Week 21

#. Parrots Show Kindness

 

Parrots are smart and have a lot of talents.

Surprisingly, the birds can also be kind to each other.

Some German scientists recently tested parrots in cages.

First, they gave the parrots some tokens.

The parrots could exchange the tokens for snacks.

They did this through holes in the cages.

Then, the scientists blocked the hole for one parrot.

It could not exchange the tokens anymore.

So then, the parrot did something nice.

It gave its tokens to its friend.

Then, it happily watched its friend eat the snacks.

 

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#. Vienna Boy's Choir

 

The Vienna Boys' Choir is very famous.

It's over 500 years old.

The boys sing in beautiful harmony.

There are one hundred boys in the choir.

They are between 9 and 14 years old.

Also, they come from different countries.

There is even one boy from Korea.

The Vienna Boys' Choir travels to many countries.

In January, the choir visited Korea.

At the concert, the boys sang the Korean folk song, "Arirang."

"It was very beautiful," one audience member said.

 

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#. Kite Festival In India

 

Recently, a big festival took place in India.

It was the International Kite Festival.

It's one of the biggest festival in the world.

This year, thousands of people joined the fun.

There were many interesting kites.

Some kites were huge.

They looked like parachutes.

Other kites had unique strings.

They glowed in the dark.

At the event, visitors also enjoyed traditional Indian food.

 

• join the fun 재미에 동참하다 / 즐거운 시간을 보내다  parachute ˈpærəʃuːt 낙하산  glow ɡloʊ 빛나다, 타다 , 상기되다, 발갛다, 발개지다

 

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#. Coronavirus

 

The coronavirus is a very powerful virus.

It first started last December in China.

Then, it spread to many other countries including Korea.

The virus usually causes illnesses in mammals and birds.

But this time, it caused deadly illnesses in people.

The main symptoms are a fever and a cough.

At first, it feels like an ordinary flu.

Unfortunately, this virus doesn't have a vaccine yet.

So, everyone should be careful.

"Wash your hands often and wear masks," a medical expert said.

"This will help to protect you from the virus.

 

• cause kɔːz 원인 / …을 야기하다[초래하다]  illness ˈɪlnəs 병, 아픔  ill ɪl 아픈, 병 든, 몸[기분]이 안 좋은 (→illness)  mammal ˈmæml 포유동물

• deadly ˈdedli 생명을 앗아가는[앗아갈], 치명적인 (=lethal)

 

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#. School Zone Speed Limit

 

Many Korean students go to school on foot.

These children walk in the school zone.

Unfortunately, too many car accident happen in the school zone.

So, the government changed the speed limit there.

Last year, the speed limit was 40 kilometers per hour.

But now, cars must go under 30 kilometers per hour.

Some school zone do not have a sidewalk.

Then, the speed limit is 20 kilometers per hour.

 

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