September 27, 2022

Vocabulary Word of the Day (Merriam Webster) Misbegotten - adjective (miss-bih-GAH-tun) Misbegotten means "ill-conceived." It can also mean "having an improper origin." // The celebrity's misbegotten tweet went viral. // The university's Board of Trustees rejected the misbegotten plan for building a new football stadium.

Trivia: What Day is it Today? September 27, 2022 (270th day) - World Tourism Day - Ancestor Appreciation Day - Morning Show Hosts Day - National AJ Day

Topic: Tourism 1. What images spring to mind when you hear the word ‘tourism’? 2. Would you like to work in tourism? 3. What are the good and bad things about tourism? 4. What are the major tourist attractions in your country? 5. How does tourism change lives? 6. Do you prefer tourism package tours or do you prefer to plan your own vacations? Why? 7. Is it better to go to popular tourist destinations or lesser known tourist destinations? Why? 8. If you could create a tourism slogan for your country, what would it be?

Topic: Ancestors (and some questions related to your family) 1. How would you describe/explain what an ancestor is? 2. Have you ever made/Do you have experience doing your own family tree? How far were you able to trace your ancestry? (Bonus question: if you remember/are aware of it, please type the surnames on your family tree.) 3. Would you be interested on doing those genealogy/AncestryDNA tests? Do you know whether or not your country does those tests and where to find them? 4. If there was a chance or possibility, what kind of results were you hoping to get? Any specific ancestry or relation to a continent. 5. Do you remember if there was ever the time your parents told you that you were adopted? Do you remember how they found you or why they took you in? 6. Does your country have a unique creation story? Share the story.

Topic: Morning Shows, their hosts, shows and news 1. Can you describe your country's morning show schedule? At least the channel or shows that you follow. 2. Would you rather watch the news, listen to the radio, or surf the net to find out early morning news? 3. Do you follow horoscopes? How about lottery results? Lastly, local celebrity gossip? 4. Does your country have a cooking segment on an early morning tv show? 5. How about reality tv morning talk shows? Can you share the hosts characteristics? 6. What is a unique local tv show that is currently airing in the morning that you are at least aware of? 7. With regards to local radio news, what is the most recent news you are aware of that has been featured on local radio news? 8. How about local radio dramas? What was the last plot or general summary of the last radio drama you listened to?