Help Me!
HELP ME!
Practice English with your teacher
Warm-up
Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.
- The narrator describes the painful transition from attraction to resentment. Have you ever experienced a situation where positive feelings for someone rapidly turned negative?
- The passage ends by comparing the situation to a soap opera. Why do people often dismiss their own emotional experiences by trivializing them?
Vocabulary
Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.
Reading
Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.
She is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. She’s tall, a bit chubby and has a fair complexion. I met her on my way to work; she works in a different department from my company. She’s the ilent type and I’m the talkative type, I’m a positive thinker and she sometimes is a negative thinker. posites attract, that’s what they told me and we were working out right for the next few weeks. Until I found out that she has a boy-friend. I tried talking to her about this and she said “I’m sorry, I just like you, and I don’t love you, please don’t hate me for what I did”. My heart shattered into a
thousand pieces that day. After that, she barely talks to me and I heard that they go out often. She still haunts my mind and in my dreams. Anger flared inside me and I despised her existence, Jealousy was eating me alive and at each passing day I hated her more for what she did and to what appened. I can’t forget and move on. What am I to do? This sort of thing only happens in Soap peras, but this is ridiculous.
Dialogue Practice
Practice the dialogue with your teacher.
선생님과 대화를 연습해 보세요.
1.What advice can you give this person?2. If you were in his shoes, what is the best thing to do?3. Have you ever encountered this kind of situation?4. Does he have he tight to hate this girl?5. Can you think of reasons why the girl did to the man?
Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정
Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.
'was broken into pieces'는 물리적 물체에 쓰는 표현입니다. 감정을 표현할 때는 'shattered' 또는 간단히 'was broken'이 자연스럽습니다. 'break into pieces'와 'shatter'를 구별하세요.
Discussion
Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.
- The narrator says "opposites attract" justified their connection. Is this adage generally true in relationships, or is it a myth people use to rationalize unlikely pairings?
- The woman said, "I just like you, and I don't love you." Is the distinction between liking and loving someone always clear-cut, and was she wrong to maintain the relationship?
- The narrator admits "jealousy was eating me alive." Is jealousy a natural and justified emotion, or does it always indicate a personal flaw that needs to be addressed?
- The passage describes anger and despising the other person. How does unresolved romantic rejection affect mental health, and what are healthier ways to cope?
- The narrator asks "What am I to do?" If a friend came to you with this exact situation, what concrete advice would you give them?
Lesson Summary / 수업 요약
Today's Topic: HELP ME!
Level: Low Advanced (L.A)
Review this lesson before your next class! / 다음 수업 전에 복습하세요!