1. Yunmi and Halmoni’s Trip
Background and Vocabulary

2. This story is about a young girl’s visit to Korea.
Korea is broken into two parts, North Korea and South Korea.
Using the map, let’s locate North and South Korea and their neighbors.

3. Our main characters travel to the Korean city of Seoul.
Seoul is a busy city in South Korea.
It is about a 10 hour flight to Korea from Australia and over a 24 hour flight from the United States (that’s more than a day!!) WOW!
Let’s locate Seoul on the map!

4. Our theme is about the adventures travelers have on their journeys.
An adventure is an exciting
experience with unknown risks
or dangers.
How can traveling to another country be an adventure?
Discuss: Have you been to another country?
How was it an adventure?

5. Yunmi and Halmoni’s Trip
VOCABULARY

6. Bustling The city streets were bustling with people.
Bustling means full of activity or busy.
Now, use the word bustling in a sentence.

7. Custom
In many countries, it is a custom to celebrate birthdays and holidays.
A custom is a tradition or way of doing something that many people follow.

8. Foreigners During the summer, many foreigners visit the United States.
Foreigners are people who come from a different country.

9. Passport You need a passport to travel to another country.
A passport is a paper allowing someone to visit other countries.

10. Sightseeing On my trip to Alaska, I went sightseeing.
Sightseeing means touring or visiting interesting places.

11. Skyscrapers Most cities have many skyscrapers.
Skyscrapers are very tall buildings.

12. Vendor I bought a hot dog from a vendor when I visited the city.
A vendor is someone who sells something.

13. Put on your thinking caps!
Now let’s practice!!
Put on your thinking caps!

14. I bought some ice cream from the ________ on the street.
Word Bank bustling custom foreigners passport sightseeing skyscrapers vendors
vendors
I bought some ice cream from the ________ on the street.
It is a ____________ to shake hands with people you meet.
I saw the lights from many ____________ in the city.
I needed a ___________ before I traveled to Italy.
I went ______________ on my trip to many famous places.
The market was ___________ with people.
In the summer, many __________ visit the United States.
custom
skyscrapers
passport
sightseeing
bustling
foreigners