The Three

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The Three Treasures in Life

• By Cathy Chang

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Outline

• Starting Questions
• Family
• Starting Questions
• Useful Expressions
• Discussion Questions
• Friends
• Significant Other

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Starting Questions

• The 3 treasures in life (?????)
• Family
• Friends
• Girlfriend/Boyfriend (the significant other)
• Do you believe in this saying? Why or why not?
• Are there different degrees of importance between
  the three?
• Are there other treasures in life?

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Family(Starting Questions)

• Introducing your family members
• Who is the closest to you? Or influences you the
  most? Why or why not?
• Do you live with your parents? Advantages and
  disadvantages
• What kind of family would you like to have
  yourself in the future?

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Useful Expressions

• Adoptive parents (stepfather, step mother) - ????
• Siblings - ????
• In-law(s)
• Brother-in-law ?(?)?
• Son-in-law ??
• Daughter-in-law ??
• Spouse - ?? (ex-wife/former wife, separated,
  divorced)
• Types of Family - nuclear, extended, DINK
  (double-income-no-kid), bi-cultural, blended
  (step)

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Discussion Questions

• Family Resemblance Who do you look like more in
  your family? Personality-wise?
• Generation Gap Do you think that it is hard to
  communicate with the older generation?
• Can you describe one thing that makes your family
  unique and different from others?

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Friends

• What is the difference between acquaintances,
  friends, and best-friends? Do you have this
  distinction?
• What is your definition of friendship? How do you
  maintain friendships?
• What are some characteristics that you think a
  friend should have?

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Useful Expressions (1)

• Pen pal - ??
• Internet friends - ??
• Friends from different generations - ???????
• Fair-weather friend - ????
• Bad/good/best friends - ?/?/??
• True/false friends - ??/?????

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Useful Expression (2)

• Loyal ???
• Sincere ???
• Supportive ??? ???
• Close/intimate ???
• Mutual understanding ????
• Have sth. In common ????
• Care about somebody (sb.) ????
• Take care of sb. ????
• Get along (well) with sb. ???????
• keep in touch with sb. ???????
• Lose touch with sb. ???????
• Maintain the friendship ????
• Drift apart ??

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Significant Others

• What do you look for in a boy/girlfriend?
• Do you believe in love at first sight?
• Do you believe in having only one true love?
• Are there any differences in expectations between
  boy/girlfriend and husband/wife?
• What are the important things in maintaining a
  relationship?
• What is your opinion towards couples living
  together before marriage?

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Useful Expressions

• One night stand ???
• Man of your dreams ????
• True love ??
• Cohabitation ??
• Heartbroken ??
• Have a crush on sb. ????
• Puppy love ??????????

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Further Discussion

• Do you feel that marriage and creating a family
  is the ultimate goal in life?
• What are the attitudes of todays youth that are
  different from older generations?
• Do you feel that the relationships between
  people, including families and friends, have
  become weaker? Or stronger?

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References

• Materials from Pauls PowerPoint files