Education
EDUCATION
Practice English with your teacher
Warm-up
Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.
- If you could go back to one moment in your past, when would it be?
과거의 한 순간으로 돌아갈 수 있다면 언제로 가시겠어요? - Have you ever made a decision that you later wished you could change?
나중에 바꾸고 싶었던 결정을 한 적이 있나요?
Vocabulary
Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.
Reading
Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.
No parents are more interested in their children’s education than Korean parents. They have a saying, “no learn, no food.” Korean parents feel it natural to sacrifice any opportunity to enjoy their own lives for the education of their children. Their passion for their children’s education has become the solid basis for the miraculous economic development of the last three or four decades. Most parents in Korea still think a college degree is a necessary “license” to enter society. Now parents show keen interest in so called genius education ? special education for gifted children. This has brought about some bad effects, but the passion goes unabated. Children who are under heavy pressure to study at a young age suffer depression, but aggressive parents ignore this “minor” problem. Is it OK to force children to study against their will. Or should we respect their wishes about whether or not they should study? Do parents have the right to decide what their children should study regardless of the children’s own wishes?
Useful Expressions
Ø college education
Ø diploma
Ø tuition
Ø faculty
Ø teacher
Ø professor
Yes, a college degree is one of the most important things we can get in life. I don’t mean the diploma itself. We learn many important things. We train for a profession, life, love, and human relationships. We learn a lot of things while experiencing the ups and downs of life. But college life provides us with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. It forgives your mistakes, permits extremism to some degree, encourages a different life style. How could we ever enjoy the feeling of loving someone, or being loved, more strongly than on a college campus?
Ø Do you think a college degree is a must?
Ø Do you think a college degree helps your child get a better job?
Ø Did you have a part-time job during your school days?
Ø Would you allow your children to have a part-time job?
Ø Who was your favorite teacher when you were in school?
Ø What was/is your favorite subject in school?
Ø Would you teach your young children English?
Ø Do you think we should teach Hanja to our young children?
Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정
Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.
"marry"는 타동사이므로 "with"를 쓰지 않습니다. 결혼하다 = marry + 사람
Discussion
Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.
- Do you think Laura made the right choice by traveling instead of going to college right away?
로라가 대학에 바로 가지 않고 여행한 것이 올바른 선택이었다고 생각하시나요? - Is it more important to have financial security or to follow your passion?
경제적 안정과 열정을 따르는 것 중 어느 것이 더 중요한가요? - Would you give up your career for your spouse like Rachel did? Why or why not?
레이첼처럼 배우자를 위해 직업을 포기하시겠어요? 이유는요? - If you could give advice to your younger self, what would you say?
어린 시절의 자신에게 조언할 수 있다면 무엇을 말하시겠어요?
Lesson Summary / 수업 요약
Today's Topic: EDUCATION
Level: Advanced Intermediate (A.I)
Review this lesson before your next class! / 다음 수업 전에 복습하세요!