November 08, 2022

Vocabulary Word of the day (Merriam Webster) Demagogue - noun DEM-uh-gahg A demagogue is a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power. // The country's voters ousted the demagogue who capitalized on the fears of the people.

Trivia: What day is it Today? November 08, 2022 November 8th is the 312th day in the Gregorian calendar. On this day the right ear of John Paul Getty III was delivered to a newspaper along with a ransom note, leading his father to pay a $2.9 million ransom; HBO made its first broadcast with the movie "Sometimes a Great Nation," and Franklin D. Roosevelt launched the Civil Works Administration to create jobs during the Great Depression. Famous November 8th birthdays include journalist David Muir and chef Gordon Ramsey. - Abet and Aid Punsters Day - International Day of Radiology - National Adam Day - National Ashley Day - National Christopher Day - National Irene Day - National Kyle Day - National Leon Day - Talk Money Day - World Pianist Day - World Radiography Day - World Town Planning Day

Topic: Money 1. Do you enjoy spending or saving money? 2. Do you often lend money to friends or family? Do you ever borrow it? 3. What is the average salary in your country? Is it enough? 4. Do you feel safe carrying lots of cash with you? 5. What would you do if you found 100 euros or dollars in the street? 6. Do you enjoy haggling when you go to the market? 7. Do you prefer paying in cash or with a card? Or do you pay another way? 8. Which payment method will be most popular in 50 years’ time? 9. Do you think there will be a single global currency one day? 10. What do you think about cryptocurrencies? Are they the future? 11. When people say “money doesn’t grow on trees”, what do they mean? 12. Is it important to give money to charity in your opinion? 13. Why don’t we just print money to end world poverty? 14. Would the world be a better place if we all had the same amount of money? 15. What is the quickest way to make a lot of money? 16. Should we give money to homeless people? 17. Do you think your government spends too much money on social security? 18. Should the government set high taxes or low taxes? If you were the leader of your country, what would you do to improve the economy? 19. Does having a lot of money make a person more attractive? 20. In a restaurant, do you think the man should always pay for the woman?

Topic: Jokes 1. What is your favorite joke? 2. Do you like listening and telling jokes? 3. How do you know what joke is proper to tell to your friends? 4. When are some time you shouldn't tell a joke. 5. How can a joke hurt someone? 6. What are some situations when it is impolite to laugh at a joke? 7. How can joke be a form of discrimination? 8. What is a good joke to tell a child? 9. What is a good joke to tell a teenager? 10. Have you ever heard a sexist joke? 11. What are some common subjects that people like to joke about? 12. What are some good joke pages on the Internet?