Talk about the meals students get at schools in Korea.

[Model Response]

Most schools in Korea have school meals. Each school has dining facilities where food is prepared.
Companies are selected on a regular basis to keep these meals running. Professional nutritionists draw up
the menu each week, and it is posted up. The menu consists of highly nutritious and healthy foods that
help the children grow. Depending on the school, students may make their way to the cafeteria to eat. In
other schools, the food is delivered to the classrooms, and the students tuck in at their desks. In some
areas, school meals are provided free of charge. However, there are also places where students pay lunch
money each month. There is an ongoing debate over a blanket application of free school meals. The most
important thing is to make sure that every last student can eat healthy meals at school.

[Extra Topics for Study Groups]

1. Did you bring a packed lunch, or eat school meals? Describe your meals.

2. Do you think school meals should be free for everyone? Why or why not?

3. As an adult, do you prefer cafeterias or restaurants? Explain your preference.

[Key Vocabulary & Expressions]

school meals 학교 급식

dining facilities 식당 시설

prepare food 음식을 조리하다

on a regular basis 주기적으로

keep something running ~을 운영하다

professional nutritionist 전문 영양사

draw up ~을 작성하다

post up 게시하다

consist of ~으로 구성되다

highly nutritious 영양가가 높은

make one's way to ~로 이동하다

tuck in 식사를 하다
free of charge 무료로

lunch money 급식비

ongoing debate 계속되는 논란

blanket application 일괄 적용

make sure that ~을 보장하다

every last 빠짐없이 모두

[Pattern Practice]

1. keep something running ~을 운영하다

■ Companies are selected to keep these meals running.

■ I had to keep the office running while the manager was on a business trip.

■ It was hard to keep the company running at first.

2. draw up ~을 작성하다

■ Nutritionists draw up the menu each week.

■ I drew up a first draft, and she fixed it for me.

■ We had to draw up a report for our clients.

3. highly nutritious 영양가가 높은

■ The menu consists of highly nutritious and healthy foods that help the children grow.

■ This dish is highly nutritious, but it tastes horrible.

■ You can gain weight even from highly nutritious foods.

4. ongoing debate 계속되는 논란

■ There is an ongoing debate over school lunches.

■ This is an ongoing debate without a correct answer.

■ It's an ongoing debate, so I understand both sides.

5. make sure that ~을 보장하다

■ The most important thing is to make sure that every student can eat healthy meals at school.

■ To make sure that you arrive on time, you should leave early.

■ I make sure that my kids brush their teeth before sleeping.

[Speaking Tips]

lunch money

급식비

우리나라에서는 특히 고학년 학생의 경우 늦은 시간까지 학교에 남아서 공부할 때가 많이 저녁

식사까지 학교에서 해결하는 경우도 있다. 하지만 대부분의 영어권 국가에서는 수업이 오후에
모두 종료되기 때문에 '급식비'를 lunch money라고 한다.

예) I couldn't eat because I had lost my lunch money. (급식비를 잃어버려서 식사를 할 수 없었다.)

Thankfully, we didn't have to pay much lunch money. (다행스럽게도 급식비를 그리 많이 내지 않아도
됐다.)

[Expression of the Day]

Those were the days.

그 시절이 좋았지.

A: It's almost 12 o'clock already. Where should we go for lunch?

B: I'm too tired to go anywhere. Remember when we ate school meals?

A: Of course I do. Those were the days. It was so convenient.

B: And it was cheap, too. The restaurants around here are all so expensive.

A: 벌써 12시가 다 되어 가네. 점심은 어디 가서 먹을까?

B: 너무 피곤해서 아무데도 가기 싫어. 학교 급식 먹던 시절 기억나니?

A: 당연히 기억나지. 그 시절이 좋았지. 정말 편했잖아.

B: 게다가 가격도 저렴했어. 이 동네 음식점들은 죄다 너무 비싸.

[Homework]

1. 나는 발표 때 사용할 슬라이드를 작성했다. (draw up)

2. 다툼에도 불구하고 조장 덕분에 우리 조를 계속 유지할 수 있었다. (keep something running)

3. 나는 출발하기 전에 우리에게 연료가 충분히 있는 것을 확인했다. (make sure that)

4. 사탕 대신 영양가 높은 간식을 먹었다. (highly nutritious)