35 – 3:50 Playing a game

3:50 – 4:30 Solving the problem

If you had nothing, no friend, no relative, no money, food and others, what would you do? Would you become beggars, perhaps, for a short time? Each member has at most 2 minutes to present his idea to cope with the problem. 

Tuyển Tình nguyện viên cuộc thi chạy Landmark 72 Vertical Run 2013

Thông báo tuyển Tình nguyện viên
cuộc thi chạy Landmark 72 Vertical Run 2013

I. Giới thiệu cuộc thi

Tiếp nối thành công của Landmark 72 Vertical Run 2012, năm nay, cuộc thi mang tầm quốc tế sẽ tiếp tục được tổ chức với quy mô lớn hơn, chuyên nghiệp hơn. Dự kiến vào ngày 15/9/2013, với sự có mặt của hơn 500 vận động viên trong và ngoài nước, vượt qua 72 tầng với 1914 bậc thang để chinh phục tòa nhà cao nhất Việt Nam. Cuộc thi không chỉ thu hút sự quan tâm của báo giới mà còn là nơi để các vận động viên không chuyên thể hiện bản thân, và nhận được những giải thưởng, chứng nhận có giá trị lớn. Thông tin chi tiết về cuộc thi trên website chính thức: www.hanoirun.com

III. Mô tả công việc tình nguyện viên

GLN cần tuyển 50 tình nguyện viên cho cuộc thi chạy bộ Landmark 72 Vertical Run. 

Yêu cầu:

- Giao tiếp tốt bằng tiếng Anh

- Có sức khỏe tốt

- Có tinh thần làm việc nhóm tốt

1. Tập hợp trước ngày đua: 

- 05 tình nguyện viên làm việc thứ 7 ngày 14 tháng 9: 10am – 6pm

2. Vào ngày đua: 15/9/2013

Tầng	Nhiệm vụ	Số lượng TNV
Tầng 1 (Ground Floor)	Start Line Cheer Team Baggage Deposit Info Desk	03 06 02 02
Tầng 37	Water Station Marshall	02 02
Tầng 72 (Finish)	Finish Line Cheer Team Exit Marshall Water Station	02 06 01 02
	Race Timing	08
	Course Marshalls	10

IV. Quyền lợi của TNV

- Được tham gia vào một sự kiện thể thao mang tầm cỡ quốc tế

- Có cơ hội thực hành tiếng Anh trong thời gian diễn ra sự kiện

- Được nhận chứng chỉ tình nguyện viên từ đơn vị tổ chức

- Được tặng thẻ VIP từ trung tâm Anh ngữ GLN: Giảm 10% lệ phí khóa học; Giảm 20% phí thi thử IELTS

- Được hỗ trợ ăn uống trong thời gian làm nhiệm vụ

V. Cách thức đăng ký:

Vui lòng gửi CV có kèm ảnh về địa chỉ: thuhien@gln.edu.vn

Hạn nộp CV: Hết ngày  27/08/2013

Hotline: 098 898 6218 (Ms. Thu Hien)