Here is the material for this week. Our reading material is about a famous Korean Snack. They use an interesting marketing strategy. Our listening material will be on an progressive kindergarten in Tokyo. I want to know your thoughts on this interesting style of education. For our Daily Questions we will review the questions that will be used for our speaking test. I have also included the Topic Questions that will be included in the Speaking Test so you can prepare for them. Finally, please review the vocabulary. Our Speaking Test will be on July 30th.

Daily Questions/Question on the Speaking Test 

• What was the best compliment you have ever received?
• What is a purchase that you made in the past that you regret?
• What are some of the little things you appreciate in life?
• If you had to move out of Seoul which Korean town or city would you move too?

Topic Questions

• Were you skeptical of the Korean American student who claimed she was accepted into both Stanford and Harvard?
• When climbing Mount Everest, which country's team was most likely to reach the top and which country's team was most likely to survive the expedition? Why was this?
• The Gap is closing many stores in the USA. In which country is the Gap thriving?
• Why do you think American mothers are resentful of their teenage daughters?

Vocabulary

• Gravitate
• Exponentially
• Resilient
• Equity

Click HERE for the reading material

Click HERE for the listening material transcript