Apocalypse
APOCALYPSE
Practice English with your teacher
Warm-up
Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.
- When was the last time you went to the hospital for a checkup?
마지막으로 건강검진을 받으러 병원에 간 것은 언제인가요? - Do you do anything special to maintain your health?
건강을 유지하기 위해 특별히 하는 것이 있나요?
Vocabulary
Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.
Reading
Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.
I think I was watching too much science fiction movies. I had a dream, a strange dream or a glimpse into the future of what may and could be. Poultry animals were all stricken with an unknown virus or disease and they were either endangered or extinct.. Mad Cow disease swept through the nation killing millions of… well cows. Chickens are now bred in captivity since a new form of the bird flue started wiping them out. Making cow clones and chicken clones was not good due to complications and they didn’t live that long. It was a worldwide panic, the economy staggered then finally collapsed. Imitations were created to substitute beef and chicken but the great demand for poultry meet was great. Until we were left with a final option, Breed and domesticate cats and dogs for public consumption. Foreigners didn’t accept the idea but Korea and the Philippines were doing fine since we have been consuming them for centuries. I woke up and I couldn’t explain my dream. I quickly wrote it and told my friends and relatives about it. None of them believed it and thought that I was just losing my mind.
Comprehension Check
Answer the questions about what you read.
읽은 내용에 대한 질문에 답해 보세요.
- What was the dream about?
- What did the author mean by "imitations" ? 3.Do you think that the author's dream can happen in real life? Why or why not? glimpse: to look briefly poultry: domesticated birds kept for eggs or meat endangered: species threatened with extinction extinct: no longer existing panic: a sudden unreasoning terror often accompanied by mass flight staggered: to move on unsteadily collapsed: to suddenly lose force, significance, effectiveness, or worth imitations: something produced as a copy substitute: a person or thing that takes the place or function of another domesticate: to adapt (an animal or plant) to life in intimate association with and to the advantage of humans Examples:1) The government is doing it's best to protect endangered species of animals.
- I nearly collapsed because of stress from work!
- Be careful of some products in the market, they're imitations of the original ones.
- Nothing can substitute for a mother's care.
- Mammoths are already extinct.
- What can you predict about the future?
- Do you think it would be a problem for you to eat dog meat?
- What would you do if this occurred in the future?
- What kinds of problems can you see in the future?
Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정
Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.
"catch"의 과거형은 "caught"입니다. 불규칙 동사에 주의하세요.
Discussion
Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.
- Do you think modern medicine can eventually cure all diseases?
현대 의학이 결국 모든 질병을 치료할 수 있다고 생각하시나요? - Is prevention really better than cure? Give examples from your experience.
예방이 정말 치료보다 나은가요? 경험에서 예를 들어주세요. - Should people trust doctors completely, or seek alternative treatments?
의사를 완전히 믿어야 할까요, 아니면 대체 치료를 찾아야 할까요? - How has the COVID-19 pandemic changed your view on health?
코로나19 팬데믹이 건강에 대한 당신의 관점을 어떻게 바꿨나요?
Lesson Summary / 수업 요약
Today's Topic: APOCALYPSE
Level: High Intermediate (H.I)
Review this lesson before your next class! / 다음 수업 전에 복습하세요!