Davie is the founder of Popcorn Club.
Having grown up in between Canada and Israel, having spent ten years of his life backpacking through Europe, Asia and Australia and fluent in English, French and Hebrew, Davie’s very much a child of the world. He studied philosophy in Canada and screenwriting at UCLA, he’s owned businesses in art sales, customer service and travel. Davie inspires confidence in everyone he meets, that’s what he does, that’s why he started Popcorn Club. He’d love to meet you and tell you all about it.
Davie’s most popular clubs are Debate Clubs, Watch & Talks and his famous Texas Hold’em Poker Clubs. You’re guaranteed to laugh, learn and be inspired after two hours with Davie.
We did this club recently and only scratched th...
We did this club recently and only scratched the surface. Now we'll go deeper with more pop culture phrases from movies and music that have shaped western culture. These are things the whole western world takes as common everyday language abut things most Chinese people have no frame of reference for. This is what you need to really understand western culture and conversation.如果说上一期的club是初级课程,那这一期我们将会深入探讨更多关于塑造西方文化的电影和音乐中的流行文化短语。这些短语西方人天天都在讲,可是中国人却get不到它的来历。了解西方文化从学习短语开始,也许你可以收获更多。Language and culture are inseparable. Pop culture is the culture of the world, it goes beyond countries. It can unite or separate us. It can bring you into the conversation if you get it and keep you out if you don’t. So in this club, we’re going to make sure that you get it!Let’s take a look at ten (probably more) phrases that come from movies, music, books and history and take them apart. Let’s understand where they come from, what they mean and what they say about culture and people.“You had me at hello”, “I made him an offer he couldn't refuse”, “I knew you were trouble when you walked in”. Do you understand those phrases? Do you get where they come from?This club is about the English you don’t learn in school. It’s about real language. If you ever felt like although your English is ok, you just can’t keep up with conversations, this club is for you. If anyone ever talked about things and mentioned references you just didn’t understand, this club is for you, my friend!语言和文化密不可分。流行文化是世界的文化,超越了国家的界限。文化让人们团结或分离。如果你听得懂某种语言,你就能参与到该语言的聊天对话中。否则,你就无法参与对话。本次活动中,我们就来让你get到理解语言文化的技能!我们从电影、音乐、书籍和历史中选取了十句(或更多)台词和句子,将其错开打乱。大家聊一聊这些句子出自哪里、是何意义,以及与文化、人们之间的联系。“You had me at hello”,“I made him an offer he couldn't refuse”, “I knew you were trouble when you walked in”,你知道这些句子是什么意思吗?出处是哪里吗?这次活动中涉及到的英语知识是学校里学不到的,是真正实用的英语。如果你觉得自己的英语虽然还不错,但是在聊天过程中觉得比较吃力,那么这期活动非常适合你。如果别人聊到的某件事或引用某个文化典故是你闻所未闻的,请不要犹豫来参加这期活动!