Fill in the blank using the word in parentheses.///Kim Yuna is a _______(bear) athelete who has won a number of world competitions.
born
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What is the meaning of Euphemism in Korean?
완곡표현, 완곡어구
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Where does the term "euphemism" come from?
Answer in English.
It comes from Greek.
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How would you say "Can I use the toilet?" in polite way?
Can I use the bathroom? or Where can I wash my hands?
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Euphemism originated from Greek. Then, which part of the term means "speak" and which part means "well"?
'eu' means well 'pheme' means speak
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Translate this sentence into Korean.////Some of the recently-coined euphemisms are used to avoid giving offense to various minority groups or unfortunate individuals.
최근에 만들어진 완곡표현의 몇몇은 다양한 소수 그룹과 불행한 개인들에게 모욕감주는 것을 피하기 위해 쓰인다.
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Say the gramatically right word for the blank.////In every culture, there are topics _____ are hard to talk about directly.
'that' or 'which'
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Fill in the blank with the word which starts with 'a'. ////The bushes a________ in insects and small animals
abound
abound
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Rearrange words below in right order. ////[said, between, be, jobs, the, at, moment, to, is, he]
he is said to be between jobs at the moment
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Say an appropriate word which can replace the word "employ" in the sentence. ////They avoid using taboo words and "employ" euphemisms, instead.
use
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Choose one word from a group of words in parentheses and fill in the blank. /////[ abound, bring, figure, fall, get ]/////
People find it difficult to ______ by without a cellphone these days.
get
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If your aunt is poor, how can you describe her status using euphemisms?
financially challenged
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What is the topic of paragragh in page 48?
Answer in Korean.
학교에서의 완곡어법의 사용
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Why do people use Euphemism? Answer in English.
not to offend other people
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Blinded people are described as "visually challenged" while deaf people are sometimes referred to as "___________ __________"
visually oriented
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Make a sentence with the phrase " Neither my brother nor my sisters" using it as a subject.
Neither my brother nor my sisters (are) going to the festival.
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What is the euphemism for a "police officer"?
a law-enforcement officer
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Find two errors in this sentence. /////Teachers do not want to offence students or parents by too blunt or direct.
offence -> offend, by too blunt -> by being too blunt
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Translate this sentence into English./////"무엇이 사람들로 하여금 더 간접적으로 말하도록 하는지와 상관없이 완곡어법은 모든 언어에서 중요한 역할을 한다."
No matter what causes people to talk more indirectly, euphemisms play an important role in every language.
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One reason why people use euphemisms is that they can hide unpleasant or disturbing ideas behind them. So, people don’t have to bring up the ideas directly and upset people. ( ), euphemisms are partly based on superstition. Some people believe that words have the power to bring bad fortune. They think, for example, that saying the word “death” invites death. ( ), they avoid using taboo words and employ euphemisms, instead.
also, thus
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Rearrange the words below ans make a full sentence.///////[English/ they/ learners/ more/ Euphemisms/ than/ often/ words/ also/ direct/ counterparts/ more/ for/ are/ their/ because/ contain/ problematic/ difficult]
Euphemisms are also problematic for English learners because they often contain more difficult words than their more direct counterparts.
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Say five euphemisms you have learned in Unit 2.
many things.....
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Find the errors in a sentence and correct them (It can be more than two). Write the right answers on the board!/////////If your boss is lied, he was been economical with the truth.