Animals: Grizzly Bear

스토리 & 문학

Lesson 15

Animals: Grizzly Bear

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Lesson 15

. Animals: Grizzly Bear

Grizzly Bear

Intermediate 25 min Speaking 75%
3 min

Warm-up

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

  1. Do you have any pets?
    반려동물이 있나요?
  2. What is your favorite animal?
    가장 좋아하는 동물은?
3 min

Key Vocabulary

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

ferocious Extremely fierce, violent, or aggressive 사나운, 흉포한 The ferocious storm destroyed several houses along the coast.
prodigiously To a remarkably great degree; enormously 엄청나게, 놀라울 정도로 The weightlifter was prodigiously strong and could lift over 200 kilograms.
shambling Moving with a slow, shuffling, awkward gait 느릿느릿 발을 끌며 걷는 The tired old dog made its way home with a shambling walk.
evade To escape or avoid something, especially by speed or cleverness 피하다, 회피하다 The rabbit managed to evade the fox by zigzagging through the bushes.
inhabit To live in or occupy a particular place 서식하다, 거주하다 Many unique species inhabit the tropical rainforests of South America.
advent The arrival or coming of something or someone important 출현, 도래 With the advent of smartphones, people can access information anywhere.
5 min

Reading

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

Grizzly Bear
Ursus arctos = scientific name of Grizzly Bear
Threatened
The grizzly bear has the reputation of being the most ferocious and dangerous mammal in North America. Grizzlies vary widely in body shape, colour and in the shape of their heads. The tundra grizzly is often creamy yellow on the back with brownish legs and underparts. In the Rocky Mountains, the “silver-tip” phase is dominant. Adults weigh from 136 to 526 kg and are prodigiously strong.
Although grizzlies will, for the most part, avoid contact with humans, they are sometimes unpredictable and should be given plenty of room. They move with a slow shambling walk, the low-slung head swinging from side to side. They can move very quickly, however, and even horses find it difficult to evade a rushing grizzly.
This powerful animal once inhabited almost all of western North America but, with the advent of the Europeans on a new continent, their numbers were reduced until now they are restricted chiefly to the Canadian Rockies and Alask

3 min

Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정

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

❌ The grizzly bear is a most dangerous animal in North America.
✅ The grizzly bear is the most dangerous animal in North America.

최상급 표현에서 한국어는 관사가 없기 때문에 'a'와 'the'를 혼동하기 쉽습니다. 최상급(most + 형용사) 앞에는 반드시 정관사 the를 사용해야 합니다. "가장 ~한"이라는 뜻일 때는 항상 "the most"로 쓴다고 기억하세요.

5 min

Discussion

Discuss with your teacher.
선생님과 토론해 보세요.

  1. The passage says grizzly bears are "unpredictable." If you encountered a grizzly bear while hiking, what would you do?
    지문에서 그리즐리 곰은 "예측할 수 없다"고 합니다. 만약 등산 중에 그리즐리 곰을 만난다면 어떻게 하시겠습니까?
  2. Grizzly bears once inhabited most of western North America but lost their habitat when Europeans arrived. What should governments do to protect endangered animals like the grizzly bear?
    그리즐리 곰은 한때 북미 서부 대부분에 서식했지만 유럽인들이 도착하면서 서식지를 잃었습니다. 그리즐리 곰 같은 멸종 위기 동물을 보호하기 위해 정부는 어떤 조치를 취해야 할까요?
  3. Are there any large wild animals in Korea that people fear or respect, similar to the grizzly bear in North America? How do Koreans feel about those animals?
    한국에도 북미의 그리즐리 곰처럼 사람들이 두려워하거나 존경하는 대형 야생동물이 있나요? 한국인들은 그 동물에 대해 어떻게 생각하나요?

Lesson Summary / 수업 요약

Today's Topic: . Animals: Grizzly Bear

Level: Intermediate (??)

Review this lesson before your next class! / 다음 수업 전에 복습하세요!