The New Year’s Resolution:
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Category: Speakers Club
Speakers' Club, Dec. 2019: Twas the Night Before Christmas and New Year’s Eve
Chip and Dale’s Rescue Rangers:
Speakers' Club Dec. 2019: New Zealand and Other Stuff
Chip and Dale’s Rescue Rangers:
Speakers Club 2019: Thanksgiving
Speakers’ Club 2019: Football, TH, and Les Miserables
Rules:
Nov 16 class is the last one for the month.
Continue reading Speakers’ Club 2019: Football, TH, and Les MiserablesSpeakers’ Club: Nov. 2, 2019
Rules:
The Guide to “TH”: There’s a reason why the tongue is language. “S” to “TH”
Chip and Dale:
Nov. 9 and 16
New Zealand – Nov 23, 30, and Dec 7.
Dec. 14?
What would you like to discuss for the last two meetings?
American Football
Speakers’ Club October 2019: Halloween
Rules:
Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers:
The History of Halloween:
Costumes
Trick-or-Treat: 1930s – Give us candy or we play a trick on you.
Candy: Candy Corn, Candy Bars, Coins, Popcorn Balls, Apples, Toothbrushes, Comic Books.
Bobbing for apples, apple on a string
Lollipop ghosts
Pumpkins as jack-o-lanterns
Horror films
Haunted Houses
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!
The Skeleton Dance:
Donald Duck Trick or Treat:
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Monster Mash
Nightmare on My Street
War of the Worlds:
Satori School Oct 2019: Accents
Rules:
Chip and Dale Rescues Rangers:
The “Th” sound:
American Accents:
Texas Accent:
Boston Accent:
English Accents:
Audrey Hepburn in “My Fair Lady”:
Your accent: Imitate someone you like. Really imitate them. Overdo it.
John Wayne:
Matthew McConaughey:
Christopher Walken:
Satori School October 2019: How to Get a Job in the U.S.
Rules:
Chip and Dale’s Rescue Rangers:
Get a Job, The Silhouettes:
The want ads: Monster.com, craigslist, just do a search – you’ll probably have to apply in person, unless you’re going for an upper level management position.
LinkedIn not available in Russia. (It’s servers are not located within the country.)
The Application: Places like McDonald’s often have applications that can replace the resume; you should still have a resume.
The Resume (CV): This is a listing of your work, education and other experiences. We don’t use the term CV; that’s used in Europe.
Tell me about yourself.
Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
What is your greatest weakness?
What is your greatest strength?
What motivates you?
Tell me about a time that you failed.
Why do you want to work here?
How many couches are there in America? (What? Seriously. But you still have to answer it.)
Speakers’ Club: Overcoming Obstacles pt. 1
Rules: Make mistakes and learn from them.
Chip and Dale’s Rescue Rangers:
Schoolhouse Rocks! America: The Preamble to the Constitution:
(Friends and acquaintances)
The Challenges:
Visa, Green Card
Exchange rate, Income – How do we pay for it?
Finding work
Local resources?
Flights
Fear of Flying
School Differences (university, courses)
Language, accents
Traditions, customs
Food issues