A Heart Of Gold
A HEART OF GOLD
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.
One day, while Victor is cleaning the floor at McDonald's, he finds an envelope and
picks it up. It contains $612 in cash! He gets in touch with the police to report the
lost money. The police can't find the owner, so they give the money back to Victor.
Then Victor reads a story in the newspaper about Adrian Sandoval, a baby who is
very sick. Victor decides to give the cash away to help pay for the baby's surgery. "Life has been nice to me," Bacelis said. "I'm healthy. I have enough money.
Adrian is a little boy, and his condition really touched me. This is what I want to
do. Victor Bacelis truly has a heart of gold.
Comprehension Check
Answer the questions about what you read.
읽은 내용에 대한 질문에 답해 보세요.
- How much money does Victor pick up from the floor?
- Who does Victor get in touch with?
- What does he finally do with the cash? COMPLETE THE STORY:is used to give away was sick are getting in touch grew up has a heart of gold Woman Gives Away $11.8 Million Eleanor Boyer is a 73-year-old woman who lives alone in a small house in New Jersey, where she _____________________. She drives an old 1968 Chevrolet. Eleanor ________________ helping other people. She teaches classes at her church. When her mother _______________, Eleanor took care of* her for seven years. A neighbor says, "Eleanor is the one who shovels everyone's sidewalk when it snows. She _________________." Recently, Eleanor won $11.8 million in the New Jersey State Lottery. What do you think she did with the money? She ______________ the entire amount to her church and her town. They are surprised by her actions, but Eleanor seems bored by their questions. "God takes care of me," she declares. *take care of someone - provide for the needs have a heart of gold - have a kind and generous character grow up - become an adult be used to (doing) something - be familiar with (doing) something pick something up - take or lift something off the floor (or a table, etc.) get in touch with someone - contact someone by phone, fax, email, etc give something back - return something (to someone) be sick - be unwell; have bad health give something away - give something as a gift be healthy - be well; have a good health
- Do you know anyone who has a heart of gold? 2.how does this person act?
- If you found cash on the floor at work, what would you do?
- Would you keep your money, get in touch with the police or your boss, or give it away?
- Are you used to working hard? Tell about your weekly schedule.
- How do you usually get in touch with your friends and family who live far away?
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 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: A HEART OF GOLD
Level: Middle Intermediate (M.I)
Review this lesson before your next class! / 다음 수업 전에 복습하세요!