Money Doesn't Guarantee Happiness
MONEY DOESN'T GUARANTEE HAPPINESS
Practice English with your teacher
Warm-up
Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.
- If money were no object, how would your daily life differ from what it is now?
- Do you believe wealth fundamentally changes a person's character, or merely reveals it?
Vocabulary
Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.
Reading
Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.
“A few years ago, I shocked my friends and family. I broke my engagement to a well-educated millionaire business executive to marry a construction worker. Why? Because he is kind, honest and totally lovable. My high-school dropout can fix plumbing, tune up a car, build a house and grow enough vegetables to feed an army. He can cook and clean like a pro, and comes home whistling every evening, without stopping at a bar. The stories about his day at the construction site are far more interesting than my day on Wall Street.
This man won’t grow soft and flabby, sitting behind a desk all day, and he won’t get a stress-related illness, or have an affair with his secretary. And if we have children, he won’t be too busy to spend time with his family.”
Comprehension
1. How did the writer shock her family and friends?
2. Why were they surprised?
3. Describe her fiancé’s personality.
4. Does he think he will be a good father? If so, why?
Dialogue Practice
Practice the dialogue with your teacher.
선생님과 대화를 연습해 보세요.
- Do you think she made the right decision? Why or why not?
- Do you think money can buy happiness? If so, how? If not, why not?
- Who is more likely to be happy, a blue-collar or white-collar worker? Why?
- Who are happier, the rich or the poor?
- Define a happy life.
- Are you happy now?
Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정
Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.
일반적인 학문 분야(history, science, mathematics)에는 the를 쓰지 않습니다. 특정 역사를 말할 때만 'the history of Korea'처럼 씁니다.
Discussion
Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.
Words to Know:
1. dropout
2. flabby
3. affairWhat does it mean?
1. high-school dropout
2. feed an army
3. grow soft and flabby sitting behind his desk all day
4. have an affair with the secretary
Lesson Summary / 수업 요약
Today's Topic: MONEY DOESN'T GUARANTEE HAPPINESS
Level: Middle Advanced (M.A)
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