Define Chuseok

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Define Chuseok

A witty confrontation

Updated: 2024.09.18

3 min read · Intermediate

Define Chuseok

추석이란 무엇인가

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Videos

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Discussion Questions

In your own words, please briefly summarize the article.

여러분의 언어로 교재를 간단히 요약해 주세요.

What part of the reading resonated with you most?

이번 교재에서 가장 공감하는 내용은 무엇인가요?

What does Chuseok mean to you and your family?

여러분과 여러분의 가족에게 추석은 어떤 의미인가요?

What’s your best and worst Chuseok memory?

가장 좋았던 추석과 가장 싫었던 추석은 각각 어땠나요?

Have you planned anything special for this Chuseok holiday season?

이번 추석 연휴에 특별한 계획을 세우셨나요?

Why do you think some people dread (fear the prospect of) Chuseok?

어떤 사람들은 왜 추석을 두려워한다고 생각하나요?

Have you been asked one of these questions?

교재에 나오는 질문을 받은 적이 있나요?

Have you asked one of these questions to someone else?

교재에 나오는 질문을 다른 사람에게 물어본 적이 있나요?

Would you consider following the column’s advice and deflecting an unpleasant question with the “Define XYZ” phrase? Explain.

칼럼의 조언에 따라 불쾌한 질문을 받았을 때 "XYZ를 정의하세요"라는 문구로 답변을 회피할 생각이 있으신가요?

Q10

Family reunion tends to come with complicated and mixed emotions across cultures. Why do you think it is the case?

가족 모임은 여러 문화권에서 복잡하고 엇갈린 감정을 동반하는 경향이 있습니다. 그 이유는 무엇이라고 생각하나요?

Q11

Some Koreans greet each other on Chuseok by saying, “May every day be just as good as Chuseok.” Why do you think people say this?

한국 사람들은 추석에 서로에게 "더도 말고 덜도 말고 늘 '한가위'만 같아라"라고 인사합니다. 왜 사람들이 이런 말을 한다고 생각하시나요?

Q12

If you have a question or questions that you'd like to discuss during your class, please write them down.

궁금한 점이 있거나 수업 중에 얘기해 보고 싶은 질문이 있으면 적어주세요.

Expressions

sardonic

cynical

Example

He flashed a sardonic smile, and it gave me goosebumps.

Example

The jokes were very dark and sardonic.

recourse

a source of help in a difficult situation

Example

The employee had no recourse but to file a complaint with HR.

Example

When negotiations failed, the only recourse was legal action.

cornucopia

an abundance of something

Example

This is a poem about the cornucopia of life.

Example

The forest was carpeted with a cornucopia of creatures and insects.

facetious

making silly and funny remarks when the situation serious

Example

Stop making facetious jokes. It’s not funny—read the room!

Example

She made a facetious joke about her boss, and no one laughed.

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