We are in Week 5.
1. On March 22, in 1963, the Beatles released their very first when album “Please, Please Me.” It contained several hits:
- Love Me Do
- Twist and Shout
- I Saw Her Standing There
Do you know any of these songs?
Do you know any other songs by the Beatles?
What Chinese band had a similar cultural impact as the Beatles’ impact on Western culture?
2. Hiking in Spring
- Spring is a great time for hiking
- Have you done any hiking yet this year?
- Which mountains in Shenzhen do you want to summit this year?
- Who is the leader of the SUSTech Hiking Club?
3. Religious Traditions in March
- We are in the middle of Ramadan 2024.
- For Christians, Holy Week is next week, concluding with Easter Sunday.
- Hindus will celebrate the very big holiday of Holi next week.
- The month is named for the Roman god “Mars.”
- Are there any big customs, rituals, or celebrations for Chinese culture for the 3rd month of the year?
4. Love for the Library
- Which is the best library on campus? Explain.
- Have you visited the new library in Hongshan?
- Libraries remain vital in the age of the Internet. Why is that?
- Why are librarians so awesome?
5. Movies in March
- Do you prefer watching movies on your phone, a laptop, a TV, or at the theater? Explain
- If an English movie has subtitles, would you prefer those subtitles to be in English or Chinese?
- These days, sites like Billibilli offer videos with danmu (bullet comments onscreen).
i. Do people who use danmu like watching the video or watching the danmu?
ii. Does danmu enhance or diminish the viewing experience for you?
iii. If you paid to go see a movie like Dune 2, would you like to have danmu on the movie screen?
- Phones in theaters
i. Do you use your phone in the theater?
ii. Would you date someone who used their phone in the theater?
iii. If you were dating someone already, and they regularly used their phone in the theater, would you break up with them?
iv. Why do people dislike it when others use their phones in the theater?
6. Good news
- Tell us the good news for this week
- Name 3 things
7. "March Madness" update
- In the USA, the first round of the national college basketball championship tournament has begun.
- It is common for fans to make a “bracket” choosing how they predict the results of the games.
- Richard Branson will pay a million dollars to anyone who submits a “perfect” bracket.
- Over 25 MILLION brackets were submitted. After the University of Kentucky lost to Oakland this morning, only 2100 perfect brackets remain (according to March Madness YouTube).
- Does China have a sport where fans pick their brackets and watch nationwide?
- Would you like to try this?
- What sport would be best for this?
