8/14 Ban Ki-moon

DIALOG>> Did you see that picture of Mr. Ban with John F. Kennedy?

A: Did you see that picture of Mr. Ban with John F. Kennedy?

B: Nope, where and when was that?

A: Obviously it was in America and he was just a high school student, I think.

B: Wow, what year was that?

A: It was in 1962. He won some kind of a contest.

B: I see. That’s how he met Kennedy.

RESPONSE>> Talk about the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

Ban Ki-moon was born in a small village in Eumsung County, Chungcheongbuk-do in 1944.

Ex> She was born in a remote village in Nepal.

When he was in high school, he won an essay competition sponsored by the American Red Cross.

Ex> This program is sponsored by the Korean government.

That earned him a chance to live in America with a host family for a few months.

Ex> Enter here for a chance to win a vacation in Hawaii.

He also earned an invitation to meet President John F. Kennedy at the White House.

At the meeting, President Kennedy asked Ban what his dream was.

Ex> Brilliant ideas were popping out at the meeting.

He replied, “I want to become a diplomat.”

45 years later, Ban became more than just a diplomat.

* more than just: ~이상인

In 2006, he was elected as the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Ex> Do you know how the President of Korea is elected?

Ban once said, “Study like a fool, dream like a genius.”

Ex> I was once cute.

Ex> I’ve been to Prague once.

@ It was a dream come true.  꿈이 실현되는 거였어.

1. I was born and raised in Bundang, Korea.

2. I’ve won a chance to watch a game at Old Trafford.

3. Don’t mention about blunders at the meeting.

4. My dad once told a man should know how to play every sport.