Do you like learning English? I'm sure most of you think it is fun to learn! It is especially fun when you learn it with a native speaker, right? Learning English from foreigners can be a good way to improve your English. You can also learn other cultures from them.
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How do you go to school every day? Some children go to school by bus or car. But many children go to school on foot. When you walk to school, you should be very careful. When there are cars around you, be extra careful!
From next year, students won’t be able to buy unhealthy snacks at school. To improve children’s health, the Education Ministry교육부 decided to ban soft drinks, instant noodles and fried foods at schools in Korea. These days, many children are overweight because of the unhealthy foods they eat. The government said almost one in five students was deemed overweight in 2005. Last year, 44 percent of teenagers ate fast food at least three times a week. The government aims to lower the obesity rate from 18.2 percent in 2005 to 17 percent this year and to 15 percent in 2011. Starting next year, vending machines and stores in schools will no longer sell sodas or instant noodles to students. Also
From now on, Seoul will become a cleaner city. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said on August 29 that smoking at all bus stops will be banned from September. Also, people won't be able to smoke in 10 parks in the city including Seoul Grand Park and Children's Grand Park. Seoul City decided to ban smoking in public places to protect people from dangerous second-hand smoking. "A non-smoking campaign could have positive effects, particularly in parks, where people go to have some quality time with their families. The campaign could also protect children from harmful smoke," said Cho Mi-
According to a recent government report, the number of newborn babies in Korea increased for the first time in 6 years in 2006. The Korea National Statistical Office (NSO) said that the number of newborn babies grew by 13,452 to 451,514 last year, the first increase since 2000. Also, the number of newborn babies reached 238,817 in the first seven months of this year, up 5.1 percent from 2006. The average number of babies that a woman gives birth to during her lifetime increased to 1.13 in 2006 from a record low of 1.08 a year earlier. The NSO report said 51.1 percent of the babies born in 2006 were born in Seoul. This is very good news because Korea’s birth rate was on the decrease. If the birth rate keeps falling, Korea will be in
There are many smart people in the world. But Koreans are the smartest! Recently, a hundred Koreans won 10 awards at an international brain Olympiad! The brain Olympiad took place in New York from August 10 to 12. The third International Brain HSP (Health, Smile, and Peace) Olympiad was sponsored by the Korea Institute of Brain Science and the International Brain Education Association. The brain Olympiad included events highlighting the unlimited potential of
From now on, South Koreans are not allowed to visit dangerous countries. The government said Koreans can’t enter Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia from August 7. If Koreans visit those countries without government permission, they will face punishment. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade외교통상부, Koreans will be fined up to three million won or face imprisonment of up to one year if they visit those ＂off-limits＂without permission. Previously, it was ok to enter those countries freely. The government initially banned Koreans from traveling to Iraq and Somalia. But it included Afghanistan, following the Taliban’s kidnapping of 23 Koreans on July 19. The government also asked Koreans who are staying in those countries to leave as soon as possible. The decision was made by 11 experts from the Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry, the Ministry of Justice법무부, and the
The weather is very hot these days. Sometimes it? very hard to walk around in the sun. When it? too hot, we can easily feel tired. In fact, strong summer heat wave can be dangerous for you. This is because you can fall ill or suffer from a terrible headache. To protect children from the heat wave, the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development교육인적자원부 introduced a new law on August 1. It said that schools will either be closed or outdoor classes banned when the heat wave is too strong. The ministry will put the new law to the test this year, and will start practicing it from next year. ＂It is said there are more
As we all know, all healthy Korean men have to serve in the military for about two years. However, young men with special skills can replace their period of service by working at high-tech companies. Some famous singers, including Psy (Park Jae-sang), Lee Jae-jin and Kang Hyun-soo, worked at such companies instead of joining the army. But recently the Military Manpower Administration(MMA)병무청 ordered the three singers to join the army again. The office said they were found to have avoided their duty. However, the popular singers said it’s unfair to order them to serve in the military again because they worked hard at the companies. They said the MMA is responsible for making the wrong decision. Now they
Recently, more and more elementary school students are going abroad alone without any guardians. Over 4,500 children went overseas alone during the first half of this year. And as the summer vacation has already started, more children are expected to leave the country. On July 18, Korean Air and Asiana Airlines said that 4,503 children between the ages of five and 12 left Korea by themselves between January and June this year. The number was a 23.8 percent increase from 3,637 during the same period last year. Airline officials say most of the children go overseas to study English for either a short-term or long-term stay. Some of them go visit their relatives. ＂The main destinations elementary schoolchildren head for are the
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