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    The document summarizes a study tour that 30 students from S3 to S5 took to Seoul, South Korea over the summer. The aim of the 5-day tour was to enhance the students' understanding of South Korea's cultural, social, and economic development following the Korean War. Key sites visited included historic palaces and shrines that showcased the preservation of Korean cultural heritage. Students also learned about South Korea's post-war development through visits to the Demilitarized Zone and War Memorial. Participants expressed that the tour broadened their horizons and understanding of Korea beyond what they had learned from pop culture.

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    The document summarizes a study tour that 30 students from S3 to S5 took to Seoul, South Korea over the summer. The aim of the 5-day tour was to enhance the students' understanding of South Korea's cultural, social, and economic development following the Korean War. Key sites visited included historic palaces and shrines that showcased the preservation of Korean cultural heritage. Students also learned about South Korea's post-war development through visits to the Demilitarized Zone and War Memorial. Participants expressed that the tour broadened their horizons and understanding of Korea beyond what they had learned from pop culture.

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    Unit Before reading

    Text type Aim Feature


    Newsletter To inform readers of events Passive voice

    Predicting content
    Read the excerpt of the text in this unit and answer the questions.

    [1] This summer 30 students from S3 to S5 joined the school’s five-day study tour in
    Seoul. Through site visits, the tour aimed to enhance students’ understanding of the
    cultural, social and economic development of South Korea after the end of the Korean
    war.
    Notice what the focus is.

    1. Fill in the blank with information from the excerpt.

    Topic:

    2. Which of the following could the text cover? Put a tick () in the box(es). You may choose more than
    one.

    Prediction 1:  Places students visited in Seoul

    Topic
    Prediction 2:  Conflicts similar to the Korean war

    Prediction 3:  Students’ comments on the tour


    1.  Study Tour   2.  Predictions 1 and 3
    Answer

    1
    Reading 4 min read

    Newsletter
    A study tour to Seoul

    [1] This summer 30 students from S3 to S5 joined the school’s five-day study tour
    in Seoul. Through site visits, the tour aimed to enhance students’ understanding
    of the cultural, social and economic development of South Korea after the end of
    the Korean War.

    5 [2] In order to help participants learn about the government’s policy on


    the preservation of cultural heritage, the tour took them to popular historic
    attractions including the Jongmyo Shrine and Changdeokgung Palace Complex.
    The former was once the shrine of the royal family during the Joseon Dynasty,
    while the latter is the most intact among the five remaining palaces built in the
    10 Joseon Dynasty. Also, participants were given valuable opportunities to exchange
    ideas with graduates of the Korean Tourism Development Institute.

    2 Skills up on Reading Comprehension (Intermediate)


    [3] The highlight of the tour was the post-Korean War development of South
    Korea. The one-day visit to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and The War Memorial
    of Korea gave students an overview of the historical context and developments
    15 after the war. The exhibitions showcased the impact of this major war on the
    political and social development of South Korea.

    [4] Apart from visiting historic sites and museums in South Korea, participants
    also had a chance to experience Taekwondo, the traditional martial arts of Korea.
    In Namsangol Hanok Village, they watched demonstrations including board
    20 breaking and attack and defence techniques.

    [5] Participants of the tour expressed that the tour had broadened their horizons.
    ‘I originally thought that war was just a part of history written in textbooks. Yet
    the Demilitarized Zone and museum told me that the impact of the Korean War
    is long lasting. It is sad to know that, even now, there are individuals separated
    25 from their families in North Korea. I hope they will soon be reunited with their
    families,’ said Johnny Law from class 4C.

    [6] Some junior form students claimed that the tour had allowed them to gain
    a better understanding of Korea. ‘I didn’t know how Korea marketed itself to be
    an attractive tourist destination. You can’t possibly learn all this from Korean pop
    30 songs or K-dramas,’ said Crystal Yu from class 3D. ‘I was quite surprised that the
    palaces and shrines in Korea bear resemblance to those in China,’ said Jimmy
    Wong from class 3B.

    [7] In view of the success of the summer tour, the school will soon be organizing
    another study tour to enrich students’ learning experiences out of the classroom.

    3
    After reading
    Answer the following questions using information from the text.

    1. Which of the following is true according to paragraph 1?


    A. The study tour was organized by the school.
    B. Students visited South Korea for about a week.
    C. The tour focused on the latest inventions of South Korea.
    D. Most of the participants are former students.

    2. Why are the following historic sites important?


    i) Jongmyo Shrine:

    ii) Changdeokgung Palace Complex:

    3. What does the word ‘intact’ in line 9 mean?


    A. respected
    B. not damaged
    C. attractive
    D. expensive

    4. Besides visiting historic sites, how did participants learn about the preservation of Korea’s cultural
    heritage?

    5. Based on paragraph 3, are the following statements true (T), false (F) or not stated (X)? Write the
    symbols in the boxes.

    i) Students learned about the history of Korea from The War Memorial of Korea. 

    ii) Students visited two places in two days.

    iii) The visit was only about what happened during the Korean War. 

    4 Skills up on Reading Comprehension (Intermediate)


    6. Complete the following sentence.
    Board breaking is an example of a .

    7. Complete the following summary of paragraphs 5 and 6. Write one word in each blank.

    Overall, the tour gave (i) a positive experience. Some acknowledged


    that the visit had helped them learn that history has a lasting (ii) on
    people, while others said they had learned that South Korea was more than K-pop or K-dramas.
    They were impressed by the (iii) between shrines and palaces in China
    and those in Korea.

    8. Which of the following is closest in meaning to ‘in view of’ (line 33)?
    A. in addition to
    B. while
    C. after
    D. due to

    Understanding unfamiliar words


    Refer to question 3

    We can guess the meaning of unfamiliar words by looking for


    context clues.

    [2] … The former was once the shrine of the royal family during the
    Joseon Dynasty, while the latter is the most intact among the five The prefix in-
    remaining palaces built in the Joseon Dynasty. means ‘not’.

    The word ‘remaining’ hints why the


    palace is worth visiting.

    Did you figure out that ‘intact’ means ‘not damaged’?

    5
    Understanding context clues (I)

    1. Parts of speech (learned in Beginner)


    Find out whether the unfamiliar word is a noun, a verb, an adjective
    or an adverb.

    2. Word forms
    Guess the unfamiliar word’s meaning from its affix (prefix and suffix).
    e.g. dis - (meaning ‘not’), -less (meaning ‘without’), re - (meaning ‘again’)

    3. General knowledge
    e.g. The day my sister was born—and I know it’s a cliché—was the
    happiest day of my life.
    (Tip: Reading more will help increase your general knowledge.)

    Mini task
    The underlined words are the context clues. Identify how they help you figure out the meaning of the
    unknown words. Write the numbers (1–3) in the boxes.

    Context clue

    1. The one-day visit to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and The War Memorial of Korea
    gave students an overview of the historical context and developments after the
    Korean War.

    2. The school will soon be organizing another study tour to enrich students’ learning
    experiences out of the classroom.

    3. Participants of the tour expressed that the tour had broadened their horizons. ‘I
    originally thought that war was just a part of history written in textbooks. Yet the
    Demilitarized Zone and museum told me that the impact of the Korean War is long
    lasting.’

    1. (2)  2. (2)  3. (3)
    Answer
    6 Skills up on Reading Comprehension (Intermediate)

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