June 17, 2022: Digital Detox

Why do we lie? And how often are you lied to? Well, sorry to break it to you, but it’s probably more than you think. People lie to avoid punishment, for personal gain or because they get a kick out of it. Basically there are lots of reasons that people lie (and everybody does it).

“Perfect” is a romantic ballad by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. Released in 2017, the song expresses the singer’s immense love for his partner. With its sweet melody and heartfelt lyrics, “Perfect” became an international hit and wedding song staple. The single spent multiple weeks at number one on charts around the world.

I went through the “Conversation Topics” worksheets and tabulated the results. This lesson’s topic will be culture. I made a list of the popular topics and will ask all of you to help me choose which ones to use for the remaining classes.

Staff at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra have been requested to avoid the use of certain words related to gender. ANU’s Gender Institute issued a list of replacement terms for everyday words like ‘mother’ and ‘father’.