3. Vocabulary Power – Ch. 7
• Pronounce
• Check answers with a partner
– Compare answers
– If there is disagreement, try to reach consensus
– Let Nikki know if you have questions
• Complete “Words in Discussion”
_________________________________
____ Quiz your partner on the words in preparation for
the quiz next class
– Practice spelling the words
4. CEO Quits to Spend Time With Family—Really
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1. According to the article, why do most CEO’s leave their jobs? Why do you think
this is the case?
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2. Do you think that the reason “to spend more time with family” is reasonable and
accepted for leaving a CEO position in the business world? Why/why not? Do you
think it should be accepted?
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3. Who is Mr. Yost? Why did he say he wanted to quit, and how many years was he
a CEO? What was his performance like during his time as CEO? Does he think he
made the right decision? Do you think he made the right decision?
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4. What does Mr. Yost do now that he is retired? What advice does he give to others
about retirement? Which of his ideas do you agree/disagree with?
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5. Why is it difficult for many companies to have successful successions (changing of
CEOs)? How could this situation be improved?
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6. What is a common age range for people to retire in your country? What do most
people do during their retirement? What do you hope do when you retire?
5. Sex Education
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1.
What is the purpose of the article? What is the concept of SRE that is
introduced?
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2.
Does sex education matter for you? Why/ why not? Was this type of education
part of your schooling?
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3.
Do you think that we should have sex education included in our school
curriculums? Why/why not? If so, at which age is appropriate?
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4.
Do you agree with the following statement “We have to educate our kids about
sex to protect them from sexual abuse,” and why/why not? What evidence for this
statement is provided in the article?
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5.
If you were/are a parent, would/do you want to be responsible for providing this
type of education for your children? Why/why not?
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6.
Who do you think should take the responsibility for answering kid’s question
about sex? (schools, societies, or families, etc.) and why?
6. Lack of sleep leads to increased food
purchasing
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1) According to the article, what can a bad night's sleep lead to? Do you think that is
true? Can you think of a specific example from your own life?
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2) When the blood levels of someone who had a good night of sleep were compared
to those of someone who did not, what were the findings? Did these findings have a
significant influence on the participant’s shopping behaviors?
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3) How many men were recruited for the research? What were they asked to do?
Why were they given food before going to the market?
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4) How much money were they given to spend at the supermarket? What were they
told to buy with the money? What were the results? Do you think this is surprising?
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5) Why do you think sleep deprivation decrease higher-level thinking and increase
hunger? Had you ever thought about this before reading the article?
7. Trader Joe's Ex-President To Turn Expired Food Into Cheap Meals
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1) How much food do you think you typically waste in a day? If there is food left after
a meal, what do you do with it? Do you have any experience with saving leftover
food?
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2) When you go to the grocery store, do you check the sell-by dates which are on the
product? Why or why not? Do you always follow the guidelines?
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3) Who is Doug Rauch? What is his new project? Do you think it is a good idea?
Why/why not?
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4) According to the article, we can put bread in the refrigerator to extend its life. Do
you have other ways to extend the life of various types of food?
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5) After Doug Rauch establishes his retail environment, do you think you would go
there? Why or why not? Which customers do you think he is targeting? Which other
food retailers will he be competing against?
