TOPIC: New Year and New Year’s Resolutions DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. How will you celebrate New Year’s Eve Thursday night? How have you celebrated it in the past? 2. And what are you planning to do during this New Year holiday break? 3. From zero (low, bad) to ten (high, very good), how has 2014 been for you? 4. What has been the best year of your life? The worst year? 5. What do you feel was the best decision you made in 2014? 6. Did you make any New Year’s resolutions for 2014? If yes, did you keep them? (Remember, a resolution is not a hope/wish; it is a goal with an action plan for achieving that goal; for example, “Lose five kilograms by exercising four times a week.) And are you making any New Year’s resolutions for 2015? 7. Are you planning on exercising more or eating healthier in 2015? Explain your answer. 8. And in general, what are your biggest goals for 2015? And what are you looking forward to most in the next year? And what are you worried about most regarding 2015? 9. Are you planning on changing your lifestyle in any way in the next year in order to do your small part to make the world a better place? 10. How much do you feel your English improved in 2014 and how much do you think it will improve in 2015? Explain your answer. 11. And are you willing to make a New Year’s resolution to practice/study English every day? 12. What, if any, volunteer work are you planning to do in 2015? 13. What do you think was the best film of the last year? Or what was the best movie you saw? 14. What do you feel were the most significant news stories of the year (a) in Taiwan and (b) internationally? 15. Is there any special item that you are planning to buy for yourself this year (new smart phone, new car, etc.)? 16. What travel plans do you have for 2015? https://youtube/watch?v=uDixa_ZVh1E BUSINESS DISCUSSION QUESTIONS (optional) 1. Do you like champagne? Have you ever had real champagne (from the Champagne region of France?) 2. For Westerners, nothing – no other drink or food -- makes an event or occasion special and classy as much as champagne does. Do you get any of this feeling when you drink champagne? And what Chinese/Taiwanese food or drink gives you this feeling? 3. What is the oldest business/company in Taiwan that you know of? Do you know of any businesses in Taiwan that are more than 100 years old? More than 150 years old?
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