Life's Little Lesson
LIFE'S LITTLE LESSON
1 SNAPSHOTS
Warm-up
Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.
- What is a milestone moment that changed your life?
인생을 바꾼 중요한 순간은 무엇인가요? - When did you feel like you truly became an adult?
진정한 어른이 되었다고 느낀 것은 언제인가요?
Vocabulary
Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.
Reading
Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.
1 SNAPSHOTS
RITES OF PASSAGE Some important life ever
Ø First birthday
(or first 100 days in Korea)]
Ø First haircut/losing your first tooth
Ø First day school
Ø Confirmation or bar/bat mitzvah
Ø Sweet 16
(or sweet 15, as in Latin America)
Ø First job
Ø High school graduation
Ø 18th? birthday
(or 21st birthday, as in the US and Canada)
Ø Marriage
Ø Becoming a parent
GRAMMAR FOCUS:
Time clauses
By the time I was in high school, I had gotten my first job.
The moment I got my first job, I felt like a different person.
Before I had my first job, I was really immature.
Once you have a job, you learn to be more independent.
After I finished high school, I realized that I still had a lot to learn.
As soon as I graduated, I started to be more sensible.
Until you graduate, you don’t understand that life is just beginning.
A. Match the clauses in column A with appropriate information from column B. Then compare with a partner.
A
B
1. By the time I was 15,
2. Until I started working part time,
3. The moment I got my first paycheck
Comprehension Check
Answer the questions about what you read.
읽은 내용에 대한 질문에 답해 보세요.
- As soon as I left home ?
- Once I started sharing an apartment
- After I began a relationship
- Before I traveled abroad
- Until I got really sick a. I didn’t appreciate my own country b. I began to understand the value of money c. I learned how to communicate better d. I realized that I wasn’t a child anymore e. I didn’t understand the importance of a good health f. I had learned how to take care of myself g. I learned how to get along better with people h. I never saved any money B. Which of the clauses in column A can you relate to your life? Add your own information to those clauses. Then compare with a partner. C. Group Work: What do you think people learn from these events? Write sentences using time clauses in the present. Then compare with your partner.
- you get your driver’s license
- you go out on your first date
- you get your first pet
- you get a credit card
- you buy your first car
- you have your own bank Talk about these: Which of these rites of passage, or life events, are important in your country? Which are not? What are three other rites of passage for people in your country?
Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정
Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.
"enter"는 타동사이므로 "to"를 쓰지 않습니다.
Discussion
Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.
- Which rite of passage from the reading is most important in Korean culture?
글에 나온 통과의례 중 한국 문화에서 가장 중요한 것은 무엇인가요? - At what point in life did you feel the most independent?
인생에서 가장 독립적이라고 느낀 시점은 언제인가요? - Do you think young people today grow up faster or slower than previous generations?
요즘 젊은 사람들이 이전 세대보다 더 빨리 또는 더 느리게 성장한다고 생각하시나요? - What life lesson would you want to teach your children?
자녀에게 가르치고 싶은 인생의 교훈은 무엇인가요?
Lesson Summary / 수업 요약
Today's Topic: LIFE'S LITTLE LESSON
Level: Advanced Intermediate (A.I)
Review this lesson before your next class! / 다음 수업 전에 복습하세요!