Situation 11:

Social Studies(Robert’s third period class is which studies

in which students learnabout different countries and societes

His teacher’s name is Mr. Bert. )

Mr. Bert,I’m sick. Can I go to the nurse’s office?

No, not yet.Today we are going to talk about Japan and

Korea,and I think you should stay here.After we talk, if you

are still feeling sick , you may go to the nurse’s office.

All right.When does the class start?

Right now.Class, today we are going to talk about Japan and Korea.

These countries are very far away from America, but they are

very important.When I was young we didn’t learn about Asia in school,

and so we knew very little.These days, however,politics, economics,

and the internet have made our relationship to Asia closer than

ever.And the two countries we have the closest relationship to are

Japan and Korea.

Why do we have a close relationship with Japan and Korea?

Well,Robert,we buy more than half our cars, computers,and other electronics

from those two countries.But, more importantly,they have long and

interesting histories and cultures.Let me start with the history and culture of Korea.