Here We Go

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Welcome Wonkwang conversation classes, the purpose of this blog is to document our learning over the course of this semester. You can come here to review, study or find out all the amazing things that happened while your were absent from class.

Class Date: Monday August 21st

Theme: Presentation Week

Topics Covered:
-Presentation Skills
---Planning and delivery
---Do's and don'ts
---Ethos, Pathos, Logos

-Example of a fresh presentation style
---Identity 2.0 Video

Activity:
-Brainstorm presentation topics in groups of 3-4

Homework:
-Come to class with 3-4 topics you could present on

New Vocabulary:
spot -v
-Can you spot me while I do this bench press?
-When you have to deliver a speech, have a freind or coworker sit close and spot you.

slut -n
-Many people think the new Black Canary Barbie looks like a slut.

lazy eye -n
-My uncle has a lazy eye, because he over uses his good eye.

obsolete -adj
-As industrial farms move in traditional farms are becoming obsolete in Korea.
-Are men becoming obsolete?

brutal -adj
-Amnesty international produced a brutal ad protesting human rights abuses in China.

pallet -n
-All the boxes fell of the pallet.

swiss army knife
-I would take a Swiss Army Knife to the island because it is multifunctional.

preserve -v
-A Kimchee fridge is the best way to preserve Kimchee's unique flavor and keep it from spoiling.

prerequisite -n
-The prerequisites for the group presentation are:
---1. It must me a maximum of 12 minutes
---2. Everyone must speak

arouse -v
-When introducing your topic try to arouse your audiences interest with and interesting fact, question or appropriate media

credentials -n
-What kind of credentials do you need to work there?
-You need a masters degree and 4 years experience.

posh -adj
-W-Bar in the Walker Hill hotel in Seoul is very posh.
-It felt very posh, all the guests at the restaurant were dressed in tuxedos.

keener -adj
-a person who studies all the time and very hard
**Chris is such a keener, he even studies during dinner.

Expressions:
come out of the closet
-To openly admit and share the fact one is gay.
**Did you hear, Tom Cruise came out of the closet? I always suspected he was gay!

six feet under
-Dead and usually buried or disposed of
**Don't worry about him, he's six feet under.

on the sauce
-drunk or drinking
**I was on the sauce for 10 years before I got help.

chill out at home
-Stay home all weekend and relax
**I chilled out at home and watched some movies this weekend.

bar star
-a person who always hangs out at the bar/club, is well known.
**G is a total bar star, he knows all the clubs in Seoul.


Title: Bar Star
Photo by: Inventingsound

dress the part
-dress for the role or position. For example, if you are giving a medical presentation, dress like a doctor or pharmacist.
**Dress the part for your speech this Wednesday.

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