11/4 (Sat.) News of the Week/ Cinema Event of the Year 2023 (Host: Janet)

[janet12tw]

Hi Everybody,

Let's talk about the news of the week in the video of CNN 10 and the cinema event of the year 2023 Barbenheimer (Seeing Barbie & Oppenheimer in the movie theater in the same day) !

Please watch the Youtube videos as below:

Session 1:


Session 2:





Questions for Session 1:
1. In the conflict between Israel and Hamas, do you think there is a likelihood of a larger war in the Middle East and would that be of great concern to the Israelis?
How do you think the Israel-Hamas war could affect the world economy?

2. Would you like to try the hybrid air vehicle mentioned in the video? Why or why not?
Do you have any travel plan this year?
Or where have you ever traveled to & how do you like it? Why?

3. If you had the budget, would you like to buy a Domino car as mentioned in the video? Why or why not?
Or what kind of car do you want to buy? Why?
And would you like to buy a gas car or electric car?


Questions for Session 2:
1. What is Barbenheimer? Why is it a huge success?

2. What do you think are the differences & similarities between these two movies Barbie and Oppenheimer?

3. What movies have you seen recently or TV series have you been binge watching recently & you would like to recommend them to us?
Why?

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Agenda:
3:45 ~ 4:00pm Greetings & Free Talk / Ordering Beverage or Meal / Getting Newcomer’s Information
4:00 ~ 4:10pm Opening Remarks / Newcomer’s Self-introduction / Grouping
(Session I)
4:10 ~ 4:50pm Discussion Session (40 mins)
4:50 ~ 5:10pm Summarization (20 mins)
5:10 ~ 5:15pm Regrouping / Instruction Giving / Taking a 10 Minutes Break (Intermission)
(Session II)
5:15 ~ 5:55pm Discussion Session (40 mins)
6:00 ~ 6:20pm Summarization (20 mins)
6:20 ~ 6:30pm Concluding Remarks / Announcements

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[Laura]

President, Janet's posting is an awesome op-ed.

II 2. What do you think are the differences & similarities between these two movies Barbie and Oppenheimer?

They are the great movies. For Barbie , it is the first live-action Barbie film after numerous computer-animated films and specials. Oppenheimer, a dramatization of the life story