Just Be Yourself
JUST BE YOURSELF
Practice English with your teacher
Warm-up
Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.
- The passage argues that people with disabilities are treated as social outcasts. In your daily life, have you observed genuine social inclusion of people with disabilities, or is it still mostly performative?
- The author states that "physical superiority" does not equal "moral superiority." Why do societies so often conflate the two?
Vocabulary
Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.
Reading
Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.
JUST BE YOURSELFSocially, the handicapped person is often treated as a pariah. Most people hold themselves aloof from normal contact with those who are “different”. This social
separation propagates additional feelings of antipathy. If “normal” individuals would socialize with the handicapped individual, they would learn in a pragmatic way that
these are people who happen to have a physical handicap; the handicap does not make them any less human. The iniquity of assuming that physical superiority
equals moral superiority prevents all of us from direct human relationships. As long as there is a vestige of feeling that handicapped people are inferior, then we are all handicapped in one way or another. Under the guise of physical superiority we demonstrate a moral turpitude that is harmful to all.
Dialogue Practice
Practice the dialogue with your teacher.
선생님과 대화를 연습해 보세요.
- Do you agree with the article that most people treat handicapped persons as outcasts?
- When you see a handicapped person, what are your feelings?
- Do you know someone personally who is physically handicapped? If so, how
- ?Do you think he/she is dealing with his/her handicap?
- How can we remove the prejudice against handicapped people?
- What is our moral obligation to people who are physically handicapped?
Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정
Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.
현대 영어에서는 'handicapped'나 'handicap'보다 'disability'를 쓰는 것이 적절합니다. 'people with disabilities'가 존중적인 표현입니다. 또한 전치사는 'on'이 아니라 'affecting' 또는 'in'을 쓰세요.
Discussion
Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.
- The passage uses the word "pariah" to describe how society treats people with disabilities. Is this description still accurate today, or have attitudes genuinely improved?
- The author argues that socializing with people with disabilities teaches us "in a pragmatic way" that they are fully human. Should such understanding require direct contact, or should education be sufficient?
- The text claims that "as long as there is a vestige of feeling that handicapped people are inferior, then we are all handicapped." What does this paradox mean, and do you agree?
- The passage uses outdated terminology like "handicapped" and "normal." How has language around disability evolved, and does changing vocabulary actually change attitudes?
- What specific changes in infrastructure, policy, or culture would most effectively promote true inclusion of people with disabilities in Korean society?
Lesson Summary / 수업 요약
Today's Topic: JUST BE YOURSELF
Level: Low Advanced (L.A)
Review this lesson before your next class! / 다음 수업 전에 복습하세요!