I was reading The Adventurer's Handbook just now and there was an interesting bit about explorer Peter Freuchen. This is a cultural difference that adult learners might find fun. It should also be useful in that it gives students a chance to resolve a cultural miscommunciation.
A.
You are Peter Freuchen, a Danish explorer trying to map Greenland and reach the North Pole. In 1906 you see an eskimo girl walking by and in order to be nice and make good relations with the natives, you offer her a ride on your sled. She doesn't want to get on your sled and starts pointing at her hair. Tell her that you don't understand why she's pointing at her hair.
B.
You are an eskimo girl. Some Danish guy on a sled just propositioned you (a man offering a woman a ride on his sleigh is a sexual proposition). You don't want to have sex with him but it doesn't matter anyway because you are menstruating. You point at your hair, which is down (this indicates you are having our period and are unavailable for sex).
1. Describe a typical day in the life of a 4th or 5th grade Korean kid. Be as detailed as possible. Instead of a typical day you may choose to describe a day you remember from elementary school that was somehow special.
2. Write a travel article for my travel blog. The subject should be "The best travel experience of my life" and while it should be personal it must also contain stats and an expert opinion that help you make your point. Please also include a picture with you in it of the travel destination. Remember this will be published so if someone else is also in the picture you must get their permission. Picture width should be 550 pixels.
3.Write about a Korean movie that you think foreigners should watch to better understand Korean culture. Find one or more clips from the movie on Youtube, link to the clip, and explain what's happening in the scene and what it says about Korean culture. Include typical movie review information (actors, producer, director, year of release, box office success, critical acclaim, etc.) Once i have enough of these reviews I will start a website for them so hopefully one day soon foreigners will be reading your review and considering the movie you suggest.