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Gorilla Gorilla

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Lesson 14

Gorilla Gorilla

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Lesson 14

. Gorilla gorilla

Gorilla gorilla

Intermediate 25 min Speaking 75%
3 min

Warm-up

Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.

  1. What comes to mind when you think of gorillas? Do you think they are dangerous?
    고릴라 하면 어떤 이미지가 떠오르나요? 위험한 동물이라고 생각하나요?
  2. Have you ever seen a gorilla at a zoo or in a documentary? What was it doing?
    동물원이나 다큐멘터리에서 고릴라를 본 적이 있나요? 무엇을 하고 있었나요?
3 min

Key Vocabulary

Learn these words from today's lesson.
오늘 레슨의 주요 단어를 배워봅시다.

inoffensive not causing harm or upset; harmless 해가 없는, 공격적이지 않은 Despite their size, gorillas are mostly inoffensive animals that avoid conflict.
a far cry from very different from something ~와는 거리가 먼, 매우 다른 The quiet village was a far cry from the busy city she grew up in.
provoke to deliberately annoy or anger someone into a reaction 자극하다, 도발하다 A gorilla will only become aggressive if provoked by an intruder.
intimidate to frighten someone in order to make them do what you want 위협하다, 겁을 주다 The gorilla beats its chest to intimidate anything that comes too close.
diminish to become smaller in number, size, or importance 줄어들다, 감소하다 The gorilla population continues to diminish due to habitat loss.
endangered at serious risk of extinction 멸종 위기에 처한 Many endangered species need stronger legal protection to survive.
5 min

Reading

Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.

Gorilla gorilla
Endangered
The gorilla is a shy and, for the most part, inoffensive vegetarian -- a far cry from the fearsome, aggressive creature depicted in films and comic books. Only when provoked or threatened does it rise to an erect position and beat its cupped hands against its chest in an attempt to intimidate intruders. Gorillas are the largest and most powerful of the apes. Adult males reach an average height of 150-170 cm and weigh from 135 to 230 kg. Females are smaller, but both male and female are tremendously powerful, possessing the ability to tear branches from bushes and uproot small trees. They spend their days quietly, either in a leisurely search for food, or resting in the warm sun.
Unfortunately, these animals, native to the equatorial regions of Africa, are diminishing in number due, in part, to illegal hunting and advancing civilization. Also, laws prohibiting, rather than just controlling, the capture and sale of gorillas need to be passed and enforced in all countries within the species’ range.

3 min

Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정

Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.

❌ Gorillas are a far cry to the monsters in movies.
✅ Gorillas are a far cry from the monsters in movies.

"A far cry"는 "매우 다르다"라는 뜻의 숙어인데, 반드시 전치사 from과 함께 씁니다. 한국어의 "~와 거리가 멀다"에서 방향의 느낌 때문에 "to"를 쓰기 쉽지만, 영어에서는 항상 "a far cry from ~"이 올바른 표현입니다.

5 min

Discussion

Discuss with your teacher.
선생님과 토론해 보세요.

  1. The passage says gorillas are "a far cry from the fearsome creature depicted in films." Why do you think movies and media portray gorillas as aggressive?
    지문에서 고릴라는 "영화 속 무서운 동물과는 거리가 멀다"고 합니다. 왜 영화나 미디어에서는 고릴라를 공격적으로 묘사한다고 생각하나요?
  2. Gorillas are endangered partly because of illegal hunting and advancing civilization. What do you think governments should do to protect endangered animals?
    고릴라는 불법 사냥과 문명의 발달로 멸종 위기에 처해 있습니다. 정부가 멸종 위기 동물을 보호하기 위해 어떤 조치를 해야 한다고 생각하나요?
  3. The passage mentions that laws should "control" rather than completely "prohibit" certain activities. Do you agree with this approach? Why or why not?
    지문에서는 특정 활동을 완전히 "금지"하기보다 "통제"해야 한다고 언급합니다. 이 접근 방식에 동의하나요? 그 이유는 무엇인가요?

Lesson Summary / 수업 요약

Today's Topic: . Gorilla gorilla

Level: Intermediate (??)

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