HUNGER FOR ENGLISH. GUIDE.

GUIDE

1. Match the words to their definitions.

1. timid

2. to fidget (with sth)

3. to enunciate

4. to blurt out

5. to dart

6. to falter

7. to detour

8. minion

9. to sprout

10. quest (for sth)

a) to say something suddenly and without thinking carefully enough

b) a long search for something, especially for some quality such as happiness

c) to move suddenly and quickly in a particular direction

d) to take a longer route in order to avoid a problem or to visit a place

e) shy and nervous; not brave

f) to say or pronounce words clearly

g) an unimportant person in an organization who has to obey orders; a servant

h) to keep moving your body, your hands or your feet because you are nervous, bored, excited, etc.

i) to speak in a way that shows that you are not confident

j) to appear; to develop something, especially in large numbers

2. Define the following word combinations:

• an immersion course

• to give sb a leg up

• rote memorisation

• a status symbol

3. Fill in the correct prepositions:

• He blurted … the answer without thinking.

• Kim took the vegetable … a bow and darted … … her giggling classmates.

• The complex looks like a minitown scooped … from a European country and transplanted … the South Corean countryside dotted … pine groves and rice paddies.

• In this complex, … a six-day immersion course, pupils check … … a hotel, shop, take cooking lessons – all … English.

• South Korean officials are often accused … grouping together … international conferences afraid to mix … native English speakers.

4. Answer the following questions:

• What do South Koreans consider to be their biggest weakness in global competitiveness?

• What is the “English Village”? What does the complex look like?

• What is the motto of the language camp?

• What are the students doing in the camp?

• How many English Villages are there in South Korea?

• Why education has become a true obsession in South Korea?

• What reaction do many Koreans have when they see a Westerner coming their way? Why?

• Why do many college graduates falter in chats with native speakers? What flaws does the local national school system have?

5. Discuss:

• What is your opinion of such language camps? Are they effective? Would you like to spend some time there?

• The fear of speaking in English to native speakers. Do you have such a problem? How to cope with it?