Special Topic: Me, Myself, and I (Talking about yourself)

1) Vocabulary
1. Estimate
2. Speech
3. Self-disclosure
4. Rewarding
5. Wonder
6. Mundane
7. Thrill
8. Addiction
9. Primarily
10. Evidence
11. Site
9. It turns out
10. Day in and day out

A. a strong feeling of excitement and pleasure

B. ordinary and not interesting or exciting
C. short for website, a place on the Internet
D. a strong desire to do or have something regularly
E. spoken language rather than written language
F. facts that show clearly that something exists or is true
G. What actually happens or is the case
H. a probable guess about the size, value, amount, etc of something
I. to think about something and to try to guess what is true about it
J. Happening every day, without rest or a break
K. mainly, the main reason for something
L. Revealing information about oneself to other people
M. Something that makes you feel happy and satisfied because you
think you are doing something useful or important

Harvard Research Finds Talking About Yourself Is Rewarding

Do you like talking about yourself? Answer truthfully, because it's estimated that 30-40% of all of your
speech has to do with you. But why do we like to talk about ourselves? As it turns out, our brains find
self-disclosure to be very rewarding.
Self-disclosure is a behavior that we do all of the time, day in and day out, says Diana Tamir, a
Harvard researcher. She wondered why everyone talks about their lives. So, she studied peoples brain
activity. What would happen when people answered questions about their favorite subject: themselves?
Tamir asked really mundane questions like do you prefer coffee over tea? or do you like to
snowboard? Harvard researchers watched the brain while people answered those questions. Research
found that certain parts of the brain were more active when people talked about themselves. And that
those parts are also responsible for the thrills of good food, money and drug addiction.
So does Tamir think this explains the popularity of Facebook and Twitter? "On Twitter and Facebook,
people are primarily posting about what they're thinking and feeling at the moment. This research is
one piece of evidence about why we may use those sites, she says.

2) Questions Answer these questions with your partner.

1. What is this article about?
2. Who is Diana Tamir? What did her research find?
3. Why do people enjoy talking about themselves? Do you enjoy talking about yourself?
4. Why might Tamis's research explain the popularity of Facebook and Twitter?
5. Do you use any social networking websites? Which do you use? Do you post about yourself often?

Special Topic: Me, Myself, and I (Talking about yourself)

1) Vocabulary
1. Estimate H
2. Speech
E
3. Self-disclosure L
4. Rewarding M
5. Wonder I
6. Mundane B
7. Thrill
A
8. Addiction D
9. Primarily K
10. Evidence F
11. Site
C
9. It turns out G
10. Day in and day out J

A. a strong feeling of excitement and pleasure

B. ordinary and not interesting or exciting
C. short for website, a place on the Internet
D. a strong desire to do or have something regularly
E. spoken language rather than written language
F. facts that show clearly that something exists or is true
G. What actually happens or is the case
H. a probable guess about the size, value, amount, etc of something
I. to think about something and to try to guess what is true about it
J. Happening every day, without rest or a break
K. mainly, the main reason for something
L. Revealing information about oneself to other people
M. Something that makes you feel happy and satisfied because you
think you are doing something useful or important

Harvard Research Finds Talking About Yourself Is Rewarding

Do you like talking about yourself? Answer truthfully, because it's estimated that 30-40% of all of your
speech has to do with you. But why do we like to talk about ourselves? As it turns out, our brains find
self-disclosure to be very rewarding.
Self-disclosure is a behavior that we do all of the time, day in and day out, says Diana Tamir, a
Harvard researcher. She wondered why everyone talks about their lives. So, she studied peoples brain
activity. What would happen when people answered questions about their favorite subject: themselves?
Tamir asked really mundane questions like do you prefer coffee over tea? or do you like to
snowboard? Harvard researchers watched the brain while people answered those questions. Research
found that certain parts of the brain were more active when people talked about themselves. And that
those parts are also responsible for the thrills of good food, money and drug addiction.
So does Tamir think this explains the popularity of Facebook and Twitter? "On Twitter and Facebook,
people are primarily posting about what they're thinking and feeling at the moment. This research is
one piece of evidence about why we may use those sites, she says.

2) Questions Answer these questions with your partner.

1. What is this article about?
2. Who is Diana Tamir? What did her research find?
3. Why do people enjoy talking about themselves? Do you enjoy talking about yourself?
4. Why might Tamis's research explain the popularity of Facebook and Twitter?
5. Do you use any social networking websites? Which do you use? Why?

Special Topic: Me, Myself, and I (Talking about yourself)

1) Vocabulary
1. Estimate
2. Speech
3. Self-disclosure
4. Rewarding
5. Wonder
6. Mundane
7. Thrill
8. Addiction
9. Primarily
10. Evidence
11. Site
9. It turns out
10. Day in and day out

A. a strong feeling of excitement and pleasure

B. ordinary and not interesting or exciting
C. short for website, a place on the Internet
D. a strong desire to do or have something regularly
E. spoken language rather than written language
F. facts that show clearly that something exists or is true
G. What actually happens or is the case
H. a probable guess about the size, value, amount, etc of something
I. to think about something and to try to guess what is true about it
J. Happening every day, without rest or a break
K. mainly, the main reason for something
L. Revealing information about oneself to other people
M. Something that makes you feel happy and satisfied because you
think you are doing something useful or important

Harvard Research Finds Talking About Yourself Is Rewarding

Do you like talking about_____________? Answer truthfully, because it's estimated that __-__% of all
of your speech has to do with you. But why do we like to talk about ______________?
As it turns out, our brains find self-disclosure to be very rewarding.
Self-disclosure is a ____________________ that we do all of the time, day in and day out, says Diana
Tamir, a Harvard _____________. She wondered why everyone talks about their lives. So, she studied
peoples ________________________. What would happen when people answered questions about
their favorite subject: themselves?
Tamir asked really mundane questions like do you ________ coffee over tea? or do you like to
snowboard? Harvard researchers watched the brain while people answered those questions. Research
found that __________________ of the brain were more active when people talked about themselves.
And that those parts are also _________________ for the thrills of good food, money and drug
addiction.
So does Tamir think this explains the _____________ of Facebook and Twitter? "On Twitter and
Facebook, people are primarily_________about what they're thinking and feeling at the moment. This
research is ______________ evidence about why we may use those sites, she says.

2) Questions Answer these questions with your partner.

1. What is this article about?
2. Who is Diana Tamir? What did her research find?
3. Why do people enjoy talking about themselves? Do you enjoy talking about yourself?
4. Why might Tamis's research explain the popularity of Facebook and Twitter?
5. Do you use any social networking websites? Which do you use? Why?

3) Write a Quiz Write 2 challenging, interesting, and informative quiz questions and answers about
yourself then quiz the class.
EX: What kind of music do I like
1

| a) Pop
| a)

2.

b) Hip-Hop

b)

c) Folk

c)

| a)

b)

c)

4) Free Discussion Discuss these questions with your partner.

1. Are you an introvert or an extrovert? Why do you think that?
2. What makes you happy? What makes you sad?
3. What do you do in your free time?
4. What's your occupation? What's it like? Do you enjoy it? Why/Why not?
5) Doing an interview in English - Congratulations! You have applied for a job as Korea's American
Ambassador and now you are getting ready for the biggest job interview of your life. This is the most
important time for talking about yourself! You will interview with 2 different interviewers.
Listen to the interviewers questions and answer about yourself (it's OK to lie for practice).
Remember to be friendly and to answer the interviewer's questions with confidence.
Write comments about your interviewers:

Interviewer 1 : _________________

Interviewer 2 : _________________

Professional? Y
N
Professional? Y
N
Polite?
Y
N
Polite?
Y
N
Good listener? Y
N
Good listener? Y
N
Comments:
Comments:
Who was your best interviewer? Why was this interviewer good?
6) Giving an interview in English You are hiring someone for the position of Korea's American
Ambassador. Ask 2 interviewees these questions and decide who's the best candidate.
Remember to be a good listener, polite, and professional.
Write comments about your interviewees:
Interviewee 1: ______________________

Interviewee 2: ______________________

1. Could you tell me a little about yourself?

2. What are your strengths and your best skills?
3. What is your biggest weakness?
4. What are your career goals and future plans?
5. What things are most important to you in a job?

1. Could you tell me a little about yourself?

2. What are your strengths and your best skills?
3. What is your biggest weakness?
4. What are your career goals and future plans?
5. What things are most important to you in a job?

Professional? Y
N Comments:
Friendly?
Y
N
Good speaker? Y
N
Confident? Y
N

Professional? Y N
Friendly?
Y N

Good speaker? Y N
Confident?
Y N

Who would you choose for the job? Why?

What could the other interviewee do to be better next time?

Comments:

3) Write a Quiz Write 2 challenging, interesting, and informative quiz questions and answers about
yourself then quiz the class.
EX: What kind of music do I like
1

| a) Pop
| a)

2.

b) Hip-Hop

b)

c) Folk

c)

| a)

b)

c)

4) Free Discussion Discuss these questions with your partner.

1. Are you an introvert or an extrovert? Why do you think that?
2. What makes you happy? What makes you sad?
3. What do you do in your free time?
4. What's your occupation? What's it like? Do you enjoy it? Why/Why not?
5) Giving an interview in English You are hiring someone for the position of Korea's American
Ambassador. Ask 2 interviewees these questions and decide who's the best candidate.
Remember to be a good listener, polite, and professional.
Write comments about your interviewees:
Interviewee 1: ______________________

Interviewee 2: ______________________

1. Could you tell me a little about yourself?

2. What are your strengths and your best skills?
3. What is your biggest weakness?
4. What are your career goals and future plans?
5. What things are most important to you in a job?

1. Could you tell me a little about yourself?

2. What are your strengths and your best skills?
3. What is your biggest weakness?
4. What are your career goals and future plans?
5. What things are most important to you in a job?

Professional? Y
N Comments:
Friendly?
Y
N
Good speaker? Y
N
Confident? Y
N

Professional? Y N
Friendly?
Y N

Comments:

Good speaker? Y N
Confident?
Y N

Who would you choose for the job? Why?

What could the other interviewee do to be better next time?
6) Doing an interview in English - Congratulations! You have applied for a job as Korea's American
Ambassador and now you are getting ready for the biggest job interview of your life. This is the most
important time for talking about yourself! You will interview with 2 different interviewers.
Listen to the interviewers questions and answer about yourself (it's OK to lie for practice).
Remember to be friendly and to answer the interviewer's questions with confidence.
Write comments about your interviewers:

Interviewer 1 : _________________

Interviewer 2 : _________________

Professional? Y
N
Professional? Y
N
Polite?
Y
N
Polite?
Y
N
Good listener? Y
N
Good listener? Y
N
Comments:
Comments:
Who was your best interviewer? Why was this interviewer good?