Listen in English - Kim's Convenience - A Cool Christian Korean Boy

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READ the VOCABULARY + BACKGROUND
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WATCH the VIDEO
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ANSWER the QUESTIONS
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WATCH and READ the SCRIPT
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DO the ACTIVITIES
There are several different activities that focus on listening accuracy, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.

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RESPONDE a las PREGUNTAS
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MIRAR Y LEER
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HACER LAS ACTIVIDADES
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액티비티 하기
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LER o VOCABULÁRIO + FUNDO
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ASSISTA ao VÍDEO
Na primeira vez que assistir ao vídeo, tente entender a situação geral.
RESPONDA às PERGUNTAS
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ASSISTA e LEIA o SCRIPT
Assista ao vídeo novamente enquanto lê o roteiro. Ler e ouvir ao mesmo tempo ajudará você a ouvir cada palavra individualmente e a melhorar sua precisão auditiva.
FAÇA as ATIVIDADES
Existem várias atividades diferentes que se concentram na precisão auditiva, pronúncia, vocabulário, gramática e estrutura da frase.

Vocabulary

☐ ☐ ☐ worship [v] - show love for God in a formal way
☐ ☐ ☐ side benefits [n] - extra advantages
☐ ☐ ☐ cool [adj] - attractive, interesting
☐ ☐ ☐ hook up [phv] - meet someone for dating
☐ ☐ ☐ ~~hook around~~ [phv] - incorrect English = [fool around]
☐ ☐ ☐ fool around [phv] - casual sexual activity for fun
☐ ☐ ☐ frisbee [n] - a sport played with a plastic disc [image]

[n] - noun, [v] - verb, [phv] - phrasal verb, [adj] - adjective, [exp] - expression

Background


Janet	Umma (mom)

The Kim's are a Korean-Canadian family that live in Toronto.
They own and run a convenience store.
Janet is going to art college for photography.

Questions

Where does Umma want Janet to go Sunday?
To school
To church
To a party
Why does Umma want Janet to go there?
To meet a guy.
To worship Jesus
To make new friends
Who is George?
He is Janet's brother.
He is Mr. Soon's nephew.
He is the captain of the church frisbee team.
He is one of Janet's classmates.
Why does Janet say about cool Christian Korean boys?
They all have girlfiends already.
They are not attractive.
They don't exist.
Who is Jung?
He is Janet's brother.
He is Mr. Soon's nephew.
He is the captain of the church frisbee team.
He is one of Janet's classmates.
Where did Umma meet her husband?
In Vancouver
At church
On a picnic
Why does Janet ask Umma not to say "hook around"?
It has a sexual meaning.
Only young people say it.
Umma pronunciation is not good.

Grammar Focus (negatives)

Directions: 1) Choose the negative form that best fits the sentence. 2) Listen and check your answers.

Church is (not) only for worshiping Jesus.
You can make a lot of friends at church. Friends who are girls. Friend who (are not) girls.
I (\'m not) going to church to hook up with guys.
I (don\'t) need your help finding a boyfriend.
There\'s (no) such thing as a "Cool Christian Korean Boy."
They (don\'t) exist.
If they are cool and Christian, they (are not) Korean.
Please (don\'t) say "hook around."
It (doesn\'t) sound so good.

Error Correction

Directions: 1) Some of the things that Umma and Appa say have language errors (grammar + vocabulary). Rewrite these sentences while correcting the language errors.

You coming church Sunday?

3 errors [ helping verbs, prepositions ]

Are you coming to church on Sunday?
Church is not only for worship the Jesus.

2 errors [ verb forms, articles ]

Church is not only for worshiping Jesus.
He is captain of church Frisbee team.

2 errors [ articles ]

He is the captain of the church Frisbee team.
Where is you cool Christian Korean boyfriend?

1 error [ pronouns ]

Where is your cool Christian Korean boyfriend?
What you talking?

2 errors [ helping verbs, prepostions ]

What are you talking about?
Is he girl?

1 error [ articles ]

Is he a girl?
When I was your age, I go to church.

1 error [ verb tense ]

When I was your age, I went to church.
If I is not hook around with your Appa, you is not be born.

3 errors [ conditional forms, word choice ]

If I hadn\'t hooked up with your Appa, you wouldn\'t have been born.

Listen & Repeat

Directions: Play the audio clip and try to repeat what you hear. Click "Show" to see the text.

Clip 1

I\'m not going to church to hook up with guys.

Clip 2

I don\'t need your help finding a boyfriend.

Clip 3

First of all, there\'s no such thing as a cool Christian Korean boy.

Clip 4

They don\'t exist.

Clip 5

If they\'re cool and Christian, they\'re not Korean.

Clip 6

And if they\'re cool and Korean, they\'re not Christian.

Clip 7

And if they\'re cool, Christian and Korean, they\'re girls.

Clip 8

So, you\'re suggesting I date my brother?

Clip 9

Please don\'t say "hook around."

Clip 10

It doesn\'t sound so good.

Discussion

Who do you support - Janet or Umma?
Umma only wants her daughter to date a Korean boy. Is this okay?
Umma only wants her daughter to date a Christian boy. Is this okay?
Did your parents ever help you find a boyfriend or girlfriend? How was it?

Script

Umma: Janet.

Janet: What?

Umma: You coming church Sunday? You know, church is not only for worship the Jesus. Lots of side benefit too. You can make a lot of friends at church. Friend who is girl. Friend who is not girl.

Janet: Umma, I\'m not going to church to hook up with guys.

Umma: Not hook up, hook around. Look, new church directory. So many boys to choose from. Oh. Mr. Soon\'s nephew, Georgie. He is captain of church Frisbee team.

Janet: Umma, I don\'t need your help finding a boyfriend.

Umma: Yeah. Then where is you cool Christian Korean boyfriend?

Janet: Okay, first of all, there\'s no such thing as a "Cool Christian Korean Boy." They don\'t exist.

Umma: What you talking?

Janet: If they\'re cool and Christian, they\'re not Korean. And if they\'re cool and Korean, they\'re not Christian. And if they\'re cool, Christian and Korean, they\'re girls.

Umma: Jung is cool, Christian, and Korean. Is he girl?

Janet: So, you\'re suggesting I date my brother?

Umma: No. Look, Janet, when I was your age, I go to church, find the Jesus, find cool, Christian Korean boy and we hook around.

Janet: Umma, please don\'t say "hook around." It doesn\'t sound so good.

Umma: If I is not hook around with you Appa, you is not be born.

Janet: Bye, Umma.