OOU - 온라인 영어 교육

Lesson 7

My Things Are My Own

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Lesson 1

My Things Are My Own

MY THINGS ARE MY OWN

Intermediate 25 min Speaking 75%

3 min

Warm-up

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

Do you have a hobby or collection that other people find unusual or surprising?
다른 사람들이 의외라고 생각하는 취미나 수집품이 있나요?
Do you think your hobbies and interests say something about who you are as a person?
취미와 관심사가 자신이 어떤 사람인지를 보여준다고 생각하나요?

3 min

Key Vocabulary

Learn these words from today's lesson.
오늘 레슨의 주요 단어를 배워봅시다.

rationalization a logical-sounding excuse to justify something you do for other reasons 합리화, 그럴듯한 변명 Saying the cake is healthy because it has fruit is just a rationalization for eating dessert.

profitable producing financial gain or benefit 수익성 있는, 이익이 되는 Collecting rare coins can be a profitable hobby if you know what to look for.

astronomically by an extremely large amount 천문학적으로, 엄청나게 Housing prices in Seoul have gone up astronomically over the past decade.

approve of to think that something is good or acceptable ~을 인정하다, 찬성하다 My parents don't approve of me playing video games late at night.

essence the most important quality or feature that makes something what it is 본질, 핵심 Creativity is the essence of good art.

5 min

Reading

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

MY THINGS ARE MY OWN
I collect stamps because I like doing it. Collecting them is educational because I find out all sorts of things about the people and things on the stamps and the countries they come from. It can also be a profitable hobby, since sometimes the value of stamps goes up astronomically. But these reasons are really just rationalizations. I don’t collect stamps for intellectual or monetary purposes, I do it for fun.
The same thing is true for the books I chose to read, the TV shows and movies I watch, the video games I play, the sports I participate in, even the friends I hang around with. No one else has to approve of what I do. Someone else may even think that my choices are silly. But they are part of me because they are mine. They define my personality and are the essence of my being. What I am is what I do!

3 min

Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정

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

❌ My hobby is collecting stamp.

✅ My hobby is collecting stamps.

한국어에서는 "우표 수집"처럼 단수형으로 표현하지만, 영어에서는 여러 개를 모으는 행위이므로 반드시 복수형 stamps를 사용해야 합니다. collect, gather 등의 동사 뒤에 셀 수 있는 명사가 올 때는 항상 복수형을 써야 자연스럽습니다.

5 min

Discussion

Discuss with your teacher.
선생님과 토론해 보세요.

The author says "What I am is what I do." Do you agree that your choices and hobbies define who you are?
글쓴이는 "내가 하는 것이 곧 나"라고 말합니다. 자신의 선택과 취미가 자신을 정의한다는 말에 동의하나요?
Have you ever felt pressured to give up a hobby or interest because someone else thought it was silly or a waste of time?
다른 사람이 유치하다거나 시간 낭비라고 해서 취미나 관심사를 포기하라는 압박을 받은 적이 있나요?
The author collects stamps for fun, not for money or education. Do you think hobbies need a practical purpose, or is enjoyment enough?
글쓴이는 돈이나 교육 목적이 아니라 재미로 우표를 수집합니다. 취미에 실용적인 목적이 있어야 할까요, 아니면 즐거우면 그것으로 충분할까요?

Lesson Summary / 수업 요약

Today's Topic: My Things Are My Own

Level: Intermediate (??)

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