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3 Lesson 3 Communicative Tasks
Lesson 3
By the end of this lesson, you’ll be able to:
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
- Interpretive communication: Understand conversations about medical conditions, symptoms, and treatments.
- Interpersonal communication: Describe medical symptoms and seek recommendations for medical clinics and remedies.
- Presentational communication: Record a voicemail for a professor to explain absences due to illness.
- Intercultural communication: Learn about the practices of Korean medicine.
Task 1. 나희 씨가 아파요!
Watch a drama scene involving 나희 씨 and her mother (Watch 00:00–02:17 only). Please answer the questions in full Korean sentences.
- 나희씨는왜집에있어요?
- 나희 씨 증상1이 어때요? (00:35-00:38)
- 어머니가 나희 씨한테 뭘 줬어요? (List two)
- 나희 씨는 왜 감기에 걸렸어요? (1:55-2:00)
- 나희 씨 열이 내릴까요2? 왜요?
1증상 symptom
2내리다 to go down
Task 2. 오늘 학교에 왜 안 왔어요?
Meet with your partner(s) and video-record your best performance. You are sick and missed class today. Your friend calls you to check on your symptoms and offer advice. First, perform the provided dialogue by filling in the blanks. Then, create your own dialogue based on the given information.
1. Guided Conversation Practice
가: 여보세요.
나: 여보세요. ____________ 씨, 오늘 학교에 왜 안 왔어요?
가: _______________________________________________________
나: 아, 그래요? 괜찮아요? 기침도 많이 해요?
가 : _______________________________________________________
나: 아이고, 걱정1이네요. 식사는 했어요?
가: _______________________________________________________
나: 밥맛2이 없어도, 밥은 먹어야 돼요. 죽3은 어때요?
가: _______________________________________________________
나: 참, 병원에 갔어요?
가: _______________________________________________________
나: 아,_____씨는이동네4를잘모르죠.음,어디가제일아파요?
가: _______________________________________________________
나: 그럼, 저희 대학교 정문5 옆에 _______ 병원이 잘 해요. 거기에 가보면 어때요?
가: _______________________________________________________
나: 네, 혹시6 제가 도와줄 게 있으면 언제든지7 전화하세요. 제가 도와 줄게요.
가: 네, 고마워요. 그럼 병원에 다녀와서 전화할게요.
2. Create Your Own Dialogue with a Classmate
Your symptoms: upset stomach, fever
Friend’s recommendation: take medicine, drink water, rest fully
1걱정 worrying
2밥맛 appetite
3죽 porridge
4동네 town
5정문 main entrance
6혹시 by any chance
7언제든지 whenever, anytime
CULTURE NOTE: |
한의원 is a Korean medical clinic. 한의사, licensed practitioners of Korean medicine, provide treatment based on the principles of 한의학, Traditional Korean Medicine (TKM). TKM is a holistic system of medicine that emphasizes the balance of yin and yang, the body’s vital energy, to promote overall health and well-being. Three treatment examples include:
– Acupuncture (침): The insertion of thin needles into specific points on the body to stimulate Ki (vital energy) flow and relieve pain.
– Herbal medicine (한약): The prescription of natural herbs and plant- based formulas to treat body.
– Tui na (추나): A form of massage therapy that uses various techniques to manipulate the muscles, tendons, and joints.
한의원 may also offer other services like dietary advices.
Task 3. 교수님께 음성 메시지1 보내기
Record a voicemail for your professor to explain your absence due to illness. Use both polite formal
and informal speech styles to create at least 10 sentences. Include the following information:
- Your symptoms (e.g., cold, headache, stomachache, food poisoning)
- What happened to you (e.g., injured, caught a cold, stayed up all night)
- The treatment/medical clinic that you’re going to use
- When you expect to return to class
______ 교수님, 안녕하세요?
저는 교수님의 _____________ 수업을 듣는 ______ (이)라고 합니다.
오늘 수업에 못 가서 죄송합니다.
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그럼 다음 수업시간에 뵙겠습니다. 안녕히 계세요.
1음성 메시지 voice message (voicemail)