外刊拓展阅读01：A hunger for English lessons（含答案）
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A hunger for English lessons
Kim Hyo Jin, a timid junior high school student, stood before her American teacher, fidgeting. The smiling teacher held up a green pepper and asked in clear, enunciated English: "What is this " "Peemang!" the South Korean teenager blurted out, then covered her mouth with a hand as if to stop —— too late —— the Korean word that had left her mouth. Mortified, she tried again. Without looking the teacher in the eye, she held both her hands out and asked, this time in English: "May I have green pepper " Kim took the vegetable with a bow, and darted back to her giggling classmates —— beaming and feeling relieved that she had successfully taken a small first step toward demolishing what South Koreans consider one of their biggest weaknesses in global competitiveness: the fear of speaking in English to Westerners. Kim was among 300 junior high school students going through a week-long training in this new "English Village." Built a few kilometers from the western border with North Korea, the government-subsidized language camp is, at 280,000 square meters, or 3 million square feet, the largest of its kind in the world, officials say. The complex —— where the motto is, "We produce global Koreans!" —— looks like a minitown scooped up from a European country and transplanted into this South Korean countryside dotted with pine groves, rice paddies and military barbed-wire fences. It has its own immigration office, city hall, bookstore, cafeteria, gym, a main street with Western storefronts, police officers and a live-in population of 160 native English speakers. All signs are in English, the only language allowed. Here, on a six-day immersion course that charges students 80, 000 won, or $82, apiece, pupils check in to a hotel, shop, take cooking lessons and make music videos —— all in English. There are language cops around, punishing students speaking Korean with a fine in the village currency or red dots on their village passports. To relieve the stress, the authorities do permit students to speak their native tongue a few times during their stay, usually at meal-times. Across South Korea, the English Villages are sprouting up. Ten are already operating, with more on the way. They represent the latest big push in South Korean parents' multibillion-dollar-a-year campaign to give their children a leg up in conquering English skills. Despite the fact that South Korea has very few natural resources, it realized early on that it must push exports and produce high-quality work forces. Education is an obsession. Mastering English is a nationwide quest from kids to office minions in corporate giants like Samsung and Hyundai. "It's funny because Koreans know English," said Jeffrey Jones, former president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea who heads the Paju complex. "They can read, probably better than I can. However, they have trouble speaking." Although they spend a lot of time learning English, when many Koreans see a Westerner coming their way on the street, they detour or run away. South Korea has become one of the most aggressive countries in Asia at teaching English to its citizens. Outside the school system, parents are paying an estimated 10 trillion won a year to help their children learn English at home or abroad. Nevertheless many college graduates falter in chats with native speakers. South Korean officials are often accused of grouping together in international conferences, afraid to mix with native English speakers. That, linguists say, is a result of a national school system that traditionally stresses reading and rote memorization of English grammar and vocabulary at the expense of conversation. In Korea University of Seoul, 30 percent of all classes are now in English. Speaking English with a native accent has become a status symbol. timid (adj.) shy and nervous fidget (v.) to keep moving your body, your hands or your feet because you are nervous, bored, excited, etc. enunciate (v.) to say or pronounce words clearly blurt out (v.) to say sth suddenly, without thinking carefully enough mortified (adj.) feel extremely offended, ashamed, or embarrassed dart back to (v.) to move suddenly and quickly in a particular direction giggle (v.) to laugh in a silly way because you are embarrassed, nervous or amused beam (v.) to have a big happy smile on your face demolish (v.) to show that an idea or theory is completely wrong border with (n.) the line that divides two countries or areas government-subsidized (adj.) have financial support from public funds complex (n.) a group of buildings designed for a particular purpose motto (n.) a short sentence or phrase that expresses a rule for sensible behaviour, especially a way of behaving in a particular situation. scoop up (v.) to move or lift sb/sth with a quick continuous movement transplant (v.) to move sb/sth to a different place or environment dot with (v.) to spread things or people over an area military (adj.) connected with soldiers or the armed forces immersion (n.) the state of being completely involved in sth. charge (v.) to ask an amount of money for goods or a service apiece (adv.) every one cop (n.) a police officer fine (n.) a sum of money that must be paid as punishment for breaking a law or rule currency (n.) the system of money that a country uses authority (n.) the people or an organization who have the power to make decisions or who have a particular area of responsibility in a country or region permit (v.) to allow sb to do sth sprout up (v.) to appear; to develop sth, especially in large numbers represent (v.) to be a symbol of sth. campaign (n.) several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal give sb. a leg up (v.) help sb. with sth; give sb. a hand conquer (v.) to succeed in dealing with or controlling sth obsession (n.) a person or thing that sb thinks about too much quest (n.) a long search for sth, especially for some quality such as happiness detour (v.) to take a longer route to avoid a problem or to visit a place aggressive (adj.) acting with force and determination in order to succeed citizen (n.) a person who lives in a particular place falter (v.) to speak in a way that shows that you are not confident linguist (n.) a person who studies languages or linguistics rote (n.) the process of learning sth by repeating it until you remember it rather than by understanding the meaning of it accent (n.) a way of pronouncing the words of a language that shows which country, area or social class a person comes from
> COMPREHENSION WORK.
Read the complete article and answer the questions below.
1. What problem did Kim Hyo Jin have
______________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Who funds the English village
______________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Why is Korea so "aggressive"when it comes to encouraging students to speak English
______________________________________________________________________________________________
4. What happens in the English village if students speak Korean
______________________________________________________________________________________________
5. What do Korean delegates usually do at international conferences
______________________________________________________________________________________________
> VOCABULARY WORK
1a Match the verbs on the left with a corresponding verb on the right which has a similar meaning.
·sprout up ·knock down
·chat ·feel pleased
·dart back ·talk
·giggle ·smile
·beam ·flee
·falter ·grew up
·demolish ·laugh
·feel relieved ·say
·run away ·stumble
1b Complete the sentences with a word from Exercise 1a. You may need to change the form of the verb.
1. She was a great athlete but she _______________ at the last hurdle and fell.
2. What a fool. He got drunk and just _______________ the secret!
3. He hated living with his new foster parents and he _______________ from home.
4. He spends all evening _______________ on MSN Messenger.
5. They finally _______________ that old warehouse on Silver Street it just had to go!
> EXAM PREPARATION TASKS
1 Look at the passage again. Match the article's sub-headings below with the appropriate paragraphs from the article. One sub-heading will not be used.
_____ 1. paragraphs1-5 A. English Villages
_____ 2. paragraphs 6-8 B. Importing Foreigners
_____ 3. paragraphs9-12 C. Identifying the Root of the Problem
_____ 4. paragraphs 13-14 D. Afraid to Speak English
E. An Obsession with Speaking English
2 Look at the squares in the paragraphs below. Circle the square that indicates the best place to add the bolded sentence.
1. They are from many different English-speaking countries so no one accent is dominant.
■ The complex —— where the motto is, "We produce global Koreans!" —— looks like a minitown scooped up from a European country and transplanted into this South Korean countryside dotted with pine groves, rice paddies and military barbed-wire fences. ■ It has its own immigration office, city hall, bookstore, cafeteria, gym,a main street with Western storefronts, police officers and a live-in population of 160 native English speakers. ■ All signs are in English, the only language allowed. ■
2. The English language business is booming.
■ Across South Korea, the English Villages are sprouting up. ■ Ten are already operating, with more on the way. ■ They represent the latest big push in South Korean parents' multibillion-dollar-a-year campaign to give their children a leg up in conquering English skills. ■
3. The Korean government spends millions on English education.
■ Nevertheless many college graduates falter in chats with native speakers. ■ South Korean officials are often accused of grouping together in international conferences, afraid to mix with native English speakers. ■ That, linguists say, is a result of a national school system that traditionally stresses reading and rote memorization of English grammar and vocabulary at the expense of conversation. ■
> SENTENCE STRUCTURES
Find out the main structure of the long sentence, mark them under the sentence and then translate it in a proper way. “S” stands for subject, “V” stands for predicate verb, “O” stands for object and “P” stands for predicative.
eg. Kim Hyo Jin, (a timid junior high school student), stood (before her American teacher), fidgeting.
S appositive v adverbial modifier participles as adverbials
(主语 同位语 谓语动词 状语修饰 分词作状语)
Translation: 胆怯的初中学生金孝珍站在美国老师面前，坐立不安。
Grammar Focus
正确的英语句子都要符合一定的语法结构要求。英语句子的结构可以归纳成五种基本句型。英语句子都可以看作是这五种句型及其扩大、组合、省略或倒装构成的。掌握这五种基本句型，是掌握各种英语句子结构的基础，也是学好其他语法知识的前提。
英语五种基本句型结构如下：
① Ｓ Ｖ (主＋谓)
② Ｓ Ｖ Ｏ (主＋谓＋宾)
③ Ｓ Ｖ ｏ Ｏ (主＋谓＋间宾＋直宾)
④ Ｓ Ｖ Ｏ Ｃ (主＋谓＋宾＋宾补)
⑤ Ｓ Ｖ Ｐ (主＋系＋表)
主语(subject) 谓语(predicate) 宾语(object)
定语(attribute) 状语 (adverbial) 补语(complement)
表语(predicative) 同位语(appositive) 从句(clause)
现在分词(present participle) 过去分词(past participle)
1. Kim took the vegetable with a bow, and darted back to her giggling classmates —— beaming and feeling relieved that she had successfully taken a small first step toward demolishing what South Koreans consider one of their biggest weaknesses in global competitiveness: the fear of speaking in English to Westerners.
(1) the main structure:
______________________________________________________________________________________________
(2) Translation: __________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Built a few kilometers from the western border with North Korea, the government-subsidized language camp is, at 280,000 square meters, or 3 million square feet, the largest of its kind in the world, officials say.
(1) the main structure:
______________________________________________________________________________________________
(2) Translation: __________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. The complex —— where the motto is, "We produce global Koreans!" —— looks like a minitown scooped up from a European country and transplanted into this South Korean countryside dotted with pine groves, rice paddies and military barbed-wire fences.
(1) the main structure:
______________________________________________________________________________________________
(2) Translation: __________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Here, on a six-day immersion course that charges students 80, 000 won, or $82, apiece, pupils check in to a hotel, shop, take cooking lessons and make music videos —— all in English.
(1) the main structure:
______________________________________________________________________________________________
(2) Translation: __________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Despite the fact that South Korea has very few natural resources, it realized early on that it must push exports and produce high-quality work forces.
(1) the main structure:
______________________________________________________________________________________________
(2) Translation: __________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. That, linguists say, is a result of a national school system that traditionally stresses reading and rote memorization of English grammar and vocabulary at the expense of conversation.
(1) the main structure:
______________________________________________________________________________________________
(2) Translation: __________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
> DISCUSSION PROMPTS
1. In your opinion, will English remain the most important global language
2. Re-read the description of the English village. Would you like to study there Why /why not
3. What is the most effective way of learning a language
答案：
>COMPREHENSION WORK Answers
1.Kim spoke in Korean by accident and she was embarrassed about speaking English in front of a native English teacher.
2.The government.
3.South Korea has very few natural resources and therefore needs to compete as a global player on the world business stage.
4.Students receive a fine or a red dot in their village passport.
5.They usually stay together and avoid speaking English to native speakers.
>VOCABULARY WORK
1a Answers sprout up/grew up(sprout up is rare, and narrower in meaning as it originally referred to plants)
enunciate/pronounce(enunciate is to pronounce clearly)
chat/talk(chat is social talk)
dart back/return(dart back means to return very suddenly and quickly)
giggle/laugh (giggle means to laugh nervously or in a childlike manner)
beam/smile(beam is to have a big smile)
blurt out/say(blurt out is often accidental)
falter/stumble(stumble is usually when walking; falter may be speaking)
demolish/knock down(demolish is usually used for old buildings that are destroyed)
feel relieved/feel pleased(feel relieved is to feel pleased because something unpleasant hasn't happened)
run away/flee(run away is less formal)
1b Answers
1. stumbled 2. blurted out 3. ran away 4. chatting 5. demolished
>EXAM PREPARATION TASKS
1 Answers
1.D2.A 3.E 4.C
2 Answers
1. It has its own immigration office, city hall, bookstore, cafeteria, gym,a main street with Western storefronts, police officers and a live-in population of 160 native English speakers. They are from many different English-speaking countries so no one accent is dominant. All signs are in English, the only language allowed.
2.■The English language business is booming. Across South Korea, English villages are sprouting up.
3.■The Korean government spends millions on English education. Nevertheless many college graduates falter in chats with native speakers.
>DISCUSSION PROMPTS
Put students into pairs or small groups to discuss the questions.
>EXTENDED ACTIVITIES
1 Role play: Students should prepare a presentation on the best language course for students. Give students the following options: an English village, an online course, taking a course at the local school, or sending students on an intensive course in the U.S. Students should think of the advantages and disadvantages of each one, and present their findings to the class.
> sentence structures
1. Kim took the vegetable with a bow, and darted back to her giggling classmates —— beaming and feeling relieved
S V1 O1 adv. V2 O2 adv.
that she had successfully taken a small first step toward demolishing what South Koreans consider one of their biggest
宾从
weaknesses in global competitiveness: the fear of speaking in English to Westerners.
金拿起蔬菜（辣椒）鞠了一躬，然后冲回咯咯笑着的同学身边——她喜气洋洋，感到如释然，因为她成功地迈出了一小步，消除了韩国人认为的他们在全球竞争力上最大的弱点之一:害怕用英语与西方人交谈。
2. Built a few kilometers from the western border with North Korea, the government-subsidized language camp is, at 280,000 square meters, or 3 million square feet, the largest of its kind in the world, officials say.
官员们说，这个由政府补贴的语言营地距离朝鲜西部边境只有几公里，占地28万平方米，是世界上同类营地中最大的。
3. The complex —— where the motto is, "We produce global Koreans!" —— looks like a minitown scooped up from a European country and transplanted into this South Korean countryside dotted with pine groves, rice paddies and military barbed-wire fences.
这个座右铭是“我们培养全球的韩国人!” 的园区——看起来像是一个从欧洲国家挖来的小镇，移植到这个点缀着松林、稻田和军用带刺铁丝网的韩国乡村。
4. Here, on a six-day immersion course that charges students 80, 000 won, or $82, apiece, pupils check in to a hotel, shop, take cooking lessons and make music videos —— all in English.
在这里，在一个为期6天，费用为每人8万韩元(合82美元)的浸入式课程中，学生们入住酒店、购物、学习烹饪和制作音乐视频，全部用英语进行。
5. Despite the fact that South Korea has very few natural resources, it realized early on that it must push exports and produce high-quality work forces.
韩国虽然没有多少自然资源，但很早就意识到应该大力出口，培养高素质的劳动力。
6. That, linguists say, is a result of a national school system that traditionally stresses reading and rote memorization of English grammar and vocabulary at the expense of conversation.
语言学家说，这是国家学校系统传统上强调阅读和死记硬背英语语法和词汇而忽视对话的结果。
Kim Hyo Jin, a timid junior high school student, stood before her American teacher, fidgeting. The smiling teacher held up a green pepper and asked in clear, enunciated English: "What is this " "Peemang!" the South Korean teenager blurted out, then covered her mouth with a hand as if to stop —— too late —— the Korean word that had left her mouth. Mortified, she tried again. Without looking the teacher in the eye, she held both her hands out and asked, this time in English: "May I have green pepper " Kim took the vegetable with a bow, and darted back to her giggling classmates —— beaming and feeling relieved that she had successfully taken a small first step toward demolishing what South Koreans consider one of their biggest weaknesses in global competitiveness: the fear of speaking in English to Westerners. Kim was among 300 junior high school students going through a week-long training in this new "English Village." Built a few kilometers from the western border with North Korea, the government-subsidized language camp is, at 280,000 square meters, or 3 million square feet, the largest of its kind in the world, officials say. The complex —— where the motto is, "We produce global Koreans!" —— looks like a minitown scooped up from a European country and transplanted into this South Korean countryside dotted with pine groves, rice paddies and military barbed-wire fences. It has its own immigration office, city hall, bookstore, cafeteria, gym, a main street with Western storefronts, police officers and a live-in population of 160 native English speakers. All signs are in English, the only language allowed. Here, on a six-day immersion course that charges students 80, 000 won, or $82, apiece, pupils check in to a hotel, shop, take cooking lessons and make music videos —— all in English. There are language cops around, punishing students speaking Korean with a fine in the village currency or red dots on their village passports. To relieve the stress, the authorities do permit students to speak their native tongue a few times during their stay, usually at meal-times. Across South Korea, the English Villages are sprouting up. Ten are already operating, with more on the way. They represent the latest big push in South Korean parents' multibillion-dollar-a-year campaign to give their children a leg up in conquering English skills. Despite the fact that South Korea has very few natural resources, it realized early on that it must push exports and produce high-quality work forces. Education is an obsession. Mastering English is a nationwide quest from kids to office minions in corporate giants like Samsung and Hyundai. "It's funny because Koreans know English," said Jeffrey Jones, former president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea who heads the Paju complex. "They can read, probably better than I can. However, they have trouble speaking." Although they spend a lot of time learning English, when many Koreans see a Westerner coming their way on the street, they detour or run away. South Korea has become one of the most aggressive countries in Asia at teaching English to its citizens. Outside the school system, parents are paying an estimated 10 trillion won a year to help their children learn English at home or abroad. Nevertheless many college graduates falter in chats with native speakers. South Korean officials are often accused of grouping together in international conferences, afraid to mix with native English speakers. That, linguists say, is a result of a national school system that traditionally stresses reading and rote memorization of English grammar and vocabulary at the expense of conversation. In Korea University of Seoul, 30 percent of all classes are now in English. Speaking English with a native accent has become a status symbol. timid (adj.) shy and nervous fidget (v.) to keep moving your body, your hands or your feet because you are nervous, bored, excited, etc. enunciate (v.) to say or pronounce words clearly blurt out (v.) to say sth suddenly, without thinking carefully enough mortified (adj.) feel extremely offended, ashamed, or embarrassed dart back to (v.) to move suddenly and quickly in a particular direction giggle (v.) to laugh in a silly way because you are embarrassed, nervous or amused beam (v.) to have a big happy smile on your face demolish (v.) to show that an idea or theory is completely wrong border with (n.) the line that divides two countries or areas government-subsidized (adj.) have financial support from public funds complex (n.) a group of buildings designed for a particular purpose motto (n.) a short sentence or phrase that expresses a rule for sensible behaviour, especially a way of behaving in a particular situation. scoop up (v.) to move or lift sb/sth with a quick continuous movement transplant (v.) to move sb/sth to a different place or environment dot with (v.) to spread things or people over an area military (adj.) connected with soldiers or the armed forces immersion (n.) the state of being completely involved in sth. charge (v.) to ask an amount of money for goods or a service apiece (adv.) every one cop (n.) a police officer fine (n.) a sum of money that must be paid as punishment for breaking a law or rule currency (n.) the system of money that a country uses authority (n.) the people or an organization who have the power to make decisions or who have a particular area of responsibility in a country or region permit (v.) to allow sb to do sth sprout up (v.) to appear; to develop sth, especially in large numbers represent (v.) to be a symbol of sth. campaign (n.) several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal give sb. a leg up (v.) help sb. with sth; give sb. a hand conquer (v.) to succeed in dealing with or controlling sth obsession (n.) a person or thing that sb thinks about too much quest (n.) a long search for sth, especially for some quality such as happiness detour (v.) to take a longer route to avoid a problem or to visit a place aggressive (adj.) acting with force and determination in order to succeed citizen (n.) a person who lives in a particular place falter (v.) to speak in a way that shows that you are not confident linguist (n.) a person who studies languages or linguistics rote (n.) the process of learning sth by repeating it until you remember it rather than by understanding the meaning of it accent (n.) a way of pronouncing the words of a language that shows which country, area or social class a person comes from
> COMPREHENSION WORK.
Read the complete article and answer the questions below.
1. What problem did Kim Hyo Jin have
______________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Who funds the English village
______________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Why is Korea so "aggressive"when it comes to encouraging students to speak English
______________________________________________________________________________________________
4. What happens in the English village if students speak Korean
______________________________________________________________________________________________
5. What do Korean delegates usually do at international conferences
______________________________________________________________________________________________
> VOCABULARY WORK
1a Match the verbs on the left with a corresponding verb on the right which has a similar meaning.
·sprout up ·knock down
·chat ·feel pleased
·dart back ·talk
·giggle ·smile
·beam ·flee
·falter ·grew up
·demolish ·laugh
·feel relieved ·say
·run away ·stumble
1b Complete the sentences with a word from Exercise 1a. You may need to change the form of the verb.
1. She was a great athlete but she _______________ at the last hurdle and fell.
2. What a fool. He got drunk and just _______________ the secret!
3. He hated living with his new foster parents and he _______________ from home.
4. He spends all evening _______________ on MSN Messenger.
5. They finally _______________ that old warehouse on Silver Street it just had to go!
> EXAM PREPARATION TASKS
1 Look at the passage again. Match the article's sub-headings below with the appropriate paragraphs from the article. One sub-heading will not be used.
_____ 1. paragraphs1-5 A. English Villages
_____ 2. paragraphs 6-8 B. Importing Foreigners
_____ 3. paragraphs9-12 C. Identifying the Root of the Problem
_____ 4. paragraphs 13-14 D. Afraid to Speak English
E. An Obsession with Speaking English
2 Look at the squares in the paragraphs below. Circle the square that indicates the best place to add the bolded sentence.
1. They are from many different English-speaking countries so no one accent is dominant.
■ The complex —— where the motto is, "We produce global Koreans!" —— looks like a minitown scooped up from a European country and transplanted into this South Korean countryside dotted with pine groves, rice paddies and military barbed-wire fences. ■ It has its own immigration office, city hall, bookstore, cafeteria, gym,a main street with Western storefronts, police officers and a live-in population of 160 native English speakers. ■ All signs are in English, the only language allowed. ■
2. The English language business is booming.
■ Across South Korea, the English Villages are sprouting up. ■ Ten are already operating, with more on the way. ■ They represent the latest big push in South Korean parents' multibillion-dollar-a-year campaign to give their children a leg up in conquering English skills. ■
3. The Korean government spends millions on English education.
■ Nevertheless many college graduates falter in chats with native speakers. ■ South Korean officials are often accused of grouping together in international conferences, afraid to mix with native English speakers. ■ That, linguists say, is a result of a national school system that traditionally stresses reading and rote memorization of English grammar and vocabulary at the expense of conversation. ■
> SENTENCE STRUCTURES
Find out the main structure of the long sentence, mark them under the sentence and then translate it in a proper way. “S” stands for subject, “V” stands for predicate verb, “O” stands for object and “P” stands for predicative.
eg. Kim Hyo Jin, (a timid junior high school student), stood (before her American teacher), fidgeting.
S appositive v adverbial modifier participles as adverbials
(主语 同位语 谓语动词 状语修饰 分词作状语)
Translation: 胆怯的初中学生金孝珍站在美国老师面前，坐立不安。
Grammar Focus
正确的英语句子都要符合一定的语法结构要求。英语句子的结构可以归纳成五种基本句型。英语句子都可以看作是这五种句型及其扩大、组合、省略或倒装构成的。掌握这五种基本句型，是掌握各种英语句子结构的基础，也是学好其他语法知识的前提。
英语五种基本句型结构如下：
① Ｓ Ｖ (主＋谓)
② Ｓ Ｖ Ｏ (主＋谓＋宾)
③ Ｓ Ｖ ｏ Ｏ (主＋谓＋间宾＋直宾)
④ Ｓ Ｖ Ｏ Ｃ (主＋谓＋宾＋宾补)
⑤ Ｓ Ｖ Ｐ (主＋系＋表)
主语(subject) 谓语(predicate) 宾语(object)
定语(attribute) 状语 (adverbial) 补语(complement)
表语(predicative) 同位语(appositive) 从句(clause)
现在分词(present participle) 过去分词(past participle)
1. Kim took the vegetable with a bow, and darted back to her giggling classmates —— beaming and feeling relieved that she had successfully taken a small first step toward demolishing what South Koreans consider one of their biggest weaknesses in global competitiveness: the fear of speaking in English to Westerners.
(1) the main structure:
______________________________________________________________________________________________
(2) Translation: __________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Built a few kilometers from the western border with North Korea, the government-subsidized language camp is, at 280,000 square meters, or 3 million square feet, the largest of its kind in the world, officials say.
(1) the main structure:
______________________________________________________________________________________________
(2) Translation: __________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. The complex —— where the motto is, "We produce global Koreans!" —— looks like a minitown scooped up from a European country and transplanted into this South Korean countryside dotted with pine groves, rice paddies and military barbed-wire fences.
(1) the main structure:
______________________________________________________________________________________________
(2) Translation: __________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Here, on a six-day immersion course that charges students 80, 000 won, or $82, apiece, pupils check in to a hotel, shop, take cooking lessons and make music videos —— all in English.
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5. Despite the fact that South Korea has very few natural resources, it realized early on that it must push exports and produce high-quality work forces.
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6. That, linguists say, is a result of a national school system that traditionally stresses reading and rote memorization of English grammar and vocabulary at the expense of conversation.
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> DISCUSSION PROMPTS
1. In your opinion, will English remain the most important global language
2. Re-read the description of the English village. Would you like to study there Why /why not
3. What is the most effective way of learning a language
答案：
>COMPREHENSION WORK Answers
1.Kim spoke in Korean by accident and she was embarrassed about speaking English in front of a native English teacher.
2.The government.
3.South Korea has very few natural resources and therefore needs to compete as a global player on the world business stage.
4.Students receive a fine or a red dot in their village passport.
5.They usually stay together and avoid speaking English to native speakers.
>VOCABULARY WORK
1a Answers sprout up/grew up(sprout up is rare, and narrower in meaning as it originally referred to plants)
enunciate/pronounce(enunciate is to pronounce clearly)
chat/talk(chat is social talk)
dart back/return(dart back means to return very suddenly and quickly)
giggle/laugh (giggle means to laugh nervously or in a childlike manner)
beam/smile(beam is to have a big smile)
blurt out/say(blurt out is often accidental)
falter/stumble(stumble is usually when walking; falter may be speaking)
demolish/knock down(demolish is usually used for old buildings that are destroyed)
feel relieved/feel pleased(feel relieved is to feel pleased because something unpleasant hasn't happened)
run away/flee(run away is less formal)
1b Answers
1. stumbled 2. blurted out 3. ran away 4. chatting 5. demolished
>EXAM PREPARATION TASKS
1 Answers
1.D2.A 3.E 4.C
2 Answers
1. It has its own immigration office, city hall, bookstore, cafeteria, gym,a main street with Western storefronts, police officers and a live-in population of 160 native English speakers. They are from many different English-speaking countries so no one accent is dominant. All signs are in English, the only language allowed.
2.■The English language business is booming. Across South Korea, English villages are sprouting up.
3.■The Korean government spends millions on English education. Nevertheless many college graduates falter in chats with native speakers.
>DISCUSSION PROMPTS
Put students into pairs or small groups to discuss the questions.
>EXTENDED ACTIVITIES
1 Role play: Students should prepare a presentation on the best language course for students. Give students the following options: an English village, an online course, taking a course at the local school, or sending students on an intensive course in the U.S. Students should think of the advantages and disadvantages of each one, and present their findings to the class.
> sentence structures
1. Kim took the vegetable with a bow, and darted back to her giggling classmates —— beaming and feeling relieved
S V1 O1 adv. V2 O2 adv.
that she had successfully taken a small first step toward demolishing what South Koreans consider one of their biggest
宾从
weaknesses in global competitiveness: the fear of speaking in English to Westerners.
金拿起蔬菜（辣椒）鞠了一躬，然后冲回咯咯笑着的同学身边——她喜气洋洋，感到如释然，因为她成功地迈出了一小步，消除了韩国人认为的他们在全球竞争力上最大的弱点之一:害怕用英语与西方人交谈。
2. Built a few kilometers from the western border with North Korea, the government-subsidized language camp is, at 280,000 square meters, or 3 million square feet, the largest of its kind in the world, officials say.
官员们说，这个由政府补贴的语言营地距离朝鲜西部边境只有几公里，占地28万平方米，是世界上同类营地中最大的。
3. The complex —— where the motto is, "We produce global Koreans!" —— looks like a minitown scooped up from a European country and transplanted into this South Korean countryside dotted with pine groves, rice paddies and military barbed-wire fences.
这个座右铭是“我们培养全球的韩国人!” 的园区——看起来像是一个从欧洲国家挖来的小镇，移植到这个点缀着松林、稻田和军用带刺铁丝网的韩国乡村。
4. Here, on a six-day immersion course that charges students 80, 000 won, or $82, apiece, pupils check in to a hotel, shop, take cooking lessons and make music videos —— all in English.
在这里，在一个为期6天，费用为每人8万韩元(合82美元)的浸入式课程中，学生们入住酒店、购物、学习烹饪和制作音乐视频，全部用英语进行。
5. Despite the fact that South Korea has very few natural resources, it realized early on that it must push exports and produce high-quality work forces.
韩国虽然没有多少自然资源，但很早就意识到应该大力出口，培养高素质的劳动力。
6. That, linguists say, is a result of a national school system that traditionally stresses reading and rote memorization of English grammar and vocabulary at the expense of conversation.
语言学家说，这是国家学校系统传统上强调阅读和死记硬背英语语法和词汇而忽视对话的结果。