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Lesson 9

Preparation

SMS

This morning I received an SMS from an

old friend.
It’s nice to know that someone dear to
you is also thinking of you.
Our text message means a lot to me.
It means a lot more when it came from a
special person.
It’s good to share even short messages.
It means that you thought of that person
on that certain day.

Grammar

*It’s nice to know that someone dear to you is thinking of you.
► It’s a nice feeling that someone is also thinking of you.
► It gives you warm feeling that someone thinks of you.
*It means a lot more when it came from a special person.
► It’s special when it came from someone dear to you.
► It’s different when a loved one sent you a message.

Questions

1. Do you like sending text messages? Why? Why not?
2. Do you like receiving text messages? Why? Why not?
3. Who do you send text messages to?
4. Is sending text messages common in Korea? Why? Why not?

5. What do you do when you want to keep in touch with an old friend?

Vocabulary & Expressions
Sample Answers

1. send
1. Yes, I like sending text messages. It makes 2. receive-received
my friends feel they are important to me. 3. special
2. Yes, I like receiving text messages from friends,
it makes me feel happy.
3. I send text messages to my friends and classmates.
4. Not really, Koreans are often busy.
5. I sometimes call them up or end them e-mails.

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