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TOPIC 09 국내 거주 외국인 급증
More foreigners

flock to south korea

올해 들어 한국어능력시험의 외국인 응시자가 사상 최대를 기록하는 등 한국에 거주하는 외국인의 수가
꾸준히 증가하는 추세입니다. 구체적으로 어떤 증가 양상을 보이고 있는지 뉴스를 들어보고 이야기해 봅시다.

Pre-study South Korea has seen a significant increase in the
number of foreign residents in recent years, according
뉴스 내용을 잘 듣고,
따라 읽어 보세요. to a nationwide census. Statistics Korea reported that in
2012, there were more than 1.4 million foreigners living
뉴스 듣기
in the country. That number was over 11 times higher
than it was in 2011.
The foreigners residing in South Korea come from
all over the world. There are 90 countries represented
with at least 30 nationals each. The largest percentage
of foreigners is from China, including people of Korean
descent. Chinese citizens account for 55.4 percent of the
total foreigner population.

•flock to ~로 모이다
•a significant increase (in)
(~의) 현저한 증가
•foreign resident
외국인 거주자
•nationwide census 전국적인
인구 조사
•Statistics Korea 통계청
•reside in ~에 거주하다
•represent ~에 상당하다
•national (해외 거주) 국민
•of Korean descent 한국계의
•account for ~을 차지하다
(= make up)