An Escape By The Great Houdini
AN ESCAPE BY THE GREAT HOUDINI
Practice English with your teacher
Warm-up
Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.
- Do you enjoy watching or playing sports? Which one?
스포츠를 보거나 하는 것을 즐기시나요? 어떤 스포츠인가요? - Have you ever been to a live sporting event?
스포츠 경기를 직접 보러 간 적이 있나요?
Vocabulary
Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.
Reading
Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.
Harry Houdini, famous as America's greatest escape artist, faced one of his most arduous challenges. Surely, this escape would be impossible! No one had ever escaped from the carette, a six-foot square of steel used in old Russia to transport criminals from Moscow to Siberia. "If you cannot get out," said the chief of the secret police, "we will have to ship you 2,000 miles to Siberia. Only the prison governor there has a key to open the lock."
Houdini entered the covered caretts. Not a sound came from the handcuffed and chained magician inside the cage. Finally, after twenty-eight minutes, the American staggered out. The seal on the door had not been disturbed and the handcuffs and chains rested on the floor.
To this day, no one knows how Harry Houdini escaped from the carette in Moscow over eighty years ago. His secret died with him in 1926.
Comprehension Check
Answer the questions about what you read.
읽은 내용에 대한 질문에 답해 보세요.
- What is Harry Houdini famous for?
- What was his challenge according to the article? Describe what a carette is.
- What would happen if he would not be able to escape from the carette?
- How many minutes did it take for Houdini to get out of the carette?
- When did Houdini die?
- Do you believe in magic? HANDCUFF: A restraining device consisting of a pair of strong, connected hoops that can be tightened and locked about the wrists and used on one or both arms of a prisoner in custody CARETTA: a six-foot square of steel used in old Russia to transport criminals from Moscow to Siberia ARDUOUS: requiring great exertation or using much energy and vigor; laborious Examples:
- Andy had an arduous work of preparing his thesis.
- All prisoners are handcuffed even they detained inside the jail.
- Do you know someone who have great power?
- Do you want your name be publish in a newspaper? And for what certain article or news do you want to?
Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정
Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.
"enjoy" 뒤에는 동명사(-ing)만 올 수 있습니다. to부정사는 쓸 수 없습니다.
Discussion
Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.
- What was the most surprising thing you learned about an escape by the great houdini from this passage?
이 지문에서 an escape by the great houdini에 대해 가장 놀라웠던 점은 무엇인가요? - How does the topic of an escape by the great houdini affect your daily life?
an escape by the great houdini 주제가 당신의 일상에 어떻게 영향을 미치나요? - 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? - 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: AN ESCAPE BY THE GREAT HOUDINI
Level: High Intermediate (H.I)
Review this lesson before your next class! / 다음 수업 전에 복습하세요!