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Jimmy： If you want to see LA； just ask me。
Mr。 Park： Of course we want to see Los Angeles； but how can you help us？
Jimmy： Uncle； I am eighteen。 I can drive a car。
Mr。 Park： Really？ Are you a good driver？
Mrs。 Kim： Jimmy is a very good and very safe driver。
Su…mi （Sue）： Yeah； Dad。 Let's go with Jimmy oppa and see LA。
Jimmy： Sue； you don't have to call me oppa at America。 You can just call me Jimmy。 Let'sgo！
（They get in the car and begin to drive。）
Mr。 Park： Where are we going first？
Jimmy： First； we'll go to the ocean。 The ocean and the beaches here are very famous。
Mr。 Park： That will be very nice。 I love the ocean。
Su…mi （Sue）： Where will we go after that？
Jimmy： After that； we can go the Hollywood。
Su…mi （Sue）： Cool！ Hollywood。 Will we see some movie stars？
Jimmy： No。 But we will see some movie studios。
Mr。 Park： What are movie studios？
Su…mi （Sue）： Dad； Movie studios are where movies are made。
Mr。 Park： How did you know that？
Jimmy： Yeah； Sue。 How did you know that？
Su…mi （Sue）： I saw it on the internet。 Before ing to LA； I looked on the internet forinformation。
Jimmy： Do you have the internet in Korea； too？
Su…mi （Sue）： Of course we do。 The internet and puters are very popular in Korea。
Mr。 Park： Yes。 Even I learned how to use E…mail last year。
Jimmy： Really？ How did you learn？
Mr。 Park： Sue taught me。
Jimmy： And how did Sue learn？
Su…mi （Sue）： All young people in Korea know about puters。 We learn about them inschool。
Mr。 Park： That is enough about the puters。 Let's go to the beach。~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Situation 11： Meeting Jimmy's Friend
（Su…mi's cousin Jimmy takes her to meet his friend Tommy。）
Jimmy： Sue； this is my friend Tommy。 He is my best friend。
Su…mi （Sue）： Hello； Tommy。 It is very nice to meet you。
Tommy： Hi； good to meet you； too。
Jimmy： Sue just e here from Korea。 She is going to stay （here） for one week。
Tommy： From Korea？ Cool！ Where is Korea？ Is it in China？
Su…mi （Sue）： No。 Korea is not in China。 Korea is between China and Japan。
Tommy： Oh； sorry。 But you speak Chinese； right？
Su…mi （Sue）： No； of course not。 I speak Korean。
Tommy： Really？ I didn't know that。 In America； we don't have many chances to learnabout Korea。 Can you tell me some more things about your country？
Su…mi （Sue）： Of course。 Ask anything you want； and I will try to answers as well as I can。
Tommy： Well； what do you eat in Korea？
Su…mi （Sue）： We eat a lot of rice and kimchi。
Tommy： Kimchi？ Isn't that really hot and spicy？
Su…mi （Sue）： Yes； sometimes。 But there are many kinds of kimchi。
Tommy： Really？ I didn't know that。 But if you eat only rice and kimchi； don't you getbored？
Su…mi （Sue）： That is not all we eat。 There are hundreds of kinds of Korean food。 We eatall kinds of meat； fish and vegetables。 And these days； young people also eat pizza；hamburgers and spaghetti。 Seoul is being a very international city。
Tommy： Wow； I didn't know that。 It's Seoul a big city？
Su…mi （Sue）： It's very big。 About fourteen million people live there。
Tommy： Fourteen million？ That's bigger than LA！
Su…mi （Sue）： Yes； you should e with Jimmy to visit Korea。
Jimmy： Yeah； let's go to Seoul next summer。
Tommy： I would like that very much。
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Situation 12： Going to San Francisco
（The next day； Mr。 Park and Su…mi take an airplane to San Francisco。）
Su…mi （Sue）： Dad； I'm really tired。 I don't want to fly again。
Mr。 Park （Dad）： Sue； don't worry。 This flight is only one hour； not ten。
Su…mi （Sue）： Oh； that's different。 One hour is easy。
（One hour later； they arrive in San Francisco。 They leave the airport and catch a taxi。）
A man （Taxi driver）： Where to？
Mr。 Park （Dad）： Excuse me？
A man （Taxi driver）： Where do you want to go？
Mr。 Park （Dad）： Oh； we are going to the Marriott Hotel。
A man （Taxi driver）： Okay； the Marriott Hotel。 Are you here for business？
Mr。 Park （Dad）： No； my daughter and I are here for sightseeing。
A man （Taxi driver）： Well； San Francisco is a wonderful city。 What are you going to see？
Mr。 Park （Dad）： I don't know。 Are you from San Francisco？
A man （Taxi driver）： Yes。 I was born and raised here。
Mr。 Park （Dad）： Well； what do you think we should see？
A man （Taxi driver）： How long will you be here？
Mr。 Park （Dad）： We will only be here for one day。
A man （Taxi driver）： Oh； that's not much time。 If you only have one day； you should seethe Golden Gate Bridge and Golden Gate Park。
Su…mi （Sue）： Yeah； I learned about the Golden Gate Bridge in school。 I really want to seeit。
Mr。 Park （Dad）： Okay； where else should we visit？
A man （Taxi driver）： You should also visit Chinatown。 It is very old and had many goodplaces to eat。
Su…mi （Sue）： I love Chinese food。 My favorite is Tangsuyuk。
A man （Taxi driver）： What is that？ I've never heard of it before？
Mr。 Park （Dad）： Oh； that is the Korean name for sweet and sour pork。
A man （Taxi driver）： Sweet and sour pork？ That's my favorite； too。
Mr。 Park （Dad）： Okay； why don't we go to Chinatown first？ We can eat lunch there； andthen go to see the Golden Gate Bridge。
Mr。 Park （Dad）： I know a very good restaurant。 Do you want me to take you there？
Mr。 Park （Dad）： Yes； please。
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Situation 13： Visiting the Grand Canyon
（Mr。 Park and Su…mi finish their trip to San Francisco。 The next day； they fly to the GrandCanyon。）
Mr。 Park （Dad）： Today； we're flying to the Grand Canyon。
Su…mi （Sue）： Will it only take one hour？
Mr。 Park （Dad）： No； it will take about two hours。
Su…mi （Sue）： That's still a lot better than ten hours。
Mr。 Park （Dad）： Yes； it is。 And if we drove there in a car； it would be take almost thirteenhours。
Su…mi （Sue）： Thirteen hours！ I could never do that。 I'm glad we are flying there。
（Mr。 Park and Su…mi arrive at the airport and then take a bus to the Grand Canyon。）
Mr。 Park （Dad）： There it is； the Grand Canyon。 What do you think？
Su…mi （Sue）： It's so big。 I can't believe it。
Mr。 Park （Dad）： Yes； we saw pictures of it； but it is too big for a picture。
Su…mi （Sue）： Who made it？
Mr。 Park （Dad）： Not 'who'； but 'what'。 What made the Grand Canyon was the （a） river。Can you see that water at the bottom of the Canyon？
Su…mi （Sue）： Yes； I see it。
Mr。 Park （Dad）： Well； that's the Colorado River。 That river flowed for many tens of
thousands of years until it made this canyon。
Su…mi （Sue）： Wow； but water looks so weak。
Mr。 Park （Dad）： I know； but water is very strong。
Su…mi （Sue）： This is a great vacation； Dad。 I'm learning a lot of English and also aboutnature history。
Mr。 Park （Dad）： Yes； that is why travelling can be an important part of studying。
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