[ Intensive Ii ] Unit 2-5 : The Balance Between Work And Family

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Lesson 25

Unit 2-5 : The Balance Between Work And Family

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Lesson 1

[ Intensive II ] Unit 2-5 : The balance between work and family

Unit 2-5 / Part 1

Intermediate 25 min Speaking 75%
3 min

Warm-up

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

  1. How many people are in your family?
    가족이 몇 명이에요?
  2. What do you usually do with your family?
    가족과 보통 무엇을 하나요?
4 min

Vocabulary

Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.

reading /reading/
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read /read/
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passage /passage/
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teacher /teacher/
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unit /unit/
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robinson /robinson/
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5 min

Reading

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

Unit 2-5 / Part 1
Mr. Robinson is in a meeting, may I ask the nature of your business?
the nature of your business
에서 nature는 용무의 종류, 성격을 의미한다.
따라서, May I ask the nature of yours?는 ‘용건을 여쭤봐도 될까요?’라는 뜻이 된다.
Before I put you through to his office, may I ask the nature of your business?
그의 사무실로 연결해드리기 전에, 용건을 여쭤봐도 될까요?
I'm sorry but she's not in the office right now, let me take your message, what is the
nature of your business?
미안합니다만, 그녀는 지금 사무실에 안 계시네요, 메모를 받아드릴게요, 용건이 어떻게 되시죠?
I'm sorry but I can't put you through to her office until you tell me the nature of your
business.
미안합니다만, 용건을 말씀해주시기 전에는 사무실로 연결해 드릴 수가 없습니다.
I'm sorry but I'm not allowed to tell you the manager's name until you let me know the
nature of your business.
미안합니다만, 용건을 말씀해주시기 전에는 매니저 성함을 알려드릴 수가 없습니다.
nature 본질, 자연
put A through to B A를 B로 전화 연결하다
allow 허락하다
How would you feel if a receptionist refused to get you through and kept asking the nature of the business?
Are you frequently questioning people?
Unit 2-5 / Part 2
One may wonder after years of working 24/7, “What does this leave me?”
Years might have gone by without ever talking to the family, friends, or
having had a decent experience with different things in life. Many things
are important in life, but eventually, the one lasting thing someone can
have is the relationship with people around them.

3 min

Comprehension Check

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

  1. How would you keep a good balance between work and family?
  2. Do you overwork these days? Why?
  3. Is it difficult for you to make time for family?
  4. What do you usually do when you have time with your family/friends?
  5. What do you see yourself doing in ten years from now? Eventually : Eventually means in the end, especially after a lot of delays, problems, or arguments. Go by : If you say that time goes by, you mean that it passes. Lasting : You can use lasting to describe a situation, result, or agreement that continues to exist or have an effect for a very long time.
3 min

Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정

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

❌ "Can you put me through his office?"
✅ "Can you put me through to his office?"

한국어로 '연결해 주세요'라고 할 때 전치사 없이 바로 목적어를 붙이는 습관 때문에, 영어에서도 to를 빠뜨리는 실수를 자주 합니다. put A through to B는 'A를 B로 전화 연결하다'라는 뜻의 고정 표현이므로, 반드시 to를 넣어야 합니다. 업무 전화에서 이 표현을 쓸 일이 많으니 통째로 외워 두세요.

❌ "What is your business nature?"
✅ "What is the nature of your business?"

한국어 어순('용건의 성격')을 그대로 영어에 적용하면 business nature처럼 명사를 앞뒤로 바꿔 놓는 실수가 생깁니다. 영어에서는 the nature of your business라는 고정된 어순을 사용합니다. 직장에서 전화를 받을 때 상대방의 용건을 정중하게 물을 수 있는 필수 표현이니 그대로 익혀 두세요.

❌ "I will take your message. Please say."
✅ "Let me take your message. Please go ahead."

한국어로 '말씀하세요'를 직역하여 Please say라고 하면 매우 어색하고 무례하게 들릴 수 있습니다. 업무 전화에서 메모를 받을 때는 Let me take your message 뒤에 Please go ahead라고 자연스럽게 이어 주세요. 일과 가정의 균형을 위해 효율적으로 전화를 처리하는 것도 중요한 직장 스킬입니다.

5 min

Discussion

Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.

  1. How would you apply what you learned today?
    오늘 배운 것을 어떻게 활용하시겠어요?
  2. What was the most useful part of this lesson?
    이 수업에서 가장 유용한 부분은 무엇이었나요?
  3. Can you think of a real situation where you would use this?
    이것을 사용할 실제 상황을 생각해 볼 수 있나요?
  4. What would you like to practice more?
    더 연습하고 싶은 것은 무엇인가요?

Lesson Summary / 수업 요약

Today's Topic: [ Intensive II ] Unit 2-5 : The balance between work and family

Level: Intermediate (INT)

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