Today's Target: At the end of the session, the students are expected to learn different quotes about farewell.


1. “A farewell is necessary before we can meet again, and meeting again, after moments or a lifetime is certain for those who are friends.”




2. “Farewell! God knows when we shall meet again.”

William Shakespeare quotes (English Dramatist, Playwright and Poet, 1564-1616)




3. “Don't be dismayed at goodbyes, a farewell is necessary before you can meet again and meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends.”

Richard Bach quotes (American Writer, author of 'Jonathan Livingston Seagull', b.1936)




4. “Farewell, fair cruelty.”

William Shakespeare quotes (English Dramatist, Playwright and Poet, 1564-1616)



5. “Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.”

J.R.R. Tolkien quotes (English Writer and Author of richly inventive epic fantasy The Lord of the Rings, 1892-1973)




6. “Forever, and forever, farewell, Cassius! If we do meet again, why, we shall smile; If not, why then this parting was well made”

William Shakespeare quotes (English Dramatist, Playwright and Poet, 1564-1616)




7. “Man's feelings are always purest and most glowing in the hour of meeting and of farewell”

Jean Paul Richter quotes (German Novelist and humorist, 1763-1825)

Today's Target: At the end of this class, the students are expected to be able to express their personal thoughts about this new law whether they agree or disagree. Also, they are expected to be able to list the advantages and disadvantages of this new law.


A new law has come into force in South Korea that effectively bans the wearing of miniskirts. The controversial piece of legislation is called the "overexposure law" and is an attempt by the government to curb what it views as public indecency. Anyone caught wearing a miniskirt could be fined around $45. It is one of the first laws to be passed by new president Park Geun-hye and has come under considerable criticism. Her father, Park Chung-hee, who led the country between 1963 and 1979, introduced a similar decree on the appropriateness of what Korean women could and couldn't wear. A spokesperson from South Korea's police said the law is more concerned with public nudity than provocative clothing.



Celebrities and politicians are up in arms over the new law. Democratic United Party member Ki Sik Kim wrote on Twitter: "Why does the state interfere with how citizens dress? Park Geun-hye's government gives cause for concern that we are returning to the era when hair length and skirt length were regulated." Many female celebrities have posted photos of themselves in skimpy clothing online to make their feelings against the law known. Short skirts and shorts are extremely popular in South Korea. They are the fashion items of choice for the majority of the country's pop stars. Singer and fashion icon Lee Hyori tweeted: "Is the overexposure fine for real? I'm so dead."



Activity Proper

1. MINISKIRTS: What do you think wearing or not wearing miniskirts? Would you allow your daughter or sister or girlfriend to wear miniskirts?



2. FASHION POLICE: You are a member of the fashion police. What do you suggest about these laws?

Law about… ----------People have to… ----------People can't…


miniskirts
tattoos
jewellery
underwear
footwear
jeans


3. CLOTHES: Should there be laws about the clothes we wear or should we be secured of our right to wear anything we want to whether we go out or stay home?



4. BANNED: What would you like to ban?

miniskirts
chewing gum
music players in public
children in restaurants
kissing in public
mobile phones in cinemas
drunkenness
other _______________



"Online activities, the mp3 and printable handouts are available for this lesson at http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com"

Learning Objective: This is a discussion class. At the end of the session, the participants are expeted to be able to express their thoughts regarding the issue objectively.


Reading Proper

Possible new marriage laws in Scotland could allow Jedi Knights to marry people. This means people could choose either a priest or a Star Wars warrior to perform their wedding ceremony. Scotland's government wants to give couples more choices when they tie the knot. It currently has two kinds of weddings – religious marriages and civil partnerships. Politicians want to add a third choice for people who believe in things other than religions. A government spokeswoman said groups like the Jedi Knights and other "belief bodies" would have to pass a test before they can carry out marriages. There are around 177,000 British people who say they are Jedi Knights, making them the biggest "alternative religion" in Britain.

The Free Church of Scotland has raised concerns about the possible new laws. Church spokesman Iver Martin, told the BBC: "The third category is quite astonishing because it [doesn't define] what 'belief' means." He added that 'belief' could be anything and could let all kinds of groups perform marriages. The Jedi Knights say they already have their own system for weddings. This includes the Jedi marriage vows where the Jedi Knight asks the happy couple: "In forces of darkness and forces of light, wherever you may go and whatever you may face, do you promise to share your life in marriage?" Other groups that could perform weddings include the Flat Earth Society, which believes the Earth is a flat disk.


Activity Proper

1. WEDDINGS: Why do people need to be married? Is a wedding ceremony an important event for two people who commit to love each other with all of their hearts? What is your idea of wedding? What is your ideal wedding? Why need wedding when there is also a divorce?



2. LOCATIONS: What would it be like to get married in these places?

Wedding…--------- Good things-------- Bad things


in space
under the ocean
in the desert
on Safari
in the Taj Mahal
in a rainforest



3. RELIGIOUS: Should all weddings be religious?



4. MARRIED BY…: Who would be best to perform a wedding?

a Jedi Knight
the US President
the U.N. Secretary-General
Shakira
Minnie Mouse
Oprah Winfrey
Nelson Mandela
the Pope



"Online activities, the mp3 and printable handouts are available for this lesson at http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com"