English Conversation

Week 7

Department of SociologyPrepared by Beatrice Hsu

Agenda

I. Review: GEPT (reading)

II. Impact Topics “The Guy with Green Hair”“Earning Money”

III. GEPT (Answering Questions)

IV. Homework Assignment

Thinking about the Topic

Pair work.Take turns exchanging your ideas.Wrap your discussion and give a one-

minute report.OpeningBody

main ideasupporting details

Closing

Earning Money

DiscussionName top three part-time jobs for

college students?What are the advantages and

disadvantages of having a part-time job?

Making MoneyListen & answer the following questions.1. What does Amber do during the day?2. What does Amber do at night?3. What is the nature of Amber’s night

job?4. Why does Amber do her night job?5. What does Amber think about her

night job?6. What do you think of Amber’s night

job?

Making Money

1. What does Amber do during the day?

She’s a waitress.

2. What does Amber do at night?

Making Money

2. What does Amber do at night?

She’s an escort.

3. What is the nature of Amber’s night job?

Making Money3. What is the nature of Amber’s

night job??

Going out with men and being paid.

4. Why does Amber do her night job?

Making Money

4. Why does Amber do her night job?To earn moneyfor nice clothes & to travelsave money to buy a house

5. What does Amber think about her night job?

Earning Money

5. What does Amber think about her night job?She thinks it’s just like her day job. Many men want to pay to be with beautiful young women.She gets the dates she wants.She will continue doing it.

Earning Money6. What do you think of being an escort?

Escort agencies provides paid dates for their clients.Escort agencies arranges the date for a fee and pay the escort a portion of the money.Wealthy businesspeople may need a companion to attend business related social functions away from home.Problems caused in Japan—high-school girls escort middle-aged men to earn spending money

Earning Money

What do you think? It’s wrong for women to have

dates with men for money. Men love to have dates with

beautiful women. It’s OK for men or women to be

escorts. A woman can do anything she

wants.

Earning MoneyWhich jobs or activities would you do for

the money? Which wouldn’t you do? Why?

Race car driver Wild animal trainer Drug dealer Stunt performer Night club entertainer Escort man or woman Nude model Soldier Surrogate mother/father

Homework Assignment1. Refreshing—recall what we discussed

todayWhat do you find most useful or meaningful?

2. Preview Unit 5

3. Review & Preview GEPT