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VIRTUAL REALITY Ultimate PromisingImitation3-D and 4-DBlood Vessels Duplicate Fooled

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS How can virtual reality help the U.S. military? How has virtual reality been used in entertainment, such as the gaming industry? How could virtual reality be used to help people with medical problems or phobias? Do you think the movies like The Matrix or Inception, could ever reflect the future of our society?

UFOS AND ALIENS Skeptical Aliens Lying Flares AppearanceWorks of Art

Do you think UFOs and aliens are real? Are there any Koreans or place in Korea, that resemble the myths like aliens and Roswell in the U.S.? If the crop circles were not made by aliens, who do you think are making them? If we ever met aliens, do you think they would be friendly or antagonistic to humans?

TEEN N.K. DEFECTORS Undergo a culture shockDefectors Adjusting Ethnocentrism Horrified Come out at the bottom

Have you ever met a North Korean? If so, how were they? What is your stance on reunification? How do you feel about corporal punishment? Have you personally experienced it? Have you ever experienced culture shock? Have you ever seen someone else experience culture shock?

KOREAN MILITARY LIFE Conscription Draft Branch Mandatory service National Guard/ Army ReserveBasic Training Barracks

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. How difficult was the Army for you? 2. What was your job in the military? 3. What do you think of women serving in the military? 4. Should Korea maintain a conscription army? 5. How about free English education to all soldiers in the Army for two years? 6. What was your worst experience in the military?

REUNIFICATION 1. Criticize 2. Censored media 3. Shot, my brain is shot, ...4. Skyline 5. Diplomat 6. Taking a trip back in time 7. A trip down memory lane 8. Industrialized country / undeveloped country

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. What is your opinion of Kim Jung Un? 2. If there is reunification, what kind of social problems

would arise from South Koreans and North Koreans living together?

3. Why is it so difficult for reunification to happen? 4. How could reunification happen? 5. You are leaders of foreign countries. One group is Japan.

Second group is China. Third group is Russia. Fourth group is USA. Take a stance on North Korea’s future and on what scenario your country would like most. Explain how it benefits your country.

SPACE EXPLORATION 1. Wright Brothers 2. Speed of sound 3. Space Missions 4. Launch, missile launch, satellite launch 5. NASA 6. Spacecraft 7. Man-made 8. Sputnik 9. Neil Armstrong

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS • Which countries are the most advanced in space

exploration? • How could advantages in space help a country’s power? • Why is space exploration important for humans? • Do you think humans can sustain life in space? • What are some problems that must be solved before

people can live on the moon? • How come it took so long after the USA for any other

country to get to the moon?

LIFE IN THE 21ST CENTURY 1. In a diverse world, in a high-tech world, in a perfect world 2. Device / Gadget / Electronics3. Mobile phone, cell phone, fax machine, smart phone 4. Projection TV, plasma TV, HDTV 5. Rare – a rare diamond 6. Sales – How are sales going?

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS • What sort of technologies will change our societies in the

future? Big data? 3D printing? Nano Technology? Robots?

• Which smart phone in your opinion is the best on the market and why?

• Do you think that Samsung overshot on innovation in its latest Galaxy S4? (See commercial)

• What sort of electronic products are you looking for in the future? Wearable devices? Smart glasses? Ipad? New game consoles?

• Which top 3 countries do you think will lead the world in technological innovation in the future and why?

DINOSAURS 1. Breaking records 2. Paleontologist, biologist, chemist 3. Modern men, cavemen, primitive men 4. Fascinated by…5. To become extinct 6. Evolution / Big Bang Theory / Creative Design 7. Book of Genesis / The story of Noah

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. Any idea on how the dinosaurs went extinct? 2. Can someone in the group explain evolution? 3. What do you believe in….evolution or creative design? 4. If you take the creative design view, where do dinosaurs

fit into the timeline? 5. How much should we trust in the claims of scientists?

INTERNET • Homepage • World Wide Web • Email • Web browser • Site’s address • Download • Hardware • Software • RAM • Harddrive

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS • Do you know of Alan Turing, who invented the computer? • When did you first began using the internet? And from

what company? • What are your top 5 most visited websites? • What do you mostly use the computer for? • Which browser do you use? • How important is English in searching for knowledge on

the web? What is the difference in knowledge between Naver and Google?

• What are your top 3 software programs?

STUDYING ABROAD • Top University • World-Class University • Research University, Teaching University • Internationalization, Globalization, Innovation • Enroll, register, …• English is the key to success….• English is power…knowledge is power….• Not anytime soon, the day when pigs fly • There isn’t any chance…. There is no chance…

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS • Have you studied abroad? If so, how was your

experience? • Do you have any friends or relatives who have studied

abroad? Where did they go and how was their experience?

• What is the best part of studying abroad? • Why do many Koreans want to study abroad? • What is the worst part of studying abroad? • When studying abroad, do you think it is important to be

politically correct, according to the host nation’s culture?