[Short] Allergies are beautiful

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Finding appreciation in seasonal sneezing

Updated: 2023.04.20

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[Short] Allergies are beautiful

[짧은 지문] 알레르기는 아름다운 것!

Articles

Seasonal allergies: Nip them in the bud How seasonal allergies work — and why they make you so miserable

Videos

Why do some people suffer from seasonal allergies but not others?%$?# Allergies!

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?

Do you have any allergies? If so, what kind of allergies do you have?

알레르기가 있으신가요? 그렇다면 어떤 종류의 알레르기가 있나요?

How do you deal with allergies?

알레르기를 어떻게 대처하나요?

What do you think of allergies? Do you agree with the article that they are something you should be grateful for?

알레르기에 대해 어떻게 생각하시나요? 알레르기가 감사해야 할 일이라는 교재 내용에 동의하시나요?

What is the most common allergy in your country?

여러분의 나라에서 가장 흔한 알레르기는 무엇인가요?

What things remind you that you’re alive and well?

내가 살아있다는 것을 상기시켜주는 것은 무엇인가요?

Do you find anything you find to be both annoying and beautiful? Explain.

성가시면서도 아름답다고 생각하는 것이 있나요? 설명해 주세요.

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

nuisance

annoyance

Ví dụ

My brother has been a nuisance since the moment he was born.

Ví dụ

I didn’t want to be a nuisance to the person hosting me, so I left early.

appreciation

recognition or enjoyment of good qualities of something

Ví dụ

Our appreciation for her gifts was clear in our behavior.

Ví dụ

I was brimming with appreciation, but I just couldn’t express it properly.

commiserate

express or feel sympathy with someone else

Ví dụ

Most of my friendships are founded on commiseration.

Ví dụ

Taking some time out of the day to commiserate isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

brim

to be full to overflowing

Ví dụ

The cup was brimming with OJ.

Ví dụ

She looked at me, her eyes brimming with tears.

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