Lessons Of Life
LESSONS OF LIFE
-You are responsible for your own happiness.
Warm-up
Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.
- Is happiness a destination to be reached or a manner of traveling through life?
- What role does comparison with others play in your sense of personal satisfaction?
Vocabulary
Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.
Reading
Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.
-You are responsible for your own happiness.
-No one can diminish your self-esteem unless you give them permission to do so
-People won’t stay mad at you for long if you can say I blew it, and I’ll try to make amends.
-When something is troubling you, talk about it to people you trust instead of tying to cover it up. You may be surprised to find that they have been through something similar.
-Don’t pass up an opportunity to tell people you care about them. You may never get another chance.
-Reserve judgment until you know all the facts. Even then, keep your mouth shut if no useful purpose will be served by adding your two cents’ worth.
-Be grateful for you food health and the health of those you love.
-Be aware that without good health, wealth and success mean little
-If you enjoy your work and your life, you are rich. If you aren’t happy with either,
how can money help?
-If you have had a rotten day, don’t take it out on others. Simply say tomorrow is sure
to be better.
-Don’t be afraid to try what you think you can’t do. However, if you fail, leave from
your mistakes to be better
-Try to put it together the best overall package of ambition, kindness, consideration, self-esteem and intelligence you can. Otherwise, you’ll spend your life alone
-Spend time with your spouse and children
-You can respect and learn from people even if you don’t like them. You can learn something from anyone, because every person in the world knows something that you dont.
Dialogue Practice
Practice the dialogue with your teacher.
선생님과 대화를 연습해 보세요.
- What attitude should we cultivate to deal with having a rotten day?
- Why can we always learn something from others?
Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정
Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.
'prevent'는 'prevent + 사람 + from + -ing' 패턴을 따릅니다. 'to + 동사원형'이 아닙니다.
Discussion
Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.
- diminish- make or become smaller; reduce or decrease
- blow- mishandle, ruin or bungle
- make amends- pay back or compensate, as for an injury, loss, or insult
- been through- experienced
- pass up- let the good go by
- reserve- save for a particular purpose or later use
- take it out on- treat badly because of anger at elseWhat does it mean ?
- I blew it.
- two cents’ worth
- take it out on other
Extra Practice
- In terms of advice, do you usually give it or seek it?
- What have you learned from your parents?
- What have you learned from your friends?
- What have you learned from your spouse?
- What have you learned from your teachers?
- What have you learned from your boss?
- What are the most important lessons in life you’ve learned so far?
- We ask advice, but we want approbation. Do you agree with that saying? Why or why not?
- We say, nobody can give you better advice than yourself. Explain what it means. Why is that so?
- What are life’s lessons that you want to teach your children?What advice would you give to?
- Heavy smoker
- Heavy drinker
- Cheapskate
- Henpecked husband
- Divorcing couple
- Mama’s boy
- Gold digger
- Cheater
- One who thinks love is everything in marriage
- One who thinks money isn’t important in life
- Lottery winner
- One who is about to drop out of college
- Someone who thinks his life was ruined by his friends
- One who wants to commit suicide
Lesson Summary / 수업 요약
Today's Topic: LESSONS OF LIFE
Level: High Advanced (H.A)
Review this lesson before your next class! / 다음 수업 전에 복습하세요!