Rules:
Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers:
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Speakers’ Club 2019: Football, TH, and Les Miserables
Speakers’ 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
Speakers’ Club 2019: My Favorite Things
Rules:
Chip and Dale Sing-along:
What do you like about Blagoveshchensk?
Why do you want to move to or visit America?
What challenges do you expect?
How can you make it happen?
Speakers’ Club September 2019: Queen, Rolling Stones, Beatles
Rules:
Shad’s email:
Chip n Dale’s Rescue Rangers:
One-on-One, Round and Round:
Hi, my name is _______.
I’m a ______.
My favorite rock song is _____. ((Or) My favorite _____ song is ______)
Queen, debut album (1973): They used AC30 watt amplifiers the same type the Beatles used.
Read about “Creativity and Queen’s Freddie Mercury”: https://medium.com/@shadexaminer/creativity-with-queens-freddie-mercury-6db3f3b14acc
We Will Rock You:
Bohemian Rhapsody:
Somebody to Love:
Another One Bites the Dust:
We Are the Champions:
Under Pressure with David Bowie: Beat was used by Rapper Vanilla Ice for his song “Ice, Ice, Baby”
Flash Gordon (1980) soundtrack
Highlander movie and TV Series
Queen on the free concert – They were only going to get 30 pounds each anyway.
Freddie Mercury on John Lennon: (His response is a bit surprised, and he hesitates to find the right words. It’s okay to rephrase if you get off on the wrong track.) “It’s not a matter of less talent or more talent. It’s just that certain people are capable of doing certain things better than somebody else… John Lennon was just unique and a one-off… I admire John Lennon very much.” Mercury wants to be true to himself.
The Rolling Stones, debut album (1964), name from Muddy Waters song:
Read about Creativity Lessons with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards: https://medium.com/@shadexaminer/creativity-lessons-with-the-rolling-stones-keith-richards-and-mick-jagger-73ff9cd96def
Jumping Jack Flash: Whoopie Goldberg film, Otherworld TV series.
(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction: Justine Bateman movie.
Paint It Black
It’s only Rock N Roll (but I like It) with David Bowie:
Start Me Up:
Sympathy for the Devil: Jagger based his portrait of Satan as “a may-yun of way-elth and tay-ste” in part on Mikhail Bulgakov’s satirical novel The Master and Margarita. But he made the role his own.
The Beatles, debut album 1963, (The Oneders) They are the standard; they were the first to make it big from England to the U.S.:
Back in the USSR:
Across the Universe (also a movie) and in Pleasantville:
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Paul Is Dead?):
Blackbird (Civil Rights):
Hard Day’s Night:
Yesterday – the most covered song in history:
Can’t Buy Me Love movie
Yellow Submarine movie
Musicians on the Beatles:
Downloadable Scrabble game board and pieces. https://busyteacher.org/9830-old-scrabble-board-game.html
U.S. programs in Russia: https://ru.usembassy.gov/education-culture/
U.S. Visa guidelines: https://ru.usembassy.gov/visas/
Speakers’ Club First Day Back 2019: Welcome Back
Let’s set up the rules. We had four last year. Do we need to change them, add to them, subtract from them, or do they work?
What did you do this summer? Let’s talk about our great summer activities or our not so great ones.
Let’s talk songs: Which would you like to sing? I’m suggesting:
Ducktales:
Gummi Bears:
Chip N Dale’s Rescue Rangers:
Scooby-Do:
Kids Incorporated:
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer:
Spider-Man:
Cheeseburger in Paradise
Sweet Caroline
Possible topics and activities: What do you want to talk about this year? Suggest topics and let’s see what you want to know about the U.S., its culture and language. (Or we can just learn things like “Why does this dog smell? Because it’s wet and dirty” if that’s helpful to you.)
Vote and weighting: We have a limited amount of time hanging out together this year, so let’s vote on the topics and cover the most important ones first.
Word Game: Everyone gets letters. The first decision is if the person can make a word of three-letters or more. If so, take the word and keep the letters. Then place a tile in the playing area. If not, place a tile from your hand into the playing area. Each letter is worth a certain number of points. The person with the highest number of points when all the letters are used, wins.
Penguinate! Positive Creativity 