Conversation Café ~ April 7, 2012

Are you coming to the CONVERSATION CAFE this weekend?

Here is the link to the Café:

http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/800722-the-conversation-cafe

Please join us, but first...Be prepared!  

See the revised instructions below  (a little different from the April 2012 Newsletter instructions).

1. WHICH SIN IS YOUR SIN?  Please choose one of the Seven Deadly Sins.

pride

anger

envy

greed

sloth

gluttony

lust

2. Find a synonym that describes the sin you have chosen.

3. SEARCH THE INTERNET (for example, Google Images) AND FIND AN IMAGE OR PHOTO THAT REPRESENTS THE SIN YOU HAVE CHOSEN.

4. COPY THE PHOTO/IMAGE OR LINK to the website of the photo/image, AND SEND IT TO MICHELE at teacher.michele.chester@gmail.com

5. Answer the following questions: 

• Which sins are you most guilty of?   
• In your opinion, which “deadly sin” is not a sin?

Conversation Café ~ March 24, 2012

Bravo and thank you to all those whose participations made the last Conversation Café a great success.

The best part of last week's Café was the role play activity during which we had to use our acting skills to play the parts of shoplifter, security guard, and judges.

We also discussed the ethics of stealing.  Is it ever right to steal?  And we learned some synonyms for the verb TO STEAL.  How many English words can you think of for the verb TO STEAL.

If you would like to see the recording of the March 24, Conversation Café, please clickt here: The March 24th Conversation Café.

By the way, if you would like to join us in the Conversation Café, please contact Michele atteacher.michele.chester@gmail.com.  

The Conversation Café will  take place every Saturday until April 14.  We will use the text book HOT TOPICS by Cheryl Pavlik to discuss burning issues of the day.  

Conversation Café ~ March 10, 2012

Thanks for all those who made the last Conversation Café so interesting and fun.

We talked about gambling addiction and the case of Arelia Taveras.

We then discussed the pros and cons of legalizing prostitution.  

Finally, we took the HOT TOPIC challenge.  I gave everyone $1,200 in virtual money.  I then showed the Café participants 10 sentences and they had to bet their virtual money and decide whether the sentences were correct or incorrect.  

Congratulations to Satoshi who had $1,620 after all the wages were counted.

You can watch the recordings of our LAS VEGAS-themed conversations by clicking here: THE FEBRUARY-MARCH 2012 CONVERSATION CAFE.

If you would like to join us in the Conversation Café, please contact Michele at teacher.michele.chester@gmail.com.  

The Conversation Café will  take place every Saturday until April 14.  We will use the HOT TOPICS book to discuss the issues in Chapter 6 (Shoplifting) and Chapter 7 (Gluttony).  We hope to see you!