Could You Do Me A Favor?/부탁 하나 들어주실래요?

중상급 회화 (Advanced Intermediate)

Lesson 25

Could You Do Me A Favor?/부탁 하나 들어주실래요?

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Lesson 25

COULD YOU DO ME A FAVOR?/부탁 하나 들어주실래요?

Talk about abilities and possibilities

Advanced Intermediate 25 min Speaking 75%
3 min

Warm-up

Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.

  1. What is something new you learned recently?
    최근에 새로 배운 것이 있나요?
  2. How do you spend a typical weekday evening?
    평일 저녁에 보통 어떻게 시간을 보내시나요?
4 min

Vocabulary

Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.

favor /ˈfeɪvər/
a kind or helpful act  |  부탁, 호의
It is quite usual for people to ask others for favors.
asking /asking/
the act of asking  |  asking
They often begin by doing something nice for you before asking the magic question: Could you do something for me?
favors /favors/
relating to favors  |  favors
It is quite usual for people to ask others for favors.
inconvenient /inconvenient/
relating to inconvenient  |  inconvenient
These could also be inconvenient requests like asking someone to drive you to the airport when he already is late for work, or asking someone to take care of your pet when he has so much to do.
asked /asked/
relating to asked  |  asked
However, there are some favors people dislike being asked.
requests /requests/
relating to requests  |  requests
Some of these are requests for loans of money, personal hygiene items, vehicles, even pets.
5 min

Reading

Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.

It is quite usual for people to ask others for favors. They often begin by doing something nice for you before asking the magic question: Could you do something for me? People usually respond to simple favors with generosity and even offer extra help. However, there are some favors people dislike being asked. Some of these are requests for loans of money, personal hygiene items, vehicles, even pets. These could also be inconvenient requests like asking someone to drive you to the airport when he already is late for work, or asking someone to take care of your pet when he has so much to do. When these things happen, relationships often go sour.
There are people who usually cannot detect if they are asking for an inconvenient favor. The best way to deal with these people is to tell them openly that you cannot grant them the favor they are asking. Kindly explain to them your situation . This way, he will stop asking you without feeling bad.
1.Which of these favors bothers you the most?
lend me some money
let me use your car
take care of my pet while I’m away
let me see your class notes
lend me your hairbrush
drive me to the airport
help me move into a new apartment
let me stay in your house for a while
2.Has anybody asked you for an inconvenient favor? If yes, how did you deal with it?

3 min

Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정

Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.

❌ What is your job? I am a salary man.
✅ What do you do? I am an office worker.

"salary man"은 콩글리시입니다. "office worker" 또는 "company employee"를 쓰세요.

5 min

Discussion

Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.

  1. What was the most surprising thing you learned about could you do me a favor?/부탁 하나 들어주실래요? from this passage?
    이 지문에서 could you do me a favor?/부탁 하나 들어주실래요?에 대해 가장 놀라웠던 점은 무엇인가요?
  2. How does the topic of could you do me a favor?/부탁 하나 들어주실래요? affect your daily life?
    could you do me a favor?/부탁 하나 들어주실래요? 주제가 당신의 일상에 어떻게 영향을 미치나요?
  3. Do you agree with the main argument presented in the reading? Why or why not?
    읽기 자료에 제시된 주요 주장에 동의하시나요? 왜 그런가요, 왜 아닌가요?
  4. If you could share one idea from this lesson with a friend, what would it be?
    이 수업에서 친구에게 공유하고 싶은 한 가지 아이디어는 무엇인가요?

Lesson Summary / 수업 요약

Today's Topic: COULD YOU DO ME A FAVOR?/부탁 하나 들어주실래요?

Level: Advanced Intermediate (A.I)

Review this lesson before your next class! / 다음 수업 전에 복습하세요!