#1. A Cool Christian Korean Boy


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Published: 3.19.2021
Level 3   |   Time: 1:28
Accent: Canadian, Korean
Source: Kim's Convenience [S1 E01]

Improve your English with short slow clips from Kim's Convenience. In this clip, Umma tries to persuade Janet to come to church to look for a boyfriend.


    

triangle Directions 목표 Direcciones Instruções


  1. READ the VOCABULARY + BACKGROUND

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  2. WATCH the VIDEO

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  3. ANSWER the QUESTIONS

    First, try to answer all the questions from memory. Then rewatch the video and try to answer the questions that you missed.

  4. WATCH and READ the SCRIPT

    Watch the video again while you read the script. Reading and listening at the same time will help you hear each individual word and improve your listening accuracy.

  5. DO the ACTIVITIES

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  1. LEA el VOCABULARIO y ANTECEDENTES.

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  2. VER el VIDEO

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  3. RESPONDE a las PREGUNTAS

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  4. MIRAR Y LEER

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  5. HACER LAS ACTIVIDADES

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  1. 어휘와 배경 읽기

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  1. LER o VOCABULÁRIO + FUNDO

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  2. ASSISTA ao VÍDEO

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  3. RESPONDA às PERGUNTAS

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  4. ASSISTA e LEIA o SCRIPT

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  5. FAÇA as ATIVIDADES

    Existem várias atividades diferentes que se concentram na precisão auditiva, pronúncia, vocabulário, gramática e estrutura da frase.

triangle Vocabulary


  • ☐ ☐ ☐ worship [v] - show love for God in a formal way
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ side benefits [n] - extra advantages
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ cool [adj] - attractive, interesting
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ hook up [phv] - meet someone for dating
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ hook around [phv] - incorrect English = [fool around]
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ fool around [phv] - casual sexual activity for fun
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ frisbee [n] - a sport played with a plastic disc [image] vocab image

[n] - noun,  [v] - verb, [phv] - phrasal verb,  [adj] - adjective,  [exp] - expression



triangle Background


Jaent Umma
Janet Umma (mom)
  • The Kim's are a Korean-Canadian family that live in Toronto.
  • They own and run a convenience store.
  • Janet is going to art college for photography.

triangle Questions


  1. Where does Umma want Janet to go Sunday?
    To school
    To church
    To a party

  2. Why does Umma want Janet to go there?
    To meet a guy.
    To worship Jesus
    To make new friends

  3. Who is George?
    He is Janet's brother.
    He is Mr. Soon's nephew.
    He is the captain of the church frisbee team.
    He is one of Janet's classmates.

  4. Why does Janet say about cool Christian Korean boys?
    They all have girlfiends already.
    They are not attractive.
    They don't exist.

  5. Who is Jung?
    He is Janet's brother.
    He is Mr. Soon's nephew.
    He is the captain of the church frisbee team.
    He is one of Janet's classmates.

  6. Where did Umma meet her husband?
    In Vancouver
    At church
    On a picnic

  7. Why does Janet ask Umma not to say "hook around"?
    It has a sexual meaning.
    Only young people say it.
    Umma pronunciation is not good.



triangle Grammar Focus (negatives)


Directions: 1) Choose the negative form that best fits the sentence. 2) Listen and check your answers.

  • Church is (not) only for worshiping Jesus.

  • You can make a lot of friends at church. Friends who are girls. Friend who (are not) girls.

  • I (\'m not) going to church to hook up with guys.

  • I (don\'t) need your help finding a boyfriend.

  • There\'s (no) such thing as a "Cool Christian Korean Boy."

  • They (don\'t) exist.

  • If they are cool and Christian, they (are not) Korean.

  • Please (don\'t) say "hook around."

  • It (doesn\'t) sound so good.



triangle Error Correction


Directions: 1) Some of the things that Umma and Appa say have language errors (grammar + vocabulary). Rewrite these sentences while correcting the language errors.


  1. You coming church Sunday?
    3 errors [ helping verbs, prepositions ]

    Are you coming to church on Sunday?
  2. Church is not only for worship the Jesus.
    2 errors [ verb forms, articles ]

    Church is not only for worshiping     Jesus.
  3. He is captain of church Frisbee team.
    2 errors [ articles ]

    He is the captain of the church Frisbee team.
  4. Where is you cool Christian Korean boyfriend?
    1 error [ pronouns ]

    Where is your cool Christian Korean boyfriend?
  5. What you talking?
    2 errors [ helping verbs, prepostions ]

    What are you talking about?
  6. Is he girl?
    1 error [ articles ]

    Is he a girl?
  7. When I was your age, I go to church.
    1 error [ verb tense ]

    When I was your age, I went to church.
  8. If I is not hook around with your Appa, you is not be born.
    3 errors [ conditional forms, word choice ]

    If I hadn\'t hooked up with your Appa, you wouldn\'t have been born.


triangle Listen & Repeat


Directions: Play the audio clip and try to repeat what you hear. Click "Show" to see the text.


Clip 1

I\'m not going to church to hook up with guys.



Clip 2

I don\'t need your help finding a boyfriend.



Clip 3

First of all, there\'s no such thing as a cool Christian Korean boy.



Clip 4

They don\'t exist.



Clip 5

If they\'re cool and Christian, they\'re not Korean.



Clip 6

And if they\'re cool and Korean, they\'re not Christian.



Clip 7

And if they\'re cool, Christian and Korean, they\'re girls.



Clip 8

So, you\'re suggesting I date my brother?



Clip 9

Please don\'t say "hook around."



Clip 10

It doesn\'t sound so good.



triangle Discussion


  1. Who do you support - Janet or Umma?
  2. Umma only wants her daughter to date a Korean boy. Is this okay?
  3. Umma only wants her daughter to date a Christian boy. Is this okay?
  4. Did your parents ever help you find a boyfriend or girlfriend? How was it?

triangle Script



Umma: Janet.

Janet: What?

Umma: You coming church Sunday? You know, church is not only for worship the Jesus. Lots of side benefit too. You can make a lot of friends at church. Friend who is girl. Friend who is not girl.

Janet: Umma, I\'m not going to church to hook up with guys.

Umma: Not hook up, hook around. Look, new church directory. So many boys to choose from. Oh. Mr. Soon\'s nephew, Georgie. He is captain of church Frisbee team.

Janet: Umma, I don\'t need your help finding a boyfriend.

Umma: Yeah. Then where is you cool Christian Korean boyfriend?

Janet: Okay, first of all, there\'s no such thing as a "Cool Christian Korean Boy." They don\'t exist.

Umma: What you talking?

Janet: If they\'re cool and Christian, they\'re not Korean. And if they\'re cool and Korean, they\'re not Christian. And if they\'re cool, Christian and Korean, they\'re girls.

Umma: Jung is cool, Christian, and Korean. Is he girl?

Janet: So, you\'re suggesting I date my brother?

Umma: No. Look, Janet, when I was your age, I go to church, find the Jesus, find cool, Christian Korean boy and we hook around.

Janet: Umma, please don\'t say "hook around." It doesn\'t sound so good.

Umma: If I is not hook around with you Appa, you is not be born.

Janet: Bye, Umma.