Super star couples’ babies

*Glossary
-pregnancy : [noun] when a woman is pregnant
-overwhelmingly : [adjective] very strong in effect or large in amount
-representative : [adjective] the same as other people or things in a particular group
-merge : [verb] If two or more things merge, they combine or join,
and if you merge two or more things, you combine or join them.
-adolescent : [noun] a young person who is between being a child and an adult
-mould : [noun] CONTAINER [C] a container that is used to make something in a particular shape

*Text
These days, super star couples’ baby is a hot topic of discussion.
All over the world, many stars and their babies are focus on the internet.[1]
Korean stars’ and Hollywood stars’ babies have their pictures taken by people.

We are going to talk about super star couples’ babies.
Many Korean super star couples’ weddings are topical news.
Also news of their pregnancies is overwhelmingly on the internet.
For example, there are the couples of Tablo&Kang hye jeong and Jang dong gun&Go so young.[2]

Are they cute?
Especially, our focus is on the couple of Kim hye su&Yu hae jin,
because they are one of Korea’s representative couples they are seen as “beauty and the beast.”
Therefore, we are curious as to what their baby’s face will look like.[3]
Moreover, people use computer programs to make pictures of a couple’s future baby.
The computer merges the pictures of the man and the woman to make the baby picture.[4]

Global interests about star couples’ babies
Also, we are interested in Hollywood stars’ babies.
Among them, we focus on Suri who is Tom Cruise&Katie Holmes’ baby.[5]
The reasons are her cute looks and fashions.[6]

Our interests of their future
Recently, we become interested in not only super star couples but also their babies.
They are kids, adolescents, and adults.
They will be ordinary people or star like their parents.[7]

Immoderate interests about star couples’ babies
Recently, stars’ babies appear on the SBS entertainment program “Bung eo bbang(“Bread from the same mould”)”
with parents.[8]

The program is a example that we are interested in stars’ babies.
Stars’ family is friendly to us.
Anytime, when we want to know, through the internet, we can get their information.

*References
-[1] http://osen.mt.co.kr/news/view.html?gid=G1005030008
-[2] http://www.dailian.co.kr/news/news_view.htm?id=201918&sc=naver&kind=menu_code&keys=75
-[3] http://www.hkn24.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=47210
-[4] http://isplus.joins.com/article/article.html?aid=1316458
-[5] http://blogs.babble.com/famecrawler/2010/05/10/katie-holmes-suri-cruise-get-glamorous-on-mothers-day/
-[6] http://blog.naver.com/leejin90?Redirect=Log&logNo=70080811115
-[7] http://www.maxmovie.com/movie_info/sha_news_view.asp?newsType=&page=&contain=&keyword=&mi_id=MI0088588577
-[8] http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201005151855421001

*Discussion Questions
1. Stars’ babies are not stars but we get their private information through the media. Do they want you think they like that or not? Why?
2. Is the pictures of a couple’s future baby similar to real baby? Are the pictures of couples’ possible future babies similar to the pictures of real babies?
3. Is their future happy in immoderate interests?

–> ??

*Class#171
Group#5
Members’ Names : Maeng Jihyun, Woo yoonkyoung, Jo saejin, Bae eunbi

About Diet(Losing Weight)

[Glossary]
– Consist of : [v] (consist of) be composed of.
(consist in) have as an essential feature.
– Basal metabolic rate : [n] the rate at which the body uses energy while at rest to
maintain vital functions such as breathing and keeping warm.
– Protein : [n] any of a class of organic compounds forming structural components
of body tissues and constituting an important part of the diet.
– Melancholia : [n] severe depression.
– Misconception : [N] a false or mistaken idea or belief.
– Flexible : [ad] 1 capable of bending easily without breaking. 2 able to change or
be changed to respond to different circumstances.
DERIVATIVES flexibility noun flexibly adverb.
– Benefit : [n] 1 advantage or profit. 2 a payment made by the state or an
insurance scheme to someone entitled to receive it, e.g. an unemployed person. 3 a public performance to raise money for a charity.
[v] (benefited or benefitted, benefiting or benefitting) 1 receive an advantage; profit. 2 bring advantage to.

[Text]
When does the diet start?[1]
– There was a person name who was William Benting in England in 1864. He was too fat to tie his shoes string by bending his waist.
– He published the book called “About diet”. And it records the first book ever written about diet.
– Also, the weighing machine had propagated in 1900’s, people started to pay attention and calculate calories.

Celebrities Diet
– Example of Girls’ generation [2]
Famous girl group called ‘Girls’ generation’ eat 800 calories a day. For a grown woman, the recommended daily intake of calories is 2000. It means they eat a half lesser than common women. This is very effective way of losing weight but it has a problem. Their meals consist of fruits, vegetables and little amount of seafood. If they keep eating like this, a basal metabolic rate is fallen down.
Image #1

– Example of Nicole (Denmark Diet)[3]
Denmark diet plans a meal of mainly protein. Nicole did this diet with exercising because she wants to be better looking. It helps losing a heap of weight but it has problems. If you don’t follow the meal, you have to start again and the meal consists of just eggs and black coffee; it brings about lower physical functional and melancholia. It’s a good way to control your meal and do regular exercise rather than following this diet.


Image #2,3

Good ways of ‘Losing Weight’
In these days, people are in competition with losing their weight. They want to lose weight in a short time. For this reason, they are in a misconception of diet and use a wrong way. Some of people takes ‘Diet pills’ thoughtlessly and go on a ‘One food diet’. Some of them even fasted to lose weight. They get stressed and unhealthy life because of this way. [4]Appropriate exercise and high protein- low carb diet are helpful for losing weight. and also good for healthy life. [5]Most people believe that a demanding exercise and great lose of sweat are good way to lose weight, but it could be very dangerous.[6] If you lose weight rapidly in a wrong way, it damages your health and has yo-yo dieting. So that’s why you should do exercise.


Image #4,5

We’ll introduce 3 ways of diet – yoga, weight training, and walking.

– Yoga (Hot Yoga)
First of all, yoga is far from the diet, I mean it only helps making shapes and improves flexibility of the body. [7]I’ll talk about hot -yoga. It is effective of aerobic exercise increasing the heart rate and good for your skin care because sweating rids the body of its wastes.[8]
Hot yoga is one of popular exercise and this picture comes from the TV Program me called ‘we got married’.

Image #6
– Weight training
Next, We‘ll talk about Weight training. Most people do aerobic exercise but it has limit for losing a lot of weight. For this reason, you need weight training if you lose weight efficiently.[9]
– Walking
This picture is about an advertisement of walking shoes. Walking helps making good body shapes and we can walk in every time and everywhere. So people are getting more interested in walking.

Image #7

Benefits of Lose Weight
Many people want to lose their weight. What kind of benefits can you get if you lose weight? Above all we can get slimmer body and better appearance. Moreover we get confidence in the relationship. Lastly the most important thing is we are good for our health.

[References]
[1] http://www.hanmidiet.co.kr/dieat/dieat.asp
[2] http://blog.naver.com/amr0923/40096741432
[3] http://blog.naver.com/jiwongg/10084089371
[4] -http://mbn.mk.co.kr/news/newsRead.php?vodCode=479866&category=mbn00007 -http://article.joins.com/article/article.asp?Total_ID=4134934
[5] http://article.joins.com/article/article.asp?Total_ID=4134934
[6] http://www.cyworld.com/skcareers/3600073
[7] http://www.cyworld.com/zzjr2/3227154
[8] http://enc.daum.net/dic100/contents.do?query1=10XX474910
[9] http://blog.naver.com/jjw4610?Redirect=Log&logNo=70082711533

[Discussion Questions]
– What do you think about the diets that celebrities use? (e.g kara and the Denmark diet)
– Have you ever tried to lose weight? Did you succeed or not?
– What do you think about losing weight’s the benefits or problems? at losing weight are the benefits of, or problems with, losing weight?

Class # 171

[Group# , Member’s name]
Group 4.
박찬석 , 신하림 , 이솔지 , 조은빈

Singer and actor Choi Jin-young

Glossary:

suicide: (noun) when you intentionally kill yourself

apparent: (adjective) seeming to exist or be true

autopsy: (noun) a medical examination of a dead body to discover the exact cause of death

shock: (noun): a big, unpleasant surprise

clutch: (verb) to hold something tightly

flounder: (verb) when a relationship, organization, or plan fails or begins to experience problems

depression: (noun) when you feel very unhappy, or a mental illness that makes you feel very unhappy

procession: (noun) a line of people or vehicles that moves forward slowly as part of a ceremony or public event

support: (verb) to help someone emotionally or in a practical way

funeral: (noun) a ceremony for burying or burning the body of a dead person

Choi Jin-young, the brother of the late actress Choi Jin-sil, was found dead of an apparent suicide, Monday. He was 39.
According to the hospital, Choi had red marks on his neck, but an autopsy would be needed to find a definitive cause of death.

His death comes as a shock especially as his late sister, a popular actress, hung herself in a suicide Oct. 2, 2008.
Last month, he had said that he will go back to acting.

Choi started his acting career in 1993 in the popular drama “Our Heaven.” His resemblance to his popular sister gave him a head start in his career, while his young image helped him gain recognition in various dramas, commercials and even films.

Choi’s acting career floundered but in 1999, he returned to the stage as a singer using the name SKY. His first album “Final Fantasy” was a success with the popular number “Forever” topping music charts. He released his third and last album in 2004.

In 2007, he returned to acting with a supporting role in the drama “It’s Okay to Love,” but failed to catch much attention.

Photos of him in tears clutching his sister’s picture shook the nation, and fans wept with him as he led her funeral procession. Acting upon his late sister’s wishes, he belatedly enrolled in Hanyang University to study acting last year.

It was known that Choi had been suffering from depression and even tried to kill himself on his sister’s birthday last year. He was sent to the hospital immediately and recovered after his previous attempt.

*References
http://english.chosun.com/search/search.htmlcategory=english&keywordChoiJinYoung
http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/04/07/2010040700996.html
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp=2918568
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp2918461
http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/08/27/2009082700843.html

*Discussion Questions
1. What is your opinion about the real reason of Choi Jin Young’s suicide? Why do you think Choi Jin-young committed suicide?

2. Do you think Choi Jin Young’s suicide was good choice?
If not? Why? If not, why not?

3. Have you ever think thought about suicide?
If yes? Why? and When? If so, then why? And when?

4. What do you think that Choi Jin Young & Choi Jin Sil’s suicide affect sociality?

Do you think that Choi Jin-shil’s and Choi Jin-young’s suicides affected society? If so, then how?

Class # 137

Group # 5

Unit 5: Growing up

When you were a child, did you … ? Tell me about it.

– have a sleepover with your friends?

– learn how to swim?

– get into trouble with your parents?

– have a close friend?

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Page 44

Books closed.

Listen and complete the story of Ling’s life.

Ling’s parents were born in _____ [1].

In _____ [2], they moved to _____ [3] .

Then Ling was born. Ling and her parents lived there for _____ [4] years.

Then they moved to _____ [5] in the United States.

They lived there for _____ [6] years.

Then they moved to _____ [7] _____ [8] years ago.

Answers:

1. Hong Kong

2. 1986

3. Sao Paulo, Brazil

4. six

5. Seattle

6. ten

7. San Francisco

8. three

Natural Disasters

Glossary

1)earthquake :[noun]a shaking of the ground caused by movement of the earth’s crust.
2)property : [noun] Money, real estate, private property, livestock, etc
3)infectious : [adjective] A disease that is infectious can be caught by being near a person who has it. Compare contagious.
4) instruction : [noun]If someone gives you instruction in a subject or skill, they teach it to you.
5)approach :[verb] to come near or nearer in space, time, quality, character, state, etc
6)prevent : [verb] to stop someone from doing something, or something from happening; to hinder.
7)in advance : [phrase] you do it before a particular date or event.
8)minimize : [verb] a risk, problem, or unpleasant situation, you reduce it to the lowest possible level.
9)concern : [verb] to have to do with someone or something; to be about someone or something
10)overcome : [verb] to defeat someone or something; to succeed in a struggle against them or it; to deal successfully with them or it.
11)origin : [noun] a beginning or starting-point; a source.
12)greed : [noun] an excessive desire for, or consumption of, food.
13)phenomenon:[noun] A phenomenon is something that is observed to happen or exist.
14)volcano:[noun] A volcano is a mountain from which hot melted rock, gas, steam, and ash from inside the earth sometimes burst.
15)surface:[noun] The surface of something is the flat top part of it or the outside of it.
16)crust:[noun] The crust on a loaf of bread is the outside part.

These days, natural disasters are a hot issue all around the world. For example, Earthquake, Tsunami, The eruption of the vlocano and The green house effect, and so on.

First, the earthquake is the phenomenon which the surface violates to rapid change of the inside. To reduce earthquake damage, we prepare these. We must build building by earthquake resistant design. Also, we after an earthquake, be prepared for aftershocks. Recently, serious damage caused by earthquake in Haiti.

————- earthquake’s picture———

Reference
http://blog.naver.com/health21c?Redirect=Log&logNo=40098858751

Second, the tsunami is a very large wave, often caused by an earthquake. Tsunami caused the flood damage to property, loss of life, water pollution, infectious diseases. 26, December, 2004 tsunami in Indonesia has killed 300,000 people in total.

—- tsunami’s picture———

Reference
http://imagesearch.naver.com/

Third, the eruption of a volcano is when rock from the mental melts and moves to the surface through the earth’s crust and release built-up gases. If a volcano erupts, it will fill the air with gases, pieces of ash and smoke. Recently, it occurred in Iceland, so many people die.

———————volcano’ picture——-

Reference
http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=104&oid=105&aid=0000011278
http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=104&oid=105&aid=0000011278

Lastly, there is the green house effect. The green house effect occurred because the earth’s surface is being heated, so the earth’s temperature is rising. So, the glaciers are melting, and polar bear and penguins are losing their habitats.

Recently, movies about natural disaster are produced much. These movies give us a lot of instructions. For example, there are movies such as , , and .

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Reference

http://movie.naver.com/movie/bi/mi/photo.nhn?code=49727
http://movie.naver.com/movie/bi/mi/photo.nhn?code=37758#ps
http://movie.naver.com/movie/bi/mi/photo.nhn?code=52552

Like that, most of natural disasters that approach to us can’t be prevented with human’s power. So, we have to prepare in advance to the measures of natural disasters and make an effort to minimize damages. But, the cause of disasters like the green house effect that is at the center of public concerns is owing to human. So, natural disasters like this must be overcome with human’s effort. The earth is the base of humans and the place of origin of all lives. Anymore greed of humans leads to fall of the earth. It’s like a movie, “2012”.

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Discussion Questions

1. What do you think about the natural disasters occurred that have occurred these days?

2. Have you seen the movie any movies which is concerned are about natural disasters?

3. What can we do to prevent The greenhouse effect the Greenhouse Effect?

Class # 171

Group # 6

*Title : The Seoul Tour

*Glossary
-stop by (somewhere) : (phrasal verb)
to visit someone for a short time, usually on the way to another place
-specialty : (noun subject) a subject that someone knows a lot about
-brunch : (noun)a meal eaten in the late morning; a combination of breakfast and lunch
-theater : (noun) A theatre is a building with a stage in it, on which plays, shows, and other performances take place.
-gallery : (noun) A gallery is a place that has permanent exhibitions of works of art in it.
-unique : being the only existing one of its type or, more generally, unusual or special in some way
-theme park : a large permanent area for public entertainment, with entertaining activities and big machines to ride on or play games on, restaurants, etc., all connected with a single subject
-facility : a place, especially including buildings, where a particular activity happens

*Text
1. Tour with Friends – Daehangno

Daehangno is the street from Jongno 5-ga, Jongno-gu, Seoul to Hyehwadong rotary.
Total length 1.6km. In the past, Seoul national University was located near this street so that called ‘Daehangno’ (means Univ street) [1]Daehangno are populate place for young people. Thare are lots of theaters ,beautiful resturants, gallarys and Live Jazz Clubs. Marronier Park in this area is place to relax and holding amature performance.[2]

2. Tour with Foreigner – Itaewon
You could say Itaewon is Korea’s main residential area for foreigners.
and toady, the Itaewon is appointed the first Special Tourist Zone as most foreign tourist on 1997.
many foreigners visits the Korea, they are surely stop by the Itaewon.
there are shopping areas, restaurants, travel agencies, tourist hotels, general hospitals, and others.
it especially was shopping areas are very famous since the 88 olympic.
shopping areas of the Itaewon are filled various unique clothes, accessories, and others.
so the Itaewon is popular to not only foreigner but Korean. also if you go the Itaewon, you could experience various and special food of the world.
but there is one cons. that is not low price. but it is not all. in addiction, the Itaewon have National Museum of Korea and War Memorial of Korea.

As above, Itawon is famous as fashion.
The ‘Kim’s boutique’ is very famous as speciality store. because the Kim’s boutique sells the Hollywood style of unique design with cheaply.
the clothes of this place equal to famous hollywood actors like Sienna Miller, Cameron Diaz, Paris Hilton are dressed clothes.[3]

the Flying Pan Blue is famous as brunch, this place is more famous to Korean than tourist or foreigner.
this restaurant offers various kind of coffee, brunch, salad, and others. I said that the Flying Pan blue is famous as brunch.
menu of the that(;brunch) is Australia style food. and, If you will go this place, you could pay price per one person is 10,000~ 20,000.
for reference, there are the Flying Pan Pink and the Flying Pan Blue in the Itaewon, and as well there is the new Flying Pan White at the Shinsadong.

3.Tour with Couple – Sam-chung Dong

Walking along Sam-chung Dong Street will be a good date.
Traditional buildings and modern buildings are in harmony.
Sam-chung Dong Street has many alleyways.
The alleyways are formed of good food restaurants,
good mood cafes and so on.
Finding famous places in Sam-chung Dong Street will be a good time.

Have you ever heard hanok?
honok(ÇÑ¿Á) is Korean traditional houses.
these days, in cities, it is difficult to see hanok, but there are hanok in Bukchon Hanok Village.
from a recent drama named ‘ °³ÀÎÀÇ ÃëÇâ’ a Korean traditional house called ‘»ó°íÀç’ is fascinating.
It’s very attractive since you could feel relaxed even in the middle of a city surrounded by concrete.
How about walking through the pure roads of ºÏÃÌÇÑ¿Á¸¶À» with your true lover.

CheongGye Square is usually said Cheong-Gye Cheon.
Sometimes there are couples dipping their feet in Cheong-Gye Cheon.
Walking along Cheong-Gye Cheon and looking around a night view of Cheong-Gye Cheon make a date more romantic.
If you had a date with someone who you love, you would feel him(or her) more lovely.

4. Tour with Family

We want to explain Seoul¡¯s favorite place touring with family
First, the War Memorial of Korea.
This place is unique war history museum in Korea and memorial hall of ¡®the June 25th war of Korea¡¯.
It explain history of Korean War, expeditionary force (we dispatch other country) and weapon using Korean War like Tank, missile

Second, park of Seoul

Park of Seoul constructed in 2005 and it is very similar to central park in New York and Hyde Park in U.K [4]
Park of Seoul has five theme parks (1st Culture and Arts Park 2nd Eco Forest 3th Experiential Learning Park 4th. Marsh Plants Garden 5th Hangang Riverside Park)
so we can play recreation and take a rest with family.[5]
And there are Sports Facilities in park of Seoul. So we can play soccer, basket ball, skate, badminton and croquet also there is bicycle rentals [6]

*References
[1]http://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%8C%80%ED%95%99%EB%A1%9C_(%EC%84%9C%EC%9A%B8)
[2]http://english.visitseoul.net/kr/article/article.do?_method=view&m=0004003002017&p=03&art_id=501&lang=kr
[3]http://zeeumm.com/52
[4]http://parks.seoul.go.kr/template/common/park_info/park_info_01.jsp?park_id=seoulforest
[5]http://parks.seoul.go.kr/template/common/park_info/park_info_01.jsp?p_idx=5&p_cate=2&f_idx=133&m_idx=242&park_id=seoulforest
[6]http://parks.seoul.go.kr/template/common/park_info/park_info_01.jsp?p_idx=5&p_cate=2&f_idx=250&park_id=seoulforest

*Pictures
1)http://blog.naver.com/lhscan/50085944264
2),3)http://kimsboutique.co.kr
4),5)http://blog.naver.com/kirakira83/80055518005
6)http://blog.naver.com/jcjkks/70085840436
7)http://cafe.naver.com/vincentphoto/100
8)imbc.com
9)http://photo.naver.com/view/2010012210344791646
10)Korea and memorial hall of 6.25
11)Park of Seoul
12)Pagoda of Memorial hall of the War

*Discussion Questions
-If you had a lover, where would you most want to go with him(or her)?

-Have you ever been to one of these places? If you have been going, when?

–Is there anywhere nice to go except for these in Seoul?

In additions to these places, are there other nice places to go to in Seoul?

-When is Korean war started did the Korean War start?

-Who is winner about Korean war won the Korean War?

*Class # 137
*Group# 2
*Member : ÀÌ¿µ¼­, ±èÈ¿°æ, ÀÌÀº¼±, ÀÓ°ÇÀÏ

Final Written Exam

* Written Test 2 (Week 14):

Class 137 – Wednesday, June 2 Monday, May 31

Class 103 – Thursday, June 3

Class 34 – Thursday, June 3

Class 171 – Friday, June 4

Class 69 – Friday, June 4

All Classes

* –> What are three things that people do on [special day]?

e.g. What are three things that people do on Halloween?

– wear a costume

– go trick-or-treating

– make a jack’o’lanterns

– eat candy/give candy

– go to a party (adults)

* –> What is a tradition about [something] in [country’s name] ?

e.g. What is a tradition about money in Korea?

On a baby’s first birthday, parents put money, thread, and pencils in front of the baby.

Vocabulary

All Classes

festival: (noun) a series of events and celebrations, usually organized around a central theme

taco: (noun) a hard, folded tortilla (= thin flat bread) filled with meat, cheese, etc. and hot spicy sauce

bonfire: (noun) a large fire outside, often used for burning waste

fireworks: (noun) small objects that explodes to produce loud noises and bright colours and are often used to celebrate special events

lawyer: (noun) someone whose job is to understand the law and deal with legal situations

laptop: (noun) a computer that is small enough to be carried around and used where you are sitting

bride: (noun) a woman who is getting married

groom (also bridegroom): (noun) a man who is getting married

Class 137

respect: (verb) to admire someone because of their knowledge, achievements, etc.

commemorate: (noun) to do something to show you remember an important person or event in the past with respect

lyrics: (noun) the words of a song

peninsula: (noun) a long piece of land which sticks out from a larger area of land into the sea or into a lake

peculiar:(adj) unusual and strange, sometimes in an unpleasant way

dialect: (noun) a form of a language that people speak in a particular part of a country, containing some different words and grammar, etc.

investigate: (verb) When sby, especially an official, tries to find out what happened, or what is the truth, in an event, situation, or claim

consciousness: (noun) your mind and your thoughts

initiative: (noun) an important act or statement that is intended to solve a problem

stratum: (noun) a layer of rock, soil or similar material

instruction: (noun) the activity of teaching or training someone, or the information you are being taught (formal)

victim: (noun) someone who has suffered the effects of violence, illness, or bad luck

autopsy: (noun) a medical examination of a dead body to discover the exact cause of death

clutch: (verb) to hold something tightly

funeral: (noun) a ceremony for burying or burning the body of a dead person

stop by: (phrasal verb) to visit someone for a short time, usually on the way to another place

specialty: (noun) a subject that someone knows a lot about

facility: (noun) a place, especially including buildings, where a particular activity happens

Class 103

device: (noun) a machine or tool that does a special job

anniversary: (noun) a date on which something special or important happened in a previous year

corsage: (noun) a group of small flowers that a woman fastens to her clothes on a special occasion such as a wedding

representative: (noun) a person who has been chosen to act or make decisions on behalf of another person or a group of people

diverse (adjective): made up of a wide variety of things

steam: (noun) the hot mist that forms when water boils. Some vehicles and machines use it as a means of power

thrill: (noun) a strong feeling of excitement and pleasure

debut: (verb) the first time that a performer or sports player performs in public

hydraulic: (adjective) using water power to produce electricity or power

career: (noun) the part of your life that you spend working

contract: (noun) a legal agreement between two people or organizations, especially one that involves doing work for a

particular amount of money

extension: (noun) extra time that you are given to do or use something
billiards: (noun) a game played by two people on a table covered in green cloth in which a cue (= a long pole) is used to hit

balls against each other and into pockets around the table

zeal: (noun) great enthusiasm or eagerness

gasp: (verb) to take a short quick breath through the mouth, especially because of surprise, pain or shock

plagiarism: (noun) the practice of using or copying someone else’s idea or work and pretending that you thought of it or created it

interval: (noun) the period of time between two events or dates

controversy: (noun) a lot of discussion and argument about something, often involving strong feelings of anger or disapproval

predict: (verb) to say what you think will happen in the future

infinite: (adjective) without limits or without an end

surpass: (verb) to be or do better than someone or something else

Class 34

drunk driving: the act of operating and driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or dugs to the degree that mental and motor skills are impaired

crime: (noun) an illegal action or activity for which a person can be punished by law

ignore: (verb) to pay no attention to something or someone

astronomical observatory: (noun) location used for observe and research the stars in universe like planets, galaxies, nebulas etc.

animation: (noun) the precess of making films in which drawing or puppets appear to move

celebrities: (noun) people who are famous, especially in areas of entertainment such as films, music, writing, or sport

boots: (noun) a strong shoe that covers your foot and part of your leg

frame: (noun) the basic structure of a building, vehicle, piece of furniture, etc., that other parts are added onto

extreme sports: (noun) activities in which the participants experience the rush of adrenaline; They’re considered dangerous

cylinder: (noun) a shape with circular ends and long, straight sides, or a container

equipment: (noun) the things that are used for a particular activity or purpose

sponsor: (noun) a person or organization that gives money to support an activity, event, etc.

motocross: (noun) the sport of racing over rough ground on specially strengthened motorcycles

pursuit: (noun) when you try to achieve a plan, activity, or situation, usually over a long period of time

psychological: (adjective) relating to the human mind and feelings

marvel: (verb) to express your great surprise, wonder, or admiration of something

ignore: (verb) to pay no attention to someone or something

discriminate: (verb) to unfairly treat a group of people worse or better than other groups

Asian dust: (noun) clouds of soil and pollutants which affect much of East Asia during springtime

respiratory: (adjective) respiratory mean relating to the process of breathing

inorganic: (adjective) inorganic substances are substances such as stone and metal that do not come from living things

Class 171

nutritious: (adjective) containing substances which help your body to be healthy

protein: (noun) a substance found in food and drink such as meat, eggs, and milk; You need it to grow and be healthy

appropriate: (adjective) suitable or acceptable for a particular situation

include: (verb) to have another thing as one of its parts

industry: (noun) the work and processes involved in collecting raw materials, and making them into products in factories

the Mediterranean: (noun) the sea between southern Europe and North Africa

impudent: (adjective) rude or disrespectful, or do something they have no right to do

choreography: (noun) the process of designing dances for a performance

consecutive: (adjective) describes events, numbers, etc. that follow one after another without an interruption; successive

neglect: (verb) to fail to look after someone or something properly

criticize: (verb) to express your disapproval of someone or something by saying what you think is wrong with them

vicarious: (adjective) when a pleasure or feeling is experienced by watching, listening to, or reading about other people doing something, rather than by doing it yourself

overwhelmingly: (adjective) very strong in effect or large in amount

merge: (verb) to combine or join two or more things

adolescent: (noun) a young person who is between being a child and an adult

Class 69

proteins: (noun) organic compounds made of amino acids arranged in a linear chain and folded into a globular form

peculiarity: (noun) a strange or unusual characteristic or habit of someone or something

crab: (noun) a sea creature with ten legs and a round, flat body covered by a shell, or the meat from this animal

emigrate: (verb) to leave a country permanently and go to live in another one

breakthrough: (noun) an important discovery or event that helps to improve a situation or provide an answer to a problem

paralyze: (verb) to cause a person, animal or part of the body to lose the ability to move or feel

ancient: (adjective) from a long time ago (in the past)

abundant: (adjective) existing in large quantities

modern: (adjective) relating to the present time and not to the past

laser: (noun) a piece of equipment that produces a powerful narrow beam of light that can be used in medical operations, to cut metals, or to make patterns of light for entertainment

scenery: (noun) the natural features of a particular part of a country that you can see, such as mountains, forests, deserts etc.

representative: (adjective) typical of a particular group or thing

arcade game: a coin-operated entertainment machine, usually installed in public businesses such as restaurants and public houses

first-person shooter: (noun) a type of computer game in which the player assumes the perspective of a gunman

multiplayer online role-playing game: (noun) an online computer role-playing game in which a large number of players can interact with one another

advertise: (verb) to tell people about a product or service, for example in newspapers or on television, in order to persuade them to buy it

medium: (noun) a way of communicating or expressing something

enterprise: (noun) an organization, especially a business, or a difficult and important plan, especially one that will earn money

Final Speaking Exam

Week 15 (appointment to be made later)

All Classes

– Are you going to do anything special for your next birthday?

– What are you doing Friday night?

– Do you go to a restaurant to celebrate birthdays and stuff?

– Are you into traditional music and stuff like that?

– When you were a child, did you get into trouble with your parents? Tell me about it.

– When you were a child, did you have a close friend? Tell me about him or her.

Class 137

– What is the most important celebration in May to you?
Why do you think it’s important?

– What is your favorite place on Jeju Island?

– What kind of festival do you want to go to?

– What would you do if an earthquake suddenly occurred?

– If you had a lover, where would you most want to go with him or her?

– Why do you think Choi Jin-young committed suicide?

Class 103

How would you react or what would you say if you got a gift and don’t like it?

What is your favorite place to hang out?

Which roller coaster would you like to try?

Who do you like best from among Manchester United Football Club’s members?

What do you usually do in your free time between classes?

What do you think about Lee Hyori’s plagiarism controversy?

What do you think Kim Yu-na will decide to do in the future?

Class 34

How can we have fun without drinking?

Which Japanese comics or animated movies do you know? (Please describe them)

Which extreme sports do you like best?

Why does F-1 need “racing girls”?

What are the negative effects of Asian dust?

Do you think the government should reward athletes who tried their best but didn’t get medals?

Would you like to try any X-Games? Why?

Class 171

Are there famous restaurants around Inha University? Tell me about them.

Which European city would you like to tour most? Why?

Do you think that star couples’ babies enjoy being the center of attention? Why or why not?

Why do you think people write and produce “nonsense dramas”?

Which girl group is your favorite? And why?

Class 69

What is your favorite foreign food? And why?

If you had an avatar (like in the movie “Avatar“), how would you feel?

What kind of traditional clothing do you want to try (to wear)? Why?

What would you like to ride in Everland?

Which computer games or arcade games do you like to play most? Why?

What are the characteristics of the best ads? (What are the best ads like?)

How to do well in your Final Speaking Exam

–> complete sentences

–> details

Question: How do you stay in shape?

“F”-quality

Answer: “Gym.”

“D”-quality

Answer: “I go to the gym.”

“C”-quality

Answer: “I go to the gym three times a week.”

“B”-quality

Answer: “I go to the gym three times a week. There, I jog on the treadmill for twenty minutes.”

“A”-quality

Answer: “I go to the gym three times a week. There, I jog on the treadmill for twenty minutes. I also do a little weightraining.”

* Not using Rejoinders or Follow-ups (Follow-up Questions) –> downgrade

You don’t have to use Rejoinders and Follow-ups every time.

You only have to do each one time during the Exam.

* Hesitations, pauses, or very slow answers –> downgrade

e.g. “Ummm … I go to the gym … uhhh … three times a week. There, I … 뭐지? … jog on the treadmill for … 뭐라고? … twenty minutes.”

–> “C”-quality

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How many questions you answer is not important.

How well you answer the questions is important.

Quality is more important than quantity.

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Do not be late!

You and your partner only have 10 minutes for this test. That is only 5 minutes for each student.

It is worth 30% of your final grade.

So, for every minute you are late, you will lose 6 marks.

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Do not miss your appointment!

I only have one week to test all of my students, so I cannot reschedule.

So if you miss your appointment, you miss the test, and you get 0 out of 30%

Also, you will be marked absent for the whole week (3 hours).

Yellow Sand

Glossary : yellow dust – yellow dust is in Asia upcountry small sand of desert or dust parches wind

Asian dust (also called “yellow dust”, “yellow sand”, “yellow wind” or “China dust storms”): (noun) clouds of soil and pollutants which affect much of East Asia during springtime

respiratory – respiratory mean relating to the process of breathing. (adjective)
inorganic – inorganic substances are substances such as stone and metal that do not come from living things. (adjective)

Yellow sand is a phenomenon that was caused by drying of North area of China after mountain range and Tibet highland appeared. Scientists discovered that Yellow sand has caused since 23million years ago by researching sand and mud.
Yellow sand is the phenomenon that sand and dust come from China’s Gobi desert, and it influence the south korea.

When Yellow sand blows, areas affected by the dust experience decreased visibility and the dust is known to cause a variety of health problems, not limited to sore throat and asthma in otherwise healthy people. Often, people are advised to avoid or minimize outdoor activities, depending on severity of storms. For those already with asthma or respiratory infections, it can be fatal. The dust has been shown to increase the daily mortality rate in one affected region by 1.7%.
Although sand itself is not necessarily harmful to soil, due to sulphur emissions and the resulting acid rain, the storms also destroy farmland by degrading the soil, and deposits of ash and soot and heavy metals as well as potentially dangerous biomatter blanket the ground with contaminants including croplands, aquifers, etc. The dust storms also affect wildlife particularly hard, destroying crops, habitat, and toxic metals interfering with reproduction. Coral are hit particularly hard. Toxic metals propagate up the food chain, i.e. from fish to higher mammals. Air visibility is reduced, including canceled flights, ground travel, outdoor activities, and can be correlated to significant loss of economic activity. Japan has reported washed clothes stained yellow.

But it is not that yellow sand only gives bad influence. acidified soil is neutralized by basic components that is are included in yellow sand. And magnesium which is included in yellow sand can be nutrition nutritious to fish.

The problem is that the yellow sand is getting stronger. The extent of Gobi desert which is the cause of the yellow sand is becoming wider. The extent of the desert is becoming wider 200,000ha every year because of global warming and cutting. Besides, as Chinese population increasing, exhaustion of underground water is also appeared to the problem. The U.S.A announced that thousands of lake have disappeared for 30years.

Discussion Questions
where does yellow dust come from?
what are bad points the negative effects of yellow dust ?
what are good points the good effects of yellow dust ?

Class 34

Group # 7

X-Games

Glossary
-X-Games:extreme sports

–> extreme sport: (noun) a sport that is very dangerous and exciting

-BMX:Bicycle Motocross

–> motocross: (noun) the sport of racing over rough ground on specially strengthened motorcycles

Pursuit:occupation

–> (noun) when you try to achieve a plan, activity, or situation, usually over a long period of time

Psychological:with a person’s mind and thoughts

–> (adjective) relating to the human mind and feelings

There are many young people like X-Games.Tony Hawker and Andy Mcdonald are more famous than Michael Jorden in many young people’s eyes.But what is the X-Games?
X-Games is a media term for certain activities perceived as having a high level of inherent danger.These activities often involve speed, height, high level of physical exertion, and spectacular stunts.Like base jumping,BMX freestle,kite surfing,rock climbing,mountion biking and commonly seen skateboarding.

The history of several core X-Games can be traced back to the splintering of the ancient Polynesian leisure activity now known as surfing, and the skateboard.X-Games widely loved by young people and spread in tens of years before.And the first extreme sport games were held in Newport, Providence, Mount Snow and Vermont in US in 1995.But now extreme sports are received by young people from all of the world.
There will be more and more people like X-Games,Because it pursue the competitive sports’ spirit of beyond the own limitations.The most important things are participation and courageous spirit,the pursuit of psychological obstacles in the corss gained pleasure and sense of achievement.
References
http://www.vfun.cn/cms/show.php?contentid-1770.html
http://wenda.tianya.cn/wenda/thread?tid=7d6e8adcc4159428
http://zhidao.baidu.com/question/55201399.html?fr=ala0
Discussion Questions
Would you like to try any X-Games?why?
How What do you think about X-Games?

Class # 34

Group # 6