YOYO English Club

Session I:
Article: Primary And Secondary Emotions

https://www.purewow.com/wellness/primar ... y-emotions


1. People tend to show their anger instead of sharing their primary emotions, such as embarrassment or sadness. Can you share some examples?
2. Most of us communicate secondary emotions to others in an argument. Have you ever tried to recognize your primary emotion?
3. Sharing primary emotion can foster healthier communication. Are you willing to express your vulnerable primary emotions with your significant others?

Session II:

Article: How much sugar is too much?

https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living ... s-too-much




1. Do you read nutrition labels before you choose the food? What do you focus on? Calories, sugar, fiber or sodium? Why?
2. Eating too much sugar may cause some problems. Do you have any friends suffering from this issue? How do they handle it?
3. Do you have a healthy balanced diet? Share your experiences with us.


Agenda:
6:45 ~ 7:00pm Greetings & Free Talk / Ordering Beverage or Meal / Getting Newcomer’s Information
7:00 ~ 7:10pm Opening Remarks / Newcomer’s Self-introduction / Grouping
(Session I)
7:10 ~ 7:50pm Discussion Session (40 mins)
7:50 ~ 8:10pm Summarization (20 mins)
8:10 ~ 8:15pm Regrouping / Instruction Giving / Taking a 10 Minutes Break (Intermission)
(Session II)
8:15 ~ 8:55pm Discussion Session (40 mins)
9:00 ~ 9:20pm Summarization (20 mins)
9:20 ~ 9:30pm Concluding Remarks / Announcements

Meeting Date: As shown on the Subject Line
Meeting Time: 7:00pm – 9:30pm
Meeting Venue: 丹堤咖啡 Dante Coffee (Minimum Order $80)
Address: 台北市濟南路三段25號[MAP]-捷運忠孝新生站3號出口步行3分鐘

Important Notes:
1. We advise participants to print out the discussion questions and bring them to the meeting for reference. As for the supporting articles, feel free to print them out, as well, according to your preference.
2. We suggest that participants read the articles and think about the questions in advance.
3. Newcomers should prepare a two-to-three minute self-introduction in English to deliver when called upon by the host before the start of the discussion. The host may also ask you to give brief feedback about the meeting at the conclusion of the meeting.
4. We conduct the entire meeting in English. All participants should have at least moderate English-conversation skills and be able to articulate your ideas for each discussion question.
5. We welcome newcomers and other guests to attend the meetings and join the discussion freely for three times. After that, we hope you will consider becoming a YoYo English Club member. We charge a NT$1000 lifetime membership fee

“Emotion” is well defined in this phrase, "energy in motion”. It clearly depicts some characteristics: “Emotion” possesses energy or consumes energy, and it is not constant; it’s fleeting.
Most people are busy keeping a roof over their head in their daily life. We tend to be closed off or blowing a fuse regarding our feelings, either way leads to unmanageable states.

There are a few dozens of identified emotions and some different groupings of these emotions. Primary and secondary is one of the categorizing methods.
For me, all this type of analysis accomplishes one great result, which is to promote the importance of self-awareness, and develop feasible methods to bringing the uncontrollable emotions into some amenable states.

If we can recognize and identify our primary (more direct to the people and events) and secondary (evolving from primary or some previous experience) emotions, it may be easier for us to step back and take a deep breath to resolve some anger or uncover and cleanse the negative energy which has been held long and deep in our mind.