The World We Live In/지구촌 이야기

중상급 회화 (Advanced Intermediate)

Lesson 35

The World We Live In/지구촌 이야기

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Lesson 35

THE WORLD WE LIVE IN/지구촌 이야기

Some Alarming Facts:

Advanced Intermediate 25 min Speaking 75%
3 min

Warm-up

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

  1. Have you noticed any changes in air quality in your area?
    살고 있는 지역의 공기 질에 변화를 느낀 적이 있나요?
  2. What do you do to reduce waste in your daily life?
    일상에서 쓰레기를 줄이기 위해 무엇을 하시나요?
4 min

Vocabulary

Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.

square /square/
relating to square  |  square
Each year people burn or cut down nearly 143,000 square kilometers (55,000 square miles)of forest.
alarming /alarming/
the act of alarming  |  alarming
Some Alarming Facts: One third of the world’s people don’t have enough clean water.
facts /facts/
relating to facts  |  facts
Some Alarming Facts: One third of the world’s people don’t have enough clean water.
third /third/
relating to third  |  third
Some Alarming Facts: One third of the world’s people don’t have enough clean water.
enough /enough/
relating to enough  |  enough
Some Alarming Facts: One third of the world’s people don’t have enough clean water.
clean /clean/
relating to clean  |  clean
Some Alarming Facts: One third of the world’s people don’t have enough clean water.
5 min

Reading

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

Some Alarming Facts:
One third of the world’s people don’t have enough clean water. Two thirds of the world’s ocean coastlines are polluted. Chemicals have destroyed ten percent of the ozone layer over Europe and North America. Each year people burn or cut down nearly 143,000 square kilometers (55,000 square miles)of forest. Every day, Americans and Canadians create about 1.8 kilograms (4.0 lbs.) of garbage per person.
Questions for Discussion:

3 min

Comprehension Check

Answer the questions about what you read.
읽은 내용에 대한 질문에 답해 보세요.

  1. Do you think people should recycle newspapers? Why or why not?
  2. Do you think there are lessons to learn from nature?
  3. How has the world changed since you were a child? (technology, values, environment, etc...)?
  4. How often is garbage collected in your neighborhood?
  5. If humans are really intelligent and not simply manipulated by their genes like any other animals, why can't they do anything about overpopulation?
  6. What are some things that can be recycled?
  7. In your community, what are some things being done to help the environment?
  8. What are some things which you recycle?
  9. What are some types of pollution?
  10. What are some ways that you can reduce pollution in this country?
  11. What can you do to help prevent pollution?
  12. What can you do to make this world a better place?
  13. What do you think of people who smoke cigarettes indoors?
  14. Which is more important: increasing people's standard of living, or protecting the environment?
  15. Think of a situation in your area involving this issue.
  16. Which side would you choose?
  17. Who do you think is more responsible for pollution: individual people or the government? Explain.
  18. What is the most important issue facing the environment today?
  19. Do you know about any anti-pollution programs in your community?
3 min

Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정

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

❌ I searched it in the Internet.
✅ I searched for it on the Internet.

"search for"는 "~을 검색하다"입니다. 인터넷에서는 "on the Internet"을 씁니다.

5 min

Discussion

Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.

  1. What was the most surprising thing you learned about the world we live in/지구촌 이야기 from this passage?
    이 지문에서 the world we live in/지구촌 이야기에 대해 가장 놀라웠던 점은 무엇인가요?
  2. How does the topic of the world we live in/지구촌 이야기 affect your daily life?
    the world we live in/지구촌 이야기 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: THE WORLD WE LIVE IN/지구촌 이야기

Level: Advanced Intermediate (A.I)

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