| 回 | 項目 | 内容 |
| 第1回 | Personality: | Work with a partner to think of as many personality adjectives as you can. For example: friendly, happy, sad |
| 第2回 | Working at Home: | What are the disadvantages of working from home? Would you like to work from home? What would be the advantages/disadvantages for you? |
| 第3回 | Tourism and Traveling: | What’s the difference between a tourist and a traveler? How much of your own country have you visited? Is it possible to travel without leaving home? |
| 第4回 | Famous people: | Look at the photos of famous people. Work in small groups to discuss the following. 1. What do you know about the people in the photos? 2. Think of three qualities which you associate with each person. |
| 第5回 | Language: | Do your foreign language skills help you when you travel abroad? Would you like to make new friends? Do you want to learn about other cultures? |
| 第6回 | Advertising: | Think of a famous advertisement. Describe it. Have you ever bought something just because of an advert? When? |
| 第7回 | Business: | Which are your favorite retailers? Name three large manufacturers? What services can a wholesaler offer a retailer? Can you name a famous entrepreneur? |
| 第8回 | Design: | Can you name a famous inventor? What did he/she invent? Are artistic people different from other people? What do you think is the most important innovation of the 21st century? |
| 第9回 | Adventure: | If you could go back to another time and place, what time and place would you choose and why? Who's the most adventurous person in your family? Do you consider yourself an adventurous person? Why or why not? |
| 第10回 | Ambition: | Is it important to have ambitions? Who is the most ambitious person you know? What were your ambitions when you were a child? Can ambitions be dangerous? |
| 第11回 | Happiness: | Are you a happy person? Can money buy happiness? What makes you feel happy? What are the three most important things for you to be happy? Can you be happy if you are poor? What is or was the happiest time of your life? |
| 第12回 | Intelligence: | Are you intelligent? Why do you think so? Does study make a person more intelligent Does being very intelligent make you happy? Are some animals more intelligent than humans? |
| 第13回 | Healthy Lifestyle: | Do you think you have a healthy life style? Is physical activity (jogging, going to a gym) an important part of a healthy life style? What is your attitude toward smoking and what is the damage of alcohol to health? How do you usually cope with stress? |
| 第14回 | Quarreling: | Who do you quarrel with most and what do you quarrel about? How can you avoid quarreling about money? Do men or women quarrel more? What do married couples quarrel about most and is quarreling healthy? |
| 第15回 | Mid-term summary: | Points of lessons 1-14 will be summarized. |
| 第16回 | Socializing: | What do you usually do on the weekends and do you have plans for this weekend? What kind of music do you like? What's the last movie you saw? When was the last time you went to a museum? |
| 第17回 | Drugs and Medicine: | Which do most people in your country prefer: traditional medicine or modern medicine? Do you feel uncomfortable using medicine from a foreign country? |
| 第18回 | The Environment: | Do you think recycling is important? Why? When you travel, do you usually drink bottled water? Why or why not? Tell about one thing you do to help the environment. |
| 第19回 | Secrets: | Have you ever revealed someone's secret when you weren't supposed to? If your friend were doing something illegal what would you do? If a friend was talking about suicide would you tell his/her parents? |
| 第20回 | The Paranormal: | Have you ever been to a fortune teller? Do you believe in ghosts? Do you have a lucky number? Has anything ever happened to you that you cannot explain?
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| 第21回 | Rude People: | Are you sometimes rude? What acts of rudeness bother you most? Is rudeness a problem in your country? Is it rude to ask someone’s age? |
| 第22回 | Investments: | What can you invest in? What are risky investments? Do you trust people with your money? When should people start investing their money?
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| 第23回 | Lies: | Why do people lie? Is it OK to tell lies and how often do you lie? Who lies more men or women? Do you feel guilty when you tell a lie?
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| 第24回 | Birthdays: | Do you like birthdays? What’s the best birthday present you’ve ever been given? How do you usually celebrate your birthday? What did you do on your last birthday? |
| 第25回 | Science: | Do you like studying science? What natural disasters occur in your country? In your opinion what has been the most important scientific discovery ever? Why? |
| 第26回 | Restaurants: | What is the most unusual food you’ve eaten at a restaurant? What is your favorite restaurant? How often do you eat out? |
| 第27回 | Media: | What has been the biggest news in Japan last year? Why are people so interested in the private lives of celebrities? What's happening in the news right now in Japan? |
| 第28回 | Age: | What is the best age to be and why? Do you worry about getting older? What is the best age at which to get married? What problems are there with an aging population?
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| 第29回 | Questions and Answers: | Review and Overall Discussion.
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| 第30回 | Summary and Conclusions: | The points of lessons 16-29 will be summarized. |
