South Korea[edit]

See also: Education in South Korea

In South Korea, the school year is divided into two terms. The first term usually runs from March 2, unless it is a Friday or the weekend, to mid July with the summer vacation from mid-July to late-August (elementary and secondary
schools) and from mid-June to late August (higher education institutions). The second term usually resumes in late August and runs until mid February. The winter break is from late December to late January. There are two weeks of
school (elementary and secondary schools) in February. Then there is a two-week-break before the new academic year starts in March.[20]
The school hours are approximately from 8:00am to 4:00pm for high school, each class lasting 50 minutes. For middle school, it is about from 8:00am3:30pm, each class lasting 45 minutes. In Primary School, the lower grades (Grades
1-3) have classes around 8:30 to 2:00 and the upper grades (Grades 4-6) have classes from about 9:00 to 3:00. Each class lasts about forty minutes.In high school, the older students are sometimes required to stay until 9:00pm or later
studying on their own. For the most part, teachers rotate and the students stay in their classroom except for certain classes such as Physical Education, Music and Science labs.
School on Saturday ends at noon. They call Saturdays they do not attend school (nol-to), short for (no-neun to-yo-il); it means resting Saturday. Until 2011, students went to school on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Saturdays of
each month; but from 2012, students no longer go to school on Saturdays.

Describe an educational TV program that you have seen.

-what this program is about
-how often you have watched it
-what types of people watch this program
and explain why you think it was (is) educational

*WHAT TYPES OF TV PROGRAMS ARE MOST POPULAR IN YOUR COUNTRY?

Nowadays, cooking programs are very popular in my country.
I think the main reason for this is DUE TO the increasing standard of living
people love to eat delicious food and dine out. They are eager to eat
delectable dishes.
In addition cooking program stars very famous chefs in my country.
They look very handsome and they speak very well.
And furthermore they have sense of humor and professional knowledge
about cooking.
So when viewers watched these programs, their visual and intellectual needs
ARE MET.
In addition, travel programs are also very famous in my country.
Because of these travel programs, people got interested in travelling
especially abroad.
When people go abroad, they widen their horizons and feel different and
enjoy different culture and customs which are very exciting.
And also, another good thingthere are many budget airlines that allow
people to fly more. Thats why people are so interested in travelling and
travel programs.
Those are the reasons those programs have huge popularity in my country.

*DO YOU THINK YOUNG PEOPLE (AND CHILDREN) ARE EASILY INFLUENCED BY
TV PROGRAMS?
Yes I think so.
Children are very immature and they usually copy what they see.
In addition, they would like to follow their favorite idols on TV.
Furthermore, they have very snap judgment so without consideration they
can behave easily.
Furthermore, young people or children do things without taking in
consideration the consequences of their actions. They lack sound or good
judgment. They are very impulsive.
Nowadays, plenty of TV programs include violence and sensitive scenes
which are very harmful in childrens education.
Some experts said that the effects of watching TV are related to increasing
juvenile delinquency.
Therefore parents and teachers should ban children in watching adult films
and adult programs.
Those are the reasons why I think children are easily affected by TV
programs.
*IN THE FUTURE, WHAT CHANGES DO YOU THINK WE WILL SEE CONCERNING
TELEVISION?
I think there would be no longer the idea of TV because of the development
of technology.
TV and computers can be used interchangeably nowadays.
in one screen

In addition, like a sci-fi movie, people MIGHT utilize hologram as a TV. They
can watch interesting programs by hologram.
Another good thing is that, I think the surround system and the quality of
screen will improve in the future.

Those things are what I imagine what TV will be in the future.

*DO YOU THINK THERE IS ANYTHING BAD ABOUT TV PROGRAMS?
*WHY DO YOU THINK SOME COMPANIES CHOOSE TO ADVERTISE ON TV?
*DO YOU THINK CHILDREN (OR YOUNG PEOPLE) ARE EASILY INFLUENCED BY
TV ADVERTISEMENTS?

Describe some paid work (or paid job) that you or a friend enjoyed doing.
-what the work was
-where you did this work
-who you work with
explain why you or your friend enjoyed doing this work.
*WHAT ARE SOME OF THE MOST COMMON JOBS (OR TYPES OF WORK) THAT
PEOPLE DO IN YOUR COUNTRY?
*DO YOU THINK THE SAME JOBS (OR THE SAME KINDS OF WORK) ARE
EQUALLY SUITABLE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND OLDER PEOPLE?
*IS IT HARD TO FIND A GOOD JOB IN YOUR COUNTRY?
*WHAT KINDS OF PREPARATION SHOULD PEOPLE DO FOR A JOB INTERVIEW?
*DO YOU THINK THERE IS SUCH A THING AS A "PERFECT JOB"
*WHAT DO YOU THINK ARE THE QUALITIES OF A GOOD EMPLOYER?
Describe a vehicle you would like to buy (or have/own)
-what kind of vehicle
-what it looks like
-what you would use it for
and explain why you would like to buy it.

Describe an educational TV program that you have seen.

-what this program is about
-how often you have watched it
-what types of people watch this program
and explain why you think it was (is) educational
There r many educ tv prog
1
Brain pops
It is an eng pop song
Is a famous prof Korena name
It was aired on every Sat 3 years ago
fan (pan)
The instructor sing
Follow the lyric after that
I download all TV programs
watchid
I can have a good singing skill

*WHAT TYPES OF TV PROGRAMS ARE MOST POPULAR IN YOUR COUNTRY?

MOST Koreans are keen on survivor programs like
Regardless of age, family or workers watch
Politic program
SURVIVAL
*DO YOU THINK YOUNG PEOPLE (AND CHILDREN) ARE EASILY INFLUENCED BY
TV PROGRAMS?
Absolutely yes
It is already young

vulnerable
watched
The scence may affect negatively
ehavior in their lives
mature []

*IN THE FUTURE, WHAT CHANGES DO YOU THINK WE WILL SEE CONCERNING
TELEVISION?
I cannot imagine what happen to tv program in the future.
Maybe international tv progs will be shown more often
Real time tv program will be possible
I think there will be more real time tv programs in the future. So there will be
more live broadcasts of accidents or other important events
Just make tv program instantly whenever the accident happens
Shows see
The way
Changed.
Verbs that end in -ED
*DO YOU THINK THERE IS ANYTHING BAD ABOUT TV PROGRAMS?
*WHY DO YOU THINK SOME COMPANIES CHOOSE TO ADVERTISE ON TV?
*DO YOU THINK CHILDREN (OR YOUNG PEOPLE) ARE EASILY INFLUENCED BY
TV ADVERTISEMENTS?

Describe some paid work (or paid job) that you or a friend enjoyed doing.
-what the work was
-where you did this work
-who you work with
explain why you or your friend enjoyed doing this work.

*WHAT ARE SOME OF THE MOST COMMON JOBS (OR TYPES OF WORK) THAT
PEOPLE DO IN YOUR COUNTRY?
*DO YOU THINK THE SAME JOBS (OR THE SAME KINDS OF WORK) ARE
EQUALLY SUITABLE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND OLDER PEOPLE?
*IS IT HARD TO FIND A GOOD JOB IN YOUR COUNTRY?
*WHAT KINDS OF PREPARATION SHOULD PEOPLE DO FOR A JOB INTERVIEW?
*DO YOU THINK THERE IS SUCH A THING AS A "PERFECT JOB"
*WHAT DO YOU THINK ARE THE QUALITIES OF A GOOD EMPLOYER?
Describe a vehicle you would like to buy (or have/own)
-what kind of vehicle
-what it looks like
-what you would use it for
and explain why you would like to buy it.

You may have noticed that in English, past tense verbs with an -ed ending are pronounced in three different ways:

[t]
[d] or
[Id].

For example, if I say the past tense verb walked, as in, I walked away, what is the last sound that you hear in the verb?

Walked [wakt]

1) The -ed verb ending sounds like a [t], Walked [wakt], even though it ends in the letter d.
What do you hear when I say:

smelled, as in, it smelled bad.

2) The -ed verb ending sounds like a [d]: smelled [smeld]

And when I say, visited, as in I visited New York City, how did I pronounce that -ed ending?

[Id] [vizitid].

3) The -ed verb ending sounds like [d], [vizitid].

*******
This lesson teaches you the three rules that explain the differences in past tense verb -ed pronunciation. But dont be surprised if
most Americans cant explain these rules to you! The truth is, Americans make these changes in sound without even noticing.

Intro | Why the Sound Changes

Place your fingertips on the front of your neck, and pronounce the following words. What do you feel on your fingers when you say
the underlined sound?

vow | fake (vvv | fff)

zebra | snake (zzz | sss)

> When we pronounce voiced sounds, our vocal chords vibrate when we say those sounds. [v] [z]. Did you feel the vibration?
> When we pronounce voiceless sounds, our vocal chords do not vibrate. [f] [s]. No vibration.
This vibration or lack of vibration then carries forward to the following sound in the word. Therefore, this vibration or lack of
vibration explains why we pronounce the past tense of verbs in three voiced or voiceless ways: [t], [d] or [Id].

1) [t] final sound

Verbs ending in voiceless sounds [p, k, , f, s, , t] cause the -ed ending to be pronounced as the voiceless [t] (with no vocal
chord vibration).

Listen and Repeat

[p] He popped a balloon. [papt]

[k] They talked a lot [takt]
[] th: She frothed a cup of milk [frawt]
[f] I laughed at the movie. [lft]
[s] She kissed a frog. [kIst]
[] sh: We brushed it off. [brut]
[t] ch: I reached around for it. [riytt]

2) [d] final sound

Verbs ending in the voiced sounds [b, g, , v, z, , d, m, n, , r, l] cause the -ed ending to be pronounced as a voiced [d].

Listen and Repeat

[b] It bobbed up and down. [babd]

[g] He begged her to stay. [bgd]
[] She breathed loudly. [briyd]
[v] They loved it. [luvd]
[z] We raised her expectations. [reyzd]
[d] They bridged the gap. [brIdd]
[m] I claimed it was mine. [kleymd]
[n] They banned new members. [bnd]
[] She banged into the chair. [bd]
[r] He cleared it up. [kliyrd]
[l] I rolled up the paper. [rowld]

3) [d] or [d] final sound

Verbs ending in the sounds [t] or [d] will cause the -ed ending of a verb to be pronounced as the syllable [d] or [d].

Listen and Repeat

[t] I visited the Empire State Building. [vztd]

[t] She edited the research paper. [dtd]
[d] We ended the game early. [ndd]
[d] He breaded the chicken. [brdd]

Why are these rules important?

Connected Speech [c+v]
These -ed pronunciation rules are particularly important, because in English we connect our speech when we have a word that:

ends in a consonant; and

is followed by a word that begins with a vowel.

In this case, the way you say the verbs -ed ending will be heard loudly and clearly.

Example

He walked away [walkt] > He walk taway [hiy WAWK tWEY]

Did you hear that [t] in walked clearly?

(See the lesson on Connected Speech & Linking for more practice and explanation).

H-Deletion
The same rule of connected speech [c+v] occurs when h-deletion causes us to delete the h sound at the beginning of a word.

Example

We raised her expectations [reyzd] > We raizd her expectations > We raizdr expectations

We deleted the h in her, then connected the speech from raised and her, which became raisder.
(Check out the lesson on H-Deletion for more practice and explanation).