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ESL Discussion Questions about Korea

What is it?

What images come to mind when you think of Korea?

I see beautiful woman dancing Gangnam Style.

I see men passing women and saying "Hey! Sexy Lady!"

Where is it?

What do you know about it?

What do you know about its history?

Is Korea located on an island?

What countries does Korea border on? China and Russia

What is the DMZ?

What are its capitals?

What is its population? 74 million. 24 million in the North. 50 million in the South.

Famous Koreans?

What are Koreans famous for?

Why do many Chinese like Korean dramas?

What is so appealing about K-POP?

Have you meet any Koreans?

Do you want to meet a Korean? Do you want to meet a North Korean? Is there a famous Korean you want to meet?

Who is your favourite Korean?

If you meet someone from North Korea what would you ask them?

Do you think the North Koreans really love their leaders?

What stereotypes do you have of the Korean people?

What are the differences between Koreans and Chinese?

What are the similarities between Koreans and Chinese?

What are Koreans good at?

Have you eaten Korean food?

Can you understand the Korean language?

Can you recognize the Korean language?

Do you prefer North or South Korea? Why?

What is the future of Korea? Will it be good? Will there be a war? Will there ever be a reunification?

Is there a solution to the problem of Korean unification? Will it happen? If it does happen, can it happen peaceably?

What isn't Korea united?

Have you been to Korea?

Can you spot Koreans in Wuxi?

Are there many Koreans in Wuxi?

What are the differences between Koreans and Japanese?

Are the Koreans and Chinese rivals or allies?

English Names That The Students Have Given Themselves

My list of English names the students have given themselves has become an annual feature here at Teaching English in Wuxi, China.

Below is my 2013 list. It comprises 188 names.

Agnes

Alice

Alicia

Alvin

Amanda

Angel

Anita

Anna

Annabella

Anne

Anthony

Antia

Apple

April

Ares

Arthur

Axel

Bear

Betty

Billy

Black

Bob

Bonny

Brandon

Bruce [There is a Lee Glover below.]

Bunny

Cam

Camille

Candies

Candy

Carina

Chanley

Charles

Cheney

Cherry

Cheryl

Cici

Circle

Claire

CoCo

Cool

Corina

Cristal

Crystal

Cynthia [I put on a upper class accent for Sinntheeeeaaaaaa!]

Daisy

David

Davin

Della

Diana

Dick

Donald

Doreen

Dream

Dwight

Edda [Edda is a girl.]

Elaine [I never fail to remind this girl of the closing scene from the movie the Graduate.]

Elena

Elisha

Elly

Emidem [perhaps named after a famous video game character]

Emily

Ethan

Eudora

Ezio

Ezreal

Fancy

Fay

Felix

Frank

Franklin

Gianni [pronounced like Johnny]

Giles

Gillian

Grace

Happy

Harry

Heffy

Hellen

Heney

Henry

Hetty

Hope

Howard

HTO

Ice

Iris

Ivan

Jacy

Jams

Jane

Jason

Jeffrey

Jenny

Jerant

Jeremy

Jess

Jessie

Jewel

Jill

Jim

Jimmy

Johnson

Jolin

Joyce

Judy

Kevin

Kimiko

Kina

Kirk

Kitty

Kobe

Larry

Lee Glover

Leo

Levi

Lindy

Lokson

Lorna

Lotus

Louise

Lucy

Luma

Lywic

Madee

Maggie

Mars

Mercy

Meter

Miko

Miky

Mindy [I am Mork from Ork I tell her. She doesn't get it.]

Molly

Momsen

Moon

Nancy

Neil

Neil Trump

Nervo

Nick

Nina

Noria

Ondine

Paul

Penny

Qneenie

Queena

Rachel

Ray

Rebecca

Richard

Richelle

Ritz

Robin

Roy

Rudolf

Sam

Selina

Senior

Serena

Shay

Sherry

Shirley

Sky

Stanley

Stella [This Stella was not impressed by my Streetcar Named Desire routine.]

Stephanie

Sun

Sunny

Teemo

Terry

Thea

Tiffany

Tina

Tiny

Tommy

Tony

Tracy

Trillian

Trista

Vicky

Victor

View

Vivian

Wendy

Yolanda

You

Yuki

Zoe