• Share information about national holidays and other important days in Korea and what Koreans do to commemorate them.
• Give reasons why something could not be done.
• Suggest alternatives or substitutions.

• INGREDIENTS – 단어 Vocabulary
  • Important days to celebrate in Korea
• RECIPE – 문법과 표현 Grammar
  • A–(으)ㄴ/V–는 것이다
  • V–느라고
  • V–는 대신
• LET’S COOK – 해 봐요! Classroom Tasks
  • Interpretive Task 1: Parents’ Day
  • Interpretive & Interpersonal Task 2: Thank-you cards
  • Interpersonal & Presentational Task 3: Celebrating cultural diversity
• KOREAN FLAVORS – 한국어와 한국 문화 Korean Language and Culture
  • Verbs are everywhere! 3
  • Holidays and celebration in Korea
• NOW YOU TRY! – 스스로 해봐요! Async. Practices and Tasks
  • Integrated Performance Task Link
  • WB Link

How do you celebrate Mother’s Day and Father’s Day? Share your experiences with your classmates.

1. A–(으)ㄴ/V–는 것 what it is is; the thing is

–는 것이다 or –는 거다 requests clarification in questions (What is it that…?) and offers elucidation or commentary in statements (“One is supposed to/expected to”). It can sound nagging or demanding, depending on the intonation and context:

Compare the future expression –(으)ㄹ 것이다, which is a composite relative clause construction. What would be a literal translation for it? How about It is the case that XX will…?

For clarification of completed actions, use –(으)ㄴ 것이다 or –(으)ㄴ 거다:

For a heightened edifying effect, you can use the adverb 원래 “originally, as is a common practice”:

In simple narration, rather than a question-answer exchange, some speakers use –는 거다 as a conversation softener and as a personal style, just like –거든 and –잖아:

2. Conjugation

Remember how to conjugate noun-modifying endings? Conjugate these verbs on your own:

<Answer key> 독립하는 거예요, 독립한 거예요, 돕는 거예요, 도운 거예요, 지우는 거예요, 지운 거예요, 다는 거예요, 단 거예요, 듣는 거예요, 들은 거예요

1. V–느라고 while; because

–느라고 attaches to your volitional action, something you were willingly doing, that cost you or negatively affected something else that happened in the meantime. It is a much more elegant connector than –기 때문에 or –(으)니까 if you are making an excuse. Always “present” tense.

If what caused you to miss something was out of your control, use the reason connector –어서:

2. V–는 바람에 because

Although you can use –아/어서 to logically explain a mishap, –는 바람에 is a much more flavorful way of making excuses. Unlike –느라고, –바람에 implies that whatever happened as a result was not under your control, and the outcome is usually quite negative:

3. Conjugation

Both –느라고 and –바람에 connect verbs without a tense marker, but –느라고 must be used with the same subject in a sentence, whereas –바람에 does not have this restriction. Try conjugating these verbs.

<Answer key> 지키느라고, 다느라고, 자르느라고, 돕느라고, 듣느라고, 지키는 바람에, 다는 바람에, 자르는 바람에, 돕는 바람에, 듣는 바람에

1. NOUN 대신(에) instead of 

NOUN대신(에) means “instead of” or “in place of” NOUN:

2. V–는 대신(에) instead of V-ing, rather than V-ing; in exchange for V-ing

VERB–는 대신 means “instead of VERB-ing” or “in exchange for VERB-ing”

3. Conjugation

Try conjugating the following verbs on your own:

<Answer key> 다는 대신, 즐기는 대신, 듣는 대신, 돕는 대신, 경험하는 대신

1. 대화 연습

Create a role play with your partner using the key grammar expressions and new vocabulary from this lesson. Include 5 to 6 meaningful rounds of dialogue. Take turns and feel free to add details to make the conversation lively.

• Context: A new exchange student and their buddy are chatting about holidays in Korea. Ask and answer the questions about specific celebrations and discuss what each one commemorates.
• Participants: A new exchange student their buddy
• Key Expressions: –은/는 것이다, –느라고, –는 대신
• Sample dialogue:

Listen to the conversation between Yumi and Michael and answer the questions in Korean.

1. What is the main topic of their conversation?

2. List the important facts explained about the main topic.

3. According to the conversation, are there any differences between Korea and U.S. in this area? Describe them.

4. What are Yumi and Michael’s plans for the upcoming week?

Thank-you Card

1. Read the newspaper article and answer the questions in Korean.

(Source: http://kids.donga.com/?ptype=article&no=20220516153015217942&psub=search&gbn=)

1. This article is missing a headline. Add your own headline to this article.
2. Based on the article, summarize the main information and share your reflection.

2. This is the card Dami wrote to her parents on Parents’ Day. Read it and share what you write to your parents or what people generally write to express their gratitude on Mother’s/Father’s Day.

엄마, 아빠께 저를 낳아 주시고, 키워 주시고, 사랑해 주셔서 감사합니다. 늘 착하고 자랑스러운 사람이 되겠습니다. 엄마 아빠도 항상 건강하세요. 다미 드림

Now, write a thank-you card to your teacher in Korean.

선생님께,     ____________ 드림

Write about what you and people in your culture generally do instead of writing a card or giving carnations to express appreciation.

Celebrating Cultural Diversity

1. Select one or two special days from the list, research them, and present them in class.

2. Find out and explain some of the celebrations (기념일) that are not official but popular in contemporary Korea and in your own culture and present your findings to the class.

We will continue the review of useful verb + verb structures. Keep studying and growing your Korean prowess!

1. V–아/어 + Auxiliary Verb

Some verbs can act as a helping verb when they are the second one in a two-verb sequence (Verb₁–아/어 Verb₂). When the second verb acts as such a helping verb, the first verb in the form –아/어 does not express manner, although it still has the sense of ‘having happened first’. This is usually the case when the second verb takes on an abstract meaning. You already know quite a few auxiliary (“helping”) verbs:

2. V–아/어다(가) + Verb

When the connector –다(가) embellishes a verb in –아/어 form (as in –아/어다(가)), it accentuates the object being handled changing hands (or locations):

In all the examples below, 가 can be left out:

All of these expressions with 가져다(가) can be contracted to 갖다(가).

Holidays and Celebrations in Korea

Korea observes 11 official holidays during which people take days off to celebrate. These holidays include traditional events like Seollal (January 1st on the lunar calendar) and Chuseok (August 15th on the lunar calendar), religious holidays such as Buddha’s Birthday (April 8th on the lunar calendar) and Christmas (December 25th), and public holidays like Independence Movement Day (March 1st), Liberation Day (August 15th), and Hangul Day (October 9th). For a complete list of these holidays, please visit the public holiday page here: https://english.visitkorea.or.kr/svc/contents/infoHtmlView.do?vcontsId=140038

Furthermore, other “foreign” holidays have made their way into modern Korean society. Christmas takes on a more romantic appeal in Korea, rather than a familial one. In addition to Valentine’s Day, young Koreans may celebrate White Day (March 14th), when women give gifts to their love interests, and Black Day (April 14th), when those without a partner eat black bean noodles and commiserate with friends in the same situation. Recently, Hollo삼겹살 데이 (March 3rd) and 빼빼로 데이 (November 11th) have become popular, especially among the younger generation, although some criticize them as a marketing–driven tradition.