Finish off the opening round

We finished off the opening round from last week – with some people who had not had a chance to speak and those whose first attendance was tonight.

I, John Warner, talked about my new pince-nez

and the saga of my fridge over the holiday season.

Topics for discussion

We got into small groups and discussed ideas of topics for future evenings – here is a brief list of the ideas:

• anniversaries of historical events
  • Churchilĺ’s death (1965)
  • The Magna Carta (1215)
  • The Selma-Montgomery March for voting rights in Alabama (1965)
• current affairs
  • The General Election in the UK on 07 May 2015
• the future of:
  • the Euro
  • the European Union
  • the United Kingdom in the European Union
• Everyday language / situations
  • on holiday
  • going to the doctors
  • buying things in shops
• traditions in English-speaking countries
  • superstitions
  • folklore
  • festivals
• Show and tell with books, films etc.
• dreams
• sharing your professions (getting to know one another)
• sharing things in society
  • carsharing
  • jobsharing
  • hot desking
  • couchsurfing

next week’s topic

For 09 February 2015 we will be looking at dream in a variety of ways.