Lesson 3 Understand the World
Traditional Korean Symbols
Peter is visiting ____ to meet a friend, Mina, from a sister school.
____ is going to stay at her grandfather’s house for a week.
When he arrives, Mina shows him the guest ____.
Peter, you will ____ here. This guest room is full of traditional Korean things.
Look at this ____.
What are these things? They’re ____.
Bats on my pillow? That’s ____!
Not ____. In Korea, bats are symbols of luck and a long life.
That’s surprising. In many Western countries, bats remind ____ of darkness and scary things.
Mina shows Peter her grandfather’s room.
Peter and Mina’s grandfather meet and ____ each other.
Hi, Peter! Have you ever seen this ____ of lock before?
No, I haven’t. It’s so old that I ____ really tell, but is it a fish?
Yes. For a long time, ____ have thought that fish are good guards.
Fish don’t close their ____, even when they sleep.
That’s interesting. We think fish can watch ____ valuable things.
That’s why this lock looks like a ____. Now I understand.
They go outside and walk around the garden.
____ is on that piece of paper? It looks scary.
Do ____ mean this painting of a rooster?
Oh, is it a ____? Yes, it is.
____ crow every morning.
Their crowing means that a new ____ is beginning.
For many years, Koreans have ____ evil spirits go away when a rooster crows.
Really? I’ve never ____ that before.
Actually, I’m afraid of ____ and evil spirits.
____ you draw a rooster for me, Mina?
Sure. I’ll draw a ____ rooster for you!
Put the drawing above your ____.
Then it will protect you. Yes, I ____.
Peter’s Diary
I’m enjoying this ____ so much that I want to stay longer.
I love ____ the traditional Korean symbols in this house.
Now I understand a ____ of them.
I want to visit Korea again with my ____.