Korean Level 1 Activity 11: 생일이 며칠이에요?/ When is Your Birthday?
Description:
In this activity, students will pick a historical figure, an athlete, or celebrity and search for information on the person. After searching the person, students will ask and answer questions about the person that they chose.
Semantic Topics:
Birthday(생일), job(직업), where, live, born, 생일이 며칠이에요?, name(이름), address(주소), phone numbers(전화번호)
NCSSFL-ACTFL World-Readiness Standards:
- Standard 1.1: Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
- Standard 1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken Korean on a variety of topics.
Idaho State World-Readiness Standards:
- COMM 1.1 – Interact and negotiate meaning (spoken, signed, written conversation) to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions.
- CLTR 1.2 – Explain the relationship between cultural practices/behaviors and the perspectives that represent the target culture’s view of the world.
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
- I can give some simple information about historical figures or celebrities.
- I can fill out a simple form with my name, address, phone number, birth date, and nationality.
- I can wish someone a “Happy Birthday”.
Materials Needed:
- Projector (optional)
- iPad or Computer
- Google Slides
Warm-Up:
Begin by introducing the Can-Dos for today’s activity.
오늘의 학습목표를 소개하는 것으로 시작하세요.
Students will listen to a script and answer questions.
학생들은 지문을 듣고 질문에 대답합니다.
- Script: (My Birthday is October 21st, It was last Saturday. My friends came to the party, but my brother didn’t. So it was a little sad. I ate cake and sang with my friends. And I got a present. Yesterday’s birthday was really fun.)
내 생일은 10월 21일이에요. 지난 주 토요일이었어요. 친구들이 파티에 왔지만 동생은 못 왔어요. 그래서 조금 슬펐어요. 나는 친구들과 케이크를 먹고 노래를 했어요. 그리고 선물도 받았어요. 어제 생일은 정말 재미있었어요.
Answer true or false questions(질문에 진실 혹은 거짓으로 대답하세요):
- (Pororo’s birthday was October 20th.) 뽀로로 생일은 10월 20일이었어요.
- (My brother couldn’t come to Pororo’s birthday.) 뽀로로 생일에 동생이 못 왔어요.
- (My friend gave me a present.) 친구들이 선물을 줬어요.
Main Activity:
Students will choose a historical figure, an athlete, or a celebrity they like and research the person. (2-4 min)
학생들은 역사적 인물, 운동선수, 또는 유명인을 선택하고 2~4분 동안 그들에 대해 조사합니다.
Students will discuss the following questions with their partners using the information that they found.
학생들은 본인이 찾은 정보를 이용하여 짝과 함께 질문에 대답하는 시간을 가집니다.
- (When is his or her birthday?) 생일이 며칠이에요?
- (What year was this person born?)몇 년에 태어났어요?
- (Where did the person live?) 어디에서 살았어요?
- (What was the person’s job? /What did the person do?) 직업이 뭐였어요? /무슨 일을 했어요?
With the information they have gathered, students will guess the person their partner chose.
알게 된 정보를 이용하여, 짝이 선택한 사람이 누구인지 맞춰봅시다.
- (Is it King Sejong?) 세종대왕이에요?
- (Is it Michael Jordan?) 마이클 조던이에요?
End of Activity:
- Read Can-Do statements once more and have students evaluate their confidence.
- (Use thumbs up/thumbs down or download our student cards.)
- Encourage students to be honest in their self-evaluation.
- Pay attention, and try to use feedback for future labs!
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
- I can give some simple information about historical figures or celebrities.
- I can fill out a simple form with my name, address, phone number, birth date, and nationality.
- I can wish someone a “Happy Birthday”.
