Keeping Conversations Going

중급 독해 (High Intermediate)

Lesson 52

Keeping Conversations Going

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Lesson 52

KEEPING CONVERSATIONS GOING

Randy Hemp from the U.S. is visiting a customer in Taiwan.

High Intermediate 25 min Speaking 75%
3 min

Warm-up

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

  1. What do you usually say when you meet someone for the first time?
    처음 만나는 사람에게 보통 어떤 말을 하시나요?
  2. Is small talk common in Korean culture?
    한국 문화에서 가벼운 대화(스몰톡)는 흔한가요?
4 min

Vocabulary

Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.

manager /manager/
one who manags  |  manager
He is talking to the Manager of a company in Taipei.
hemp /hemp/
relating to hemp  |  hemp
Randy Hemp from the U.S.
randy /randy/
relating to randy  |  randy
Randy Hemp from the U.S.
visiting /visiting/
the act of visiting  |  visiting
is visiting a customer in Taiwan.
customer /customer/
one who customs  |  customer
is visiting a customer in Taiwan.
taiwan /taiwan/
relating to taiwan  |  taiwan
is visiting a customer in Taiwan.
5 min

Reading

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

Randy Hemp from the U.S. is visiting a customer in Taiwan.
He is talking to the Manager of a company in Taipei.
Manager: Is this your first visit here?
Hemp: No, in fact the first time I came here was for pleasure.
I went here for a vacation trip for a week.
Manager: Shall we have a look around the plant before lunch?

3 min

Comprehension Check

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

  1. What was wrong with what the production manager said? Start a conversation and talk about the given topics. Keep the conversation going for 5 minutes for each topic without stopping. Use any 3 topics of your choice:
  2. Politics
  3. Environment
  4. Family
  5. Technology
  6. Culture
3 min

Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정

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

❌ Please explain me this problem.
✅ Please explain this problem to me.

"explain"은 "explain + 사물 + to + 사람" 순서입니다. 한국어 어순과 다릅니다.

5 min

Discussion

Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.

  1. What was the most surprising thing you learned about keeping conversations going from this passage?
    이 지문에서 keeping conversations going에 대해 가장 놀라웠던 점은 무엇인가요?
  2. How does the topic of keeping conversations going affect your daily life?
    keeping conversations going 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: KEEPING CONVERSATIONS GOING

Level: High Intermediate (H.I)

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