11/26 Child Raising

DIALOG>> When do your kids come home from school?

When do your kids come home from school?

They finish classes around four, but they attend cram schools after that.

They come home late at night around 10.

Going through high school is tough in Korea.


RESPONSE>> Talk about your daily routine of taking care of your children.

My son's six and my daughter started middle school this year.
ex> I remember how nervous I was when I started middle school.

I wake up around 6 in the morning to prepare breakfast.
* prepare breakfast: 아침을 준비하다.
cf> prepare for: ~을 대비하다.

I feed them breakfast and send my daughter off to school.
* send off to school: 학교에 보내다.
ex> I'll call you once I send my kids off to school.

I take my son out to the parking lot.

The kindergarten bus comes to pick him up.
* pick up: 데리러 가다.
cf> drop off: 내려주다
ex> Can you pick up my friend from the airport?

His classes finish around two and he goes to taekwondo lessons after that.
ex> She goes to taekwondo lessons every other day.

My daughter gets off school around four.
* get off school: 학교가 파하다.
ex> I have to wait until my kids get off school.

She goes to a nearby cram school after she's done.
* cram school: 입시 학원
cf> I cram for an exam. 벼락치기 공부하다.
 ex> Many students go to cram schools after their regular school classes.

I give them dinner and make sure they do their homework.
cf> fix them dinner: 저녁을 해주다.

They watch a little television and go to bed around 10.


@ Everyone's going to make fun of me. 전부 날 놀릴 거야.

1. I start my day by sending my kids off to school.
2. Can you pick up some snacks on your way home?
3. What time do you get off school today?
4. I took classes at a cram school until late at night.