For Week 8, I’m going to learn some useful verbs and how to tell and ask about time. I’ll achieve this by reading Chapters 5 (Verbs), 6 ( More Verbs), and 16 (Telling Time) of my KMS book and by doing the corresponding exercises. Since this is a fairly straightforward lesson, I’ll try to practice with a Korean speaker if possible. I also want to reread the chapter about sound changes in Hangul from my KMS book to improve my reading and speaking skills. Supplemental YouTube videos on Hangul basics will probably help clarify some issues too.
Also, this week I created a simple learning activity to practice the wanting/not wanting and likes/dislikes grammar and food terms. It's a simple game and requires three people and magazine cut-outs of Korean foods.
1. First, teach the new learners the Korean greetings and the "I want/don't want..." and "I like/dislike..." phrases.
2. After the newbies get the phrases, teach them vocabulary for common Korean dishes.
3. Let the games begin! There will be three roles: customer, cashier, and chef. The customer and cashier exchange greetings. The customer must order food using as much "I want/don't want" and "I like/dislike" phrases as possible. The cashier will record the customer's order in writing and repeat as much of the order back to the customer as possible using phrases like "You want/don't want..." Then, the worker calls the order in (just naming the food items is okay here) to the chef who then selects the magazine pictures of the correct dishes based on what the worker said and serves it to the customer. If the order is correct, then it's a pass. If the order is incorrect, then the group has to attempt to figure out where the mistake was using Korean and complete the order.
4. That's it! If you want, you can play in teams and compete with each other to see which team can complete the most orders in a set amount of time. There could be an incentive, like whoever loses has to treat the other team for ice cream or something low-stakes like that. It's a bit like "Dining Dash" if you've ever played the game on your phone.
Anyways, this is a fun and efficient game that requires you to recall what you learned in a somewhat realistic and stressful situation, which I think would help you remember the material for a long time.
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