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• ☐ ☐ ☐ policies [n] - plans or rules made by a government
• ☐ ☐ ☐ boost [v] - increase
• ☐ ☐ ☐ maternity leave [n] - time off work for having a baby (for women)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ picking up [phv] - contributing to
• ☐ ☐ ☐ domestic household work [n] - cleaning, cooking, raising children
• ☐ ☐ ☐ over-burdened [adj] - too much work
• ☐ ☐ ☐ day-care [n] - a center to take of children while parents work
• ☐ ☐ ☐ infertility [n] - inability to make babies
• ☐ ☐ ☐ priority enrolment [n] - first in line to enroll in a school
• ☐ ☐ ☐ core concerns [n] - most important issues or problems
• ☐ ☐ ☐ maintain the population [exp] - keep the population at the same level
• ☐ ☐ ☐ demographers [n] - people who study population statistics
• ☐ ☐ ☐ dipped [v] - fell, dropped
• ☐ ☐ ☐ aging society [n] - a society with more old people than young people
• ☐ ☐ ☐ fuel the system [exp] - give power to the system
• ☐ ☐ ☐ hesitant [adj] - unsure or unwilling
• ☐ ☐ ☐ prop up [phv] - support

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

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1. What is South Korea's current birthrate?
   1.17
   1.7
   2.1
   
   
2. What is the current trend of Korea's birthrate?
   It is starting to increase.
   It is remaining stable.
   It is continuing to decline.
   
   
3. Why are some people delaying getting married in Korea?
   They can't find true love.
   They can't find adequate jobs.
   They can't afford to buy homes.
   
   
4. According to the woman, what problem are women having in the workforce?
   They can't get adequate maternity leave.
   They are being paid much less then men.
   They are pressured to work on weekends.
   
   
5. Which types of companies are generally creating this problem?
   small companies
   medium companies
   large companies
   
   
6. What are women doing because of this problem?
   They are having only one child.
   They are delaying starting a family.
   They are returning to work quickly after having a baby.
   
   
7. What is the current trend in university education in Korea?
   More women than men are graduating.
   The cost of education is dropping.
   There are not enough universities for the population.
   
   
8. Why are Korean women feeling over-burdened?
   Their jobs are boring.
   They often take two or three jobs at the same time.
   Men are not helping them enough with house chores.
   
   
9. How much has the Korean government spent on this problem in the last decade?
   7 billion dollars
   17 billion dollars
   70 billion dollars
   
   
10. What benefits has the Korean government been spending its money on?
    giving benefits for three-child families
    providing infertility drugs
    providing affordable housing
    solving the domestic work imbalance between men and women
    providing better maternity leave
    
    
11. What important things has the government not been trying to fix?
    giving benefits for three-child families
    providing infertility drugs
    providing affordable housing
    solving the domestic work imbalance between men and women
    providing better maternity leave
    
    
12. What is the predicted outcome of Korea's low birthrate?
    South Korea will allow more immigration.
    South Korea will eventually disappear.
    Housing prices will drop dramatically.
    
    
13. What other problems does the woman mention?
    an aging society
    a shrinking tax base
    a possible war with North Korea
    
    
14. What common solution to this population problem is Korea hesitant to adopt?
    increasing immigration
    improving education
    paying families for having babies
    
    
15. According to the woman, what do many Koreans believe will be the solution to this population problem?
    an economic improvement
    reunification with North Korea
    tax breaks for having children
    
    

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South Korea / already / have / one / world / low / birth / rate / and / birthrate / fall / even / far

South Korea already has one of the world's lowest birth rates, and the birthrate is falling even [further/farther].

Korean / couple / 1.17 / child / average

Korean couples have 1.17 children on average.

many / couple / say / they / not / want / child / because / they / not / afford / buy / home

Many couples say (that) they don't want (to have) children because they can't afford to buy homes.

many / woman / also / fear / they / will / push / out / job / if / they / pregnant

Many women also fear (that) they will be pushed out of their jobs if they get pregnant.

woman / also / complain / husband / not / pick / up / side / domestic / household / work

Women are also complaining (that) their husbands are not picking up their side of (the) domestic household work.

Korean / government / spend / 70 / billion / dollar / over / past / decade / increase / birth / rate / no / avail

The Korean government has spent 70 billion dollars over the past decade on increasing the birth rate to no avail.

these / effort / unsuccessful / because / they / not / address / core / concern / over / domestic / work / housing / maternity / leave

These efforts have been unsuccessful because they don't address the core concerns over domestic work, housing, and maternity leave.

many / people / predict / South Korea / just / cease / exist / next / 100 / year / so

Many people are predicting (that) South Korea will just cease to exist in the next 100 years or so.

at / current / rate / population / could / dip / 50 / million / low / 34 / million / people / 2060

At the current rate, the population could dip from 50 million to [as low as/a low of] 34 million people [by/in] 2060.

because / Korea / aging / society / there / may / not / enough / taxpayer / future / support / elder / population

Because of Korea's aging society, there may not be enough taxpayers in the future to support the elderly population.

South Korea / also / hesitant / allow / more / immigration / mitigate / problem

South Korea is also hesitant to allow more immigration to mitigate the problem.

there / theory / problem / eventual / go / away / when / South Korea / North Korea / reunite

There is a theory (that) [this/the] problem will eventually go away when South Korea and North Korea reunite.

1. Are you worried about Korea's (or your country's) falling birthrate? Is it a serious problem? Why?
2. How many children do you want? Is there anything your country's government could do that would make you want to have more children?
3. What are some better incentives the Korean government could offer in order to encourage more people to have babies?
4. How much maternity leave does your country give? How much paternity leave? Is it enough?
5. When is it okay for mothers to go back to work? (At what age of the child?)
6. Do you think that encouraging immigration is a good solution for the falling birthrate? Why?
7. Do you agree with the woman who said that most Koreans think the reunification of North and South Korea will solve this problem?