3/19 Rock, Paper, Scissors

Dialog>> Let’s do rock, paper, scissors.

A: who gets this last dumpling?
B: I want it!
A: But so do I!
B: Fine. Let’s do rock, paper, scissors.
A: Sounds good
B: Best out of three gets the last piece!
* best out of three: 삼판양승


RESPONSE>> Talk about how people use Stone, paper, scissors in Korea.

One of the oldest and most popular games is rock, paper, scissors.
* rock/stone, paper, scissors: 가위바위보
ex> The kids were playing rock, paper, scissors.

Koreans play this game as much as anybody else.

It’s mostly played with just two people, but it can work for groups as well.

In Korea, the players chant “Gawi, bawi, bo” which means “Scissors, rock, paper”.
* chant: 구호를 (거듭) 외치다
ex> I can’t sing, but I’ll chant along with you.

On “bo”, they need to pick one of the three set hand gestures.
ex> She started making hand gestures at me.

Each gesture symbolizes rock, paper, scissors.
ex> The painting symbolized his pain and sadness.

Rock beats scissors, scissors beats paper, and paper wins over rock.
* beat (= win over) 이기다

The game is often used to decide turns or eliminate people.
* decide turns: 순서를 정하다
ex> What should we do to decide turns?

It can also determine who gets a penalty.
ex> The judges finally determined who the winner was.
ex> If you get a penalty, we get to pick the punishment.


@ Let’s just get it over with.
어서 해치워 버리죠

1. The crowd chanted his name.
2. Not all hand gestures are positive.
3. First, let’s decide turns.
4. I don’t think he deserves to get a penalty.