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WEEK 9

31. Oct. 29             Zidane says Italian insulted mother

32. Oct. 30             Fashion

33. Nov. 1              Trivia contest 2

34. Nov. 2              Is peace possible?  

 

31    Zidane says Italian insulted mother, sister

 

The Associated Press

Updated: 3:51 p.m. ET July 14, 2006

 

PARIS - The Zinedine Zidane mystery is not quite solved yet.

In his first, highly awaited comments since the World Cup final, the French soccer star only partly explained what caused him to react in fury and head-butt an Italian opponent: repeated harsh insults about his mother and sister. But Zidane didn’t go into specifics about what Marco Materazzi said. Materazzi swears he never insulted Zidane’s mother. And FIFA is still investigating.

 “Above all, I’m human,” he said.

The 34-year-old midfielder said he didn’t regret the abrupt, violent outburst Sunday that marked the end of his 18-year professional career.

“I tell myself that if things happened this way, it’s because somewhere up there it was decided that way,” he told TF1 television. “And I don’t regret anything that happened, I accept it.”

Zidane sidestepped questions about exactly what Materazzi said.

 “I didn’t say anything to him about racism, religion or politics,” Materazzi told the Gazzetta dello Sport. “I didn’t talk about his mother, either. I lost my mother when I was 15 and even now I still get emotional talking about her.”

” Many in France have already pardoned Zidane. A poll published Tuesday in Le Parisien newspaper showed that 61 percent of the 802 people questioned forgave Zidane.

Former France coach Michel Hidalgo said Zidane was “touching, dignified and human” in the interviews.

“We have made him into a god, we have canonized him, but he’s above all a man, and a man is fragile and breakable,” he told LCI television. “He isn’t Zorro, or the god of soccer.”

 

DISCUSSION

 

If you were God, what penalty would you give to Zidane?

 

I’d __________________________________.

 

Ban him from soccer for life?

Turn him into a dog?

Put him in jail?

Just forget about it?

What?

 

On a scale of 1 to 10, how harshly would you punish him?

 

No punishment                             Very hard punishment

        1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8     9     10

 

 

Question 2 for students: What physical violence have you experienced in your life?

 

I was in _____ fights when I was ________________.

 

I was hit _____ times by teachers.

 

On a scale of 1 to 10, how much violence have you experienced in your live?

 

No violence                                  A lot of intense violence

       1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8     9     10

 

 

 

 

32 Fashion - I just love your clothes!

 

Tight   /   loose헐거운 옷  

Short  /  long

Brightly colored밝은 색상  /  dark colors캄캄한

Modern 현대의, 요즈음의  /  traditional 전통

Sexy성적인 / modest 겸손한

Wild 야생의  /  simple 쉬운, 용이한

Comfortable, chic, trendy, cheap, exotic, normal, unusual, stylish, soft, cute, elegant, romantic, unique, sporty…

 

1. I like my clothes to be ________, _________and ___________. 

  I don’t like ____________.

 

2. I prefer pants to skirts (or skirts to pants). 

 

3. I like _________ name brand because it’s _______________.

 

Anna Sui – mixes modern with 1920s art-deco예술; 미술 and narrow좁은, 가는 cut fashions

Calvin Klein – Darker colors, lots of black, skirts about knee무릎 length, a little tight.

Alberta Ferretti – Usually darker reds, darker pinks and maroons밤색, 적갈색, a bit square정사각형 (boxy) and rectangular직사각형, 장방형, pleats and colored tights, not really sexy but medium short skirts (lots of leg).

Christian Dior – Has pinks, reds, black and purple, exotic, fluffy, fantasy-like, wild, ultra modern chic and light materials.

Emporio Armani – Blacks, whites, stripes줄무늬, and dots물방울무늬, not loose nor tight, modernist 1960s styles, moderately flashy번쩍 빛을 내는, eye catching

Junya Watanabe - Lots of grays and browns, ragged edges, a mix of 1950s and 90s very eclectic, long, forlornly seductive – orphan (고아) style

DKNY – Black, white, gray and bright red, this collection is kind of conventional전통적인

Celine – Ultra-modern, lots of whites, blacks and silvers, sleek, zebra stripes, slim, tight slacks and mid-thigh skirts

Valentino – Wide range from furs모피 and feminine여성; 여성형, black fashion pirate해적 fantasy and college coed, Valentino is sexy and sharp.

 

Yohji Yamamoto – A bit of a masculine남성 cut, but loose and tight in all the right places, with long lines and great fabrics직물을.

A6 – Conventional전통적인, Polo – Expensive conservative보수적인 clothes, ASK – Low price modern, Nike, Adidas, Rebok, Spris, etc.

 

Fluffy

1. 솜털의[같은], 솜털 모양의; 솜털로 뒤덮인.  2. 부픗한, 솜같이 가벼운.

3. (인품 따위가) 경박한; (지능 따위가) 하찮은, 시시한, 보잘것 없는.  4. 《英속어》 술에 취해서 비틀거리는; (배우가) 대사를 잘 잊어버리는.

 

a shirt with narrow pleats at the front

앞에 좁은 주름이 달린 셔츠

 

collarless shirt with a thin gray stripe.

가는 회색 줄무늬가 있는 목 없는 셔츠.

 

country people in their traditional costumes (type worn for many centuries)

전통 의상을 입은 시골 사람들

 

He has an eclectic taste in clothes.

그는 대해 복합적인 취향을 갖고 있다

 

 

Fabric 직물, 피륙; 옷감; 짜는 법

 

Plaid 격자 무늬의 직물

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Draft Sept. 2007

Korea’s major brands

 

EXTRA CREDIT!!  Help me fill in this list, please!!!  There is very little or nothing in English about the majority of these companies..   Are all of these Korean brands?  What other Korean brands am I missing?

 

(FORMULA: Brand name, Internet site address, description of style, target market, price range, date company started, owners,  H.Q. address, phone number)

 

1492  Targets youth market.  Clean and detailed.

 

AHM Couldn’t find anything

 

Avirex  Famous for leather jackets & hip hop.

 

Basic House Co. Ltd.  The principal activity of the Company is the manufacturing of working clothes and similar garments

 

Bang Bang    Casual & sexy; targets youth market.  Was more popular in the 1990s, but still a popular name brand.  Relatively inexpensive.

 

Caspi Conus   Casual, light browns, yellows and pinks; includes golf wear.  Low price. A nationwide chain of clothing stores, owned by SK Networks.

Internet site but nothing in English.  A few pictures of T-shirts

 

Codex Combine  Expensive

 

Eloq  Elegant, wide interest in various fields.

 

FAB

Popular actors Lee Jung-jae and Jung Woo-sung established the fashion clothing company FAB Inc. They own 40 percent of the company.

Their first project is to re-launch a Japanese men’s fashion wear brand ``Durban’’ in February, according to FAB. FAB is affiliated with Basic House, a Korean total clothing brand.

 

Galaxy  Men’s fashion

 

Maru  Conventional, basic, simple, comfortable, natural.

 

Mime (Is this a Korean brand? Reported to be associated with Helly Hansen Co. Sweden)

 

 

mVIO  Concept: Soft, modern, sensitive, founded August 1995.  Almost nothing in English; lots of stuff in Japanese

 

Nipper   Modern, active and simple.  Targets students and young adults.  Affiliated with Maru, Smaks and Noton.

 

Noton Couldn’t find anything…

 

Obzee  Luxury brand for women, expensive and targets mature women.

 

Olive des Olive  Romantic, girlish style, 60s & 70s.  “Expression of girls sensibility.”  Has lots of ivory colors. Elegant design.

 

SJSJ Ladies fashion associated with SJA Systems (Is this a Korean brand? Reported to be associated with Helly Hansen Co. Sweden)

 

So.Basic

 

Soup  Can’t find anything…

 

Time (Is this a Korean brand? Reported to be associated with Helly Hansen Co. Sweden)

 

Towngent  Elegant men’s suits. Owned by L.G.

 

UGIZ http://www.ugiz.co.kr/

Revitalize and modern essential sports & street.  Target market is teenagers and those in their 20s.

 

Vanilla  

 

White House 

 

WhoAU California

Colorful, younger generation styles.  Internet site all in Korean language.

 

Zara

Famous in Spain.  Simple, natural, elegant.  Targets career women.

 

 

Korean Fashion Journal

http://www.okfashion.co.kr/index.cgi?action=main&thread=58 

 

 

33   Trivia contest 2

 

Food category

 

Name two kinds of salad dressing: French, Italian, blue cheese, ranch, thousand island.

 

When you go to a steak house, they’ll ask you how do you want your steak cooked.  Possible answers include, what?  Rare, medium, well done.

 

What two spices are found on every restaurant table in the U.S. and Europe?  Salt and pepper.

 

If you go to a restaurant in the United States and ask for eggs, they’ll ask you how you want them cooked.  What are some possible answers?  Sunny side up, over easy, over hard, scrambled. 

 

At what meal do most Americans eat eggs?  Breakfast

 

What is the yellow part of the egg called?  Yoke

 

What is pig meat called?  Pork

 

What is cow meat called: Beef

 

What kind of cheese do people usually put on spaghetti?  Parmesan

 

What kind of cheese is used in making pizza?  Mozzarella 

 

The most common cheese sold in Korea is called what, in the U.S.?  Processed cheese.

 

From what plant are bread, spaghetti, and other pastas made?  Wheat

 

Name some kinds of Mexican food:  Taco, enchilada, chili con carne, burrito.

 

What is the most famous Spanish food?  Paella, a dish made with rice and chicken or sea food.  The rice is usually an orange color from a spice called saffron.

 

What country in Europe is most famous for its food?  France

 

What dinner is most famous in England on Friday?  Fish and chips, because in the old days Catholics forbid eating red meat on Fridays, so fish was popular food on Fridays.

 

Drinks category

 

Green tea, the most common tea found in Korea is usually called Chinese tea in the U.S.  Where does black tea come from?  Either India or Ceylon.  Ceylon is the old name for a small island off the south coast of India now called Sri Lanka.

 

What country is most famous for beer?  Germany

 

Name two kinds of wine.  Red and white.  Dry and sweet are also acceptable answers.  Other acceptable answers are Cabernet Sauvignon, Chablis, Chianti, Blue Nun, Chardonnay, Zinfandel.

 

In Europe what kind of wine is usually served with red meat?  Red wine.

 

What kind of wine is served with fish?  White wine.

 

Name three kinds of distilled alcohol: whisky, gin, brandy, vodka, port.

 

Name two ways distilled alcohol is served in the U.S.  “Straight Up” and “on the rocks.”  “Straight up” means with no water or ice.  “On the rocks” means with ice.

 

What is the most famous Japanese distilled alcohol?  Sake

 

What is the most famous Mexican distilled alcohol?  Tequila

 

What is the most popular drink in the world?  Water!

 

What is the most popular breakfast drink in America?  Orange juice

 

What do you call a person who drinks a lot of alcohol every day?  Alcoholic

 

A “smoothie” is usually made from what?  Fruit and ice

 

What are the two most popular sodas in the world?  Coca Cola and Pepsi Cola

 

In Korea there is a popular soda called Cider.  What is cider in the U.S.?  Apple juice

 

What two American sodas taste like Korean “Cider”?  7-Up and Sprite

 

What soda has the most caffeine?  Mountain Dew

 

People usually drink distilled alcohol and soju, from what kind of glass?  Shot glass.

When Koreans drink, they often say: “Gumbe!”  What do Americans usually say?  Cheers!

Language Category

 

What is the second most popular language used in the United States?  Spanish

 

What languages do they speak in Switzerland?  French and German

 

What are the root languages of English?  Latin, Greek and German

 

What European languages come from the Latin language?  French, Spanish and Italian.

 

French, Spanish and Italian are also called what kind of languages?  Romance languages

 

European languages and Hangul are phonetic languages.  Chinese writing however, uses pictures for each word.  What are those picture-words called in English?  Chinese characters.

 

What is traditional Chinese writing called in English?  Calligraphy

 

In South America there is one country where Spanish is not spoken.  What country is it, and what language do they speak?  Brazil, Portuguese

 

What are three languages commonly spoken in Spain?  Castellan, Basque and Catalan.

 

What are three languages commonly spoken in China?  Mandarin, Cantonese, Hokkien.

 

What is the science of language?  Linguistics

 

What is the easiest language?  Body language!  (ha, ha!)

 

In English grammar, what are people, places and things called?  Nouns

 

What are action words called?  Verbs

 

What words describe nouns?  Adjectives

 

What words describe verbs?  Adverbs

 

 

 

 

 

 

Games category

 

Name some pieces from a chess board.  King, queen, bishop, knight, rook, pawn.

 

How do you win a chess game?  You have to kill the opponent’s king

 

What is Paduk called in Japanese?  “Go”

 

What is Paduk called in Chinese?  Wei Chi

 

What is the most popular card game in the world? Poker

 

Where do people usually go to gamble?  Casino

 

What do you call the game in a casino with a big wheel that spins.  It has numbers on the wheel and people have to guess what number a small marble will land on.  Roulette

 

What do you call a relatively new game in the United States where people take turns insulting each other?  They sometimes say things like: “You chicken lipped, nappy-headed potato brain!”  "Fronting"  or "Playing the dozens."

 

 34 Is peace평화 possible있을 있는?

 

I think that people can (not) live in peace together because people are usually _________________and __________________.

 

Kind친절한= generous                       greedy = selfish

Loving= caring                                     hateful = spiteful

Emotionally secure                              jealous = envious

hopeful                                                  hopeless = despairing 

Humble = modest                                arrogant – cruel

 

I think it is possible that there will (never) be world peace (in _____ years).

 

When I feel angry I _____________________.

 

try to forget about it.                                      want to hurt somebody.

try to get over it.                                             punish someone.

go jogging 

 

War is of relatively recent invention.  It is only in the last 12,000 years or so that people have warred.  Before that, people lived in small hunting/gathering tribes.  It was only after people started farming that wars began.  After the invention of farms, there were rich and poor people.  Then people really had something to fight about in large groups.

Buddhists, Jewish, Christians and Muslims all believe that we should eliminate racism, sexism and ageism.  But the problems persist.  Why?

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