Pearls Of Wisdom
PEARLS OF WISDOM
1.Why do people use proverbs?
Warm-up
Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.
- Is the concept of 'love at first sight' a genuine phenomenon or a cultural myth?
- How do you think technology has altered the way people form romantic connections?
Vocabulary
Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.
Reading
Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.
1.Why do people use proverbs?
Many people love proverbs for their wisdom. Others enjoy the images in proverbs. But proverbs are most impressive because they express a lot of information in just a few words. A good proverb quickly sums up ideas that are sometimes hard to express. And the person listening immediately understands it.
2.Where do proverbs come from?
Proverbs come from two main places ? ordinary people and famous people. These two sources are not always distinct. Common and popular wisdom has often used by famous people. And something said or written down by a well-known person has often been borrowed by the common man. For example, “Bad news travel fast” probably comes from the experience of housewives. However, “All's well that ends well” was written by William Shakespeare.
3.What do proverbs tell us?
Proverbs are used everywhere in the world. If you can understand a culture itself. There are many different ways that we use proverbs in daily life.
Dialogue Practice
Practice the dialogue with your teacher.
선생님과 대화를 연습해 보세요.
What does it mean?
1. Give Advice
2. Teach a Lesson
3. Give a warning
4. Express a common truth
Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정
Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.
'married' 뒤에는 'to'를 씁니다. 'with'가 아닙니다. 한국어 '~와 결혼하다'의 영향입니다.
Discussion
Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.
1.Why do people use proverbs?
2.What are the two main places that proverbs come from?
3.What does “bad news travel fast” mean? Do you have any experiences that show this proverb?
Extra Practice
1.Can you share any popular proverb in your country? What does it mean?
2.Can you make your own proverb? If so, please share it!
3.Do you believe in the proverb: What a man sows, that shall he also reap? What can you say about this?
4.Is it true that whatever you started wrong will never end right? Justify your answer.
Lesson Summary / 수업 요약
Today's Topic: PEARLS OF WISDOM
Level: Middle Advanced (M.A)
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