Hold That Nobel Prize
HOLD THAT NOBEL PRIZE
Practice English with your teacher
Warm-up
Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.
- The author humorously rejects a nutritional pill that could replace meals. Would you take such a pill if it existed, or is the pleasure of eating too important to sacrifice?
- The passage treats this scientific achievement as a "disaster." Are there other technological advances that solve a problem nobody actually wants solved?
Vocabulary
Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.
Reading
Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.
Speaking of inventions and discoveries, I just learned that an eminent scientist in Ohio has developed a pill that contains all the nutritive value of three complete meals. In addition to providing us with vitamins and minerals we need daily, this pill also gives a feeling of fullness. According to its sponsors, the pill will nourish and satisfy. I hate to disparage such a laudable achievement, but to me it seems like a most objectionable discovery. Rather than a scientific triumph, I’d be inclined to label it as egregious blunder, a scientific disaster, a laboratory fiasco. Is there anyone in his right mind who thinks that a pill can replace the pleasures of devouring hot corn bread, masticating on a thick steak, biting into crisp french-fries, or attacking a chocolate sundae? I’m afraid that this is one pill I’ll have to eschew from chewing.
Definitions:1. disparage a. to discredit, belittle
2. laudable b. avoid
3. fiasco c. to chew up
4. masticate d. praiseworthy
5. eschew e. complete failure
Dialogue Practice
Practice the dialogue with your teacher.
선생님과 대화를 연습해 보세요.
- Do you want to substitute your food to a pill that contains all the nutritive value of three complete meals? Why or why not?
- I f you will be given a chance to invent, what would it be?
- Have you ever been on a diet?
- How do you know if you are fat?
- What is the best way to diet?
- Do you think dieting can be dangerous?
- Do you think fiber is important in your diet?
- What kind of fiber is the best when you are trying to loose weight?
- Do you think protein is important in a balanced diet?
- What is a good source of protein?
- Do you think people who are fat can be happy?
Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정
Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.
'replace'는 타동사이므로 바로 목적어가 오거나 동명사(-ing)를 쓰세요. 'replace to + 동사원형'은 틀린 표현입니다.
Discussion
Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.
- The author calls the meal-replacement pill an "egregious blunder." Is food purely about nutrition, or are the social, cultural, and sensory aspects equally important?
- Today, meal replacement products like Soylent and Huel actually exist. Have they succeeded or failed in the market, and what does that tell us?
- The author lists specific foods -- corn bread, steak, french fries, chocolate sundae -- as irreplaceable pleasures. How does food connect to memory and identity?
- In Korean culture, sharing meals ("bap meokja") is a fundamental social ritual. What would be lost if meals were reduced to pills?
- The passage is humorous in tone. How does the author use irony and hyperbole to make his argument more persuasive?
Lesson Summary / 수업 요약
Today's Topic: HOLD THAT NOBEL PRIZE
Level: Low Advanced (L.A)
Review this lesson before your next class! / 다음 수업 전에 복습하세요!