2024.4.20토
EBS Easy english 20th.April.2024 (sat)
A: I heard some moms these days have their kids listen to English text for hours non-stop. Do you think it's effective?
B: I don't know, but apparently, they believe early exposure is key to language acquisition.
A: Yeah, I guess, but I wonder if it's too much for the kids.
B: I agree. My sister used to do that to her kids, and they ended up losing interest in English.
A: Oh, no, so it backfired.
A: There should be a balance. Kids need time for play, too.
B: True. I feel sorry for those kids. Overdoing it might lead to burnout.
A: Tell me about it. My mom used to be like that when I was little. It felt like torture!
B: What did you have to do?
A: My mom made me listen to those English language tapes every day. I hated them!
A: My mom used to make me read English books for hours.
B: Didn't you enjoy reading them at all?
A: Not at all. I never liked those books. They were too hard!
B: Oh, no. Then how did you cope with it?
A: I'd pretend to enjoy it, but it was torture back then.
B: I think reading can be fun and effective only when you can truly enjoy the stories.
A: Of course, we want the best for our children's English learning.
B: Absolutely! However, we don't want to push them too hard.
A: Perhaps, teachers could encourage them to learn English through games?
B: I wish my mom had taken that approach; I would've been much more at ease with English today
A: What about kids reading subtitles during English videos?
B: I'm all for it. It helps connect words and pronunciation.
A: Exactly! Glad we agree on that.
B: But we should avoid over-reliance.
A: You mean, they could depend too much on subtitles?
B: Right, we don't want to spoil them.
A: Where are you?/ B: I'm next to the bakery./ A: I'll pick you up./ B: Thanks!
A: Could you pick up some milk?/ B: Sure. How many do you need?/ A: Just one bottle./ B: Okay.
A: Mom, I dropped the fork./ B: Pick it up./ A: Could you pick it up?/ B: You pick it up.
A: Daddy, can you pick me up?/ B: Try to get up yourself./ A: But, I can't./ B: Yes, you can.
A: Pick up the phone!/ B: What's wrong?/ A: He's not picking up the phone!/ B: Oh.