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Spring is a time of renewal for many people. The weather is becoming warmer, days are lasting longer, trees are beginning to bud with new leaves, and flowers are starting to bloom. Birds that had flown south for the winter are beginning to return to our northern climate. New animals are born. There is a new energy in the air.

Background:

In the United States, in the spring, people start thinking about planting vegetable gardens. More people come out of their houses to get outdoor exercise. You see more people walking, riding bicycles, and playing outdoor games with their children. Many people also start to think about summer, and planning summer vacations and summer activities with their children.

Discussion Questions:

• What is it like spring weather in Korea? What is your favorite season? (spring? summer? fall? winter?) And why do you like it?
• Are there any special holidays or traditions about spring in your native country? Tell about a spring holiday or spring tradition in your native country?
• Does your native country have a special day in the spring to celebrate flowers, trees, or plants?
• Does your native country have a special day to celebrate the environment, similar to Earth Day in the United States?
• Are there special sports or outdoor activities in the spring in your native country?
• What is your favorite spring sport? Do you play this sport? Do your children play this sport? Do you watch other people play this sport? Do you watch this sport on TV?
• Do people in your native country enjoy hiking in the spring? If yes, tell about some of the places people like to go.
• Do you enjoy walking? Where do you like to walk? Where do people go to walk in your native country?
• Do you enjoy camping? Tell about some places in your country to camp. Have you been camping in other country? If yes, tell about a camping trip – where you went, what you did, what you saw.
• What is your favorite spring activity? Does your family (wife, husband, children, mother,
  father, brothers, or sisters) enjoy the same activity?

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Money doesn’t grow on trees. This lesson introduces students to four ways people get money—they find it, win it, receive it as a gift or earn it. Finding, winning and receiving money often depend on chance and luck. Most people get money by earning it.

Wouldn’t it be nice if you won a million dollars on a television game show? Or maybe someone would give you a lot of money as a gift? Of all the people you know, how many people have been so lucky? Most people get their money by working for it. If you need some extra money, earning it is usually the best route to choose.

Discuss the following:

1. How many people do you know who have won money in a contest or by gambling? Do you know anyone who has lost money by gambling?

2. Why do you think newspapers and television reporters make a big deal when someone wins a lot of money in a lottery or contest?

3. If you found a wallet or money, how could you find the owner?

4. When is it okay to keep money found?

5. On what special occasions do people get money as a gift?

6. How do most people get their money?

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e-busi·ness (e' biz' nis) …the transformation of key business processes through the use of Internet technologies.

Every aspect of our lives is being changed by the Web. Yet no area is going through a significant and speedy change like the business world is today. Businesses start to achieve real business value as they incorporate Internet technology into their core processes. Today, companies small and large are using the Web to communicate with their partners, to connect with their back-end data-systems, and to Transact commerce. This is e-business, where the strength and the reliability of traditional information technology meet the Web.

Why you need E-Business?

By utilizing e-business based e-commerce solutions, companies can:

Improve margins by using a lower-cost online channel Reduce paper-based processes: postage, printing, and handling costs, through the use of electronic transfers, just-in-time payments, reduce float, furnish customers faster and a more responsive service.

E-commerce has garnered more attention than any aspect of e-business. The Web has had a remarkable impact on a wide number of industries with its remarkable ability to offer goods and services so conveniently.

Let’s Talk:

1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of e-business?
2. As a consumer, is online a reliable source of goods?
3. Would you venture in e-business? Why? Why not?
4. Do you think e-business is profitable in your country? Justify your answer.
5. Do you think quality products and services are guaranteed in ebusiness?
6. As a country known for the advancement in technology, do you think e-business can be fraud?
7. How does the government interfere in the problems caused by ebusiness? Is there a law promulgated for this?

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