Free Talk with Topic II – Lesson 2

Is This Our Time?

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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it
was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of
incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the
spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had
nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct
the other way--in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some
of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the
superlative degree of comparison only.
-- A Tale of Two Cities
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 Free Talk with Topic II – Lesson 2

Topic: era

1. In your opinion, what kind of era is this? You can talk about people’s life, mind,
economy, politics, globalization, etc.

Words may be used:

speed

free mind

Internet

super power

diverse

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Topic: era

2. According to the recent affairs, does this era have more threats or more
opportunities? What are the threats and what are the opportunities?

Words may be used:

business

terrorism

travel

identity crisis

nature

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Topic: era

3. Do you hope to go back to the past? If yes, when and why? You can talk about any
time on any continent.

Words may be used:

Renaissance

Shakespeare

poem

Elizabeth

Leonardo da Vinci

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Topic: era
4. What is the relationship between an era and the achievements made in this era?

Words may be used:

hero

tolerance

spirit

talents

education

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Topic: era

5. If someone believes that he/she is in a bad time, what should he/she do? Why?

Words may be used:

suicide

struggle

to attempt the impossible

withdraw from society and

live in solitude

adapt to the society

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Topic: era
Further Reading:
What Will Come After The Information Age?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2019/01/16/what-will-come-after-the-
information-age/#785c211b3d7d

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