Target students: High school 1st grade students
Textbook: High school English 1 (주)두산동아
Purpose: to provide the supplement materials for being accustomed to English reading with authentic reading materials.
activating schemata, general comprehension
Reading category: Topic-based
Reading collection: 5 topics with 6 texts each(Travel, Sports, Entertainment, Movie and Health&Food)
I chose my target students as high school 1st grade. Also, I focused on the generating interest for reading English materials. Thus, the purpose of this blog is to provide the supplement materials for English reading novices.
Usually, Korean students should take the English subject of the KSAT(수능시험) for entering university. To prepare English section effectively, it is very important to comprehend the overall contents. Therefore, the materials of this blog will improve the ability to understand the text easily by reading a variety of authentic materials.
This blog provides five sections into Travel, Sports, Entertainment, Movie and Food. This is why I don’t want for students to lose their interest in reading. I really want that my blog will be of help to students to get accustomed to English reading.
Before you read!
1. Have you ever experienced to criticize someone?
2. Do you write a comment in cyver space?
Read it:
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2930718
After you read!
1. What is the term of mitigated "otaku" and "Pak Sun-hi"?
2. Fandom resulted in a driving force of consumer society.(T/F)
Before you read!
1. Have ever seen the drama "Secret gaden"?
2. Do you know the implication of Cinderella story?
Read it:
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2931080
After you read!
1. What are the factors of the success of "Secret garden"?
2. In this fantasy drama, who are the two leading characters?
Before you read!
1. Do you like horro movies?
2. Tell the horror movie that you have seen.
Read it:
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2937352
After you read!
1. What are the opening movies in Korea yesterday?
2. Who is the heroin in the movie "The cat"?
Before you read!
1. Have you ever been to Han river?
2. How do we get to Han river?
Read it:
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2923842
After you read!
1. What is to provide the most beautiful night views of te Han river?
2. Seonyudo Park is definitely the place for fishmen.(T/F)
Before you read!
Have you ever heard a handful of "heavenly" places - Sunyu Island, Sunyu Mountain and Sunyu Park ?
Read it:
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2924487
After you read!
1. Where are Sunyu Island, Sunyu Mountain and Sunyu Park?
2. What is Sunyu Island also famous for?
Before you read!
Do you know who is KIM YUNA?
Read it:
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2935414
After you read!
“Homage to Korea,” a compilation of traditional Korean music, including the well-known folk song “SSukdaemuri.” (T/F)
Before you read!
Last year, what number did Lee take the titles in Korean baseball season?
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2936310
After you read!
What are the candidate teams for Lee Daeho to move next year?
Before you read!
Where team has he played a soccer?
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2936513
After you read!
How did Ki contribute to win 35th Scottish Cup?
Before you read!
What is the Jooyoung Park's team?
Read it:
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2936891
After you read!
What are the candidate teams for Park to move?
Before you read!
Tell your information about Major-leaguer Park Chanho.
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2936948
After you read!
Why he struggle to adapt in NPB?
Before you read!
How do you think of plagiarism in our society?
Read it:
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2932171
After you read!
What can our society prevent doing plagiarism?
Before you read!
Have you ever seen "Superstar K2"?
Read it:
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2936887
After you read!
What is her title song?
Before you read!
Do you know Chungmu gimbap?
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2931973
After you read!
What is the origin of Chungmu gimbap?
Before you read!
Do you like crab?
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2933473
After you read!
Haenam Village is known as the country’s snow crab capital and has a history with the crustacean that goes back to the Goryeo Dynasty.(T/F)
Before you read!
1. Do you know who is Buddha?
2. Imagine the ceremony of Buddha's birth day.
Read it:
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2935668
After you read!
1. What is the symbol of lighting lanterns?
2. Buddha’s Birthday, a national ( ) in Korea, falls on May 10 this year. It is on the eighth day of the fourth month of the ( ) calendar.
Before you read!
Do you know the food "Ot chicken"?
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2936010
After you read!
Koreans have been incorporating otsun into their ( ) for centuries, both for its ( ) qualities and taste.
Before you read!
What is salt?
http://www.koreaherald.com/lifestyle/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20110527000757
After you read!
"Good salt should have a hint of ( )"
Before you read!
Do you enjoy seeing comedy TV show?
Read it:
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2932517
After ypu read!
What is thir goal?