Use The Right Word
USE THE RIGHT WORD
Use the Right Word
Warm-up
Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.
- When describing your work experience, do you tend to use simple verbs like "did" or "made," or do you try to use more specific action verbs?
업무 경험을 설명할 때 "했다", "만들었다" 같은 단순한 동사를 쓰는 편인가요, 아니면 더 구체적인 동사를 쓰려고 노력하나요? - Which of your past responsibilities would be hardest to describe using a single powerful verb?
과거 담당했던 업무 중 하나의 강력한 동사로 표현하기 가장 어려운 것은 무엇인가요?
Vocabulary
Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.
Reading
Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.
Use the Right Word
Below is a list of great verbs to help you express just exactly what you did with impressive vocabulary.
These verbs are used to express responsibilities and tasks performed:acted
accomplished
adapted
administered
advanced
advised
allocated
analyzed
applied
approved
arbitrated
arranged
assisted
attained
blended
brought
built
carried out
catalogued
changed
classified
collaborated
compared
completed
computed
conceived
conducted
constructed
consulted
contracted
controlled
cooperated
coordinated
corrected
counseled
created
dealt
decided
decreased
defined
delegated
derived
designated
detected
developed
devised
directed
discovered
distributed
documented
doubled
edited
encouraged
engineered
enlarged
escalated
established
estimated
evaluated
examined
expanded
experienced
explored
facilitated
finalized
formulated
founded
functioned
governed
grouped
guided
handled
harmonized
harnessed
headed
identified
implemented
improved
increased
indexed
initiated
inspected
installed
instituted
interpreted
introduced
invented
investigated
justified
led
localized
located
made
managed
maintained
mechanized
merged
moderated
motivated
negotiated
opened
operated
organized
originated
overcame
perceived
performed
pioneered
planned
prepared
presented
presided
processed
programmed
promoted
provided
purchased
raised
recommended
recorded
recruited
rectified
redesigned
repaired
replaced
restored
reversed
reviewed
revised
saved
screened
selected
serviced
set up
solved
sorted
sparked
specified
started
stimulated
strengthened
summarized
supervised
supported
systematized
tested
trained
transacted
transcribed
transformed
tripled
upgraded
validated
varied
verified
vitalized
won
wrote
To describe your skills the following adjectives are useful
accurate
active
adaptable
adept
broad-minded
competent
conscientious
creative
dependable
determined
diplomatic
discreet
efficient
energetic
enterprising
enthusiastic
experienced
fair
firm
genuine
honest
innovative
logical
loyal
mature
methodical
motivated
objective
outgoing
personable
pleasant
positive
practical
productive
reliable
resourceful
self disciplined
sense of humor
sensitive
sincere
successful
tactful
trustworthy
Use these verbs and adjectives and really sell yourself. You only have a few minutes to show how good you really are. By using this precise vocabulary and being confident can help you make the best impression possible.
Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정
Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.
한국어에서는 "했다"라는 동사 하나로 다양한 업무를 표현할 수 있지만, 영어에서는 "did"를 반복하면 구체성이 떨어지고 인상적이지 않습니다. 이력서나 면접에서는 coordinated, supervised, implemented 등 정확한 동사를 사용해야 자신의 역할과 성과를 효과적으로 전달할 수 있습니다.
Discussion
Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.
- How would you apply what you learned today?
오늘 배운 것을 어떻게 활용하시겠어요? - What was the most useful part of this lesson?
이 수업에서 가장 유용한 부분은 무엇이었나요? - Can you think of a real situation where you would use this?
이것을 사용할 실제 상황을 생각해 볼 수 있나요? - What would you like to practice more?
더 연습하고 싶은 것은 무엇인가요?
Lesson Summary / 수업 요약
Today's Topic: USE THE RIGHT WORD
Level: Interview (ITV)
Review this lesson before your next class! / 다음 수업 전에 복습하세요!