Reading: The culture day notice
You are planning to join your school's Korean class trip. You read this notice on the classroom wall:
'문화 체험의 날 우리 한국어반은 6월 15일(토)에 남산한옥마을에 갑니다. 참가비는 1인당 2만 원이고, 신청은 6월 5일까지 합니다. 점심은 제공되지 않으니 각자 준비해 주세요. 교통편은 학교에서 제공합니다. 준비물: 편한 신발, 모자, 물. 우천 시 일정이 바뀔 수 있습니다.'
You have 15,000 won in your wallet and no packed lunch. You want to know whether you can pay on the day, what to bring, and whether the trip is confirmed. Your teacher will not answer questions until tomorrow, so you must decide tonight what to ask your parents for and what to put in your bag.
1. What can you conclude about the money and lunch, and what remains uncertain?
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Money: 참가비는 1인당 2만 원 means the fee is 20,000 won per person. I have 15,000 won, so I am short 5,000 won. The notice does not say when or how to pay, and it does not say that payment on the day is allowed. That is genuinely uncertain, so I should ask before assuming.
Lunch: 점심은 제공되지 않으니 각자 준비해 주세요 means lunch is not provided and each person should prepare their own. I must pack a lunch; I cannot rely on buying food there.
Other useful conclusions: 신청은 6월 5일까지 means the application deadline is 5 June, inclusive, because 까지 marks the endpoint. 교통편은 학교에서 제공합니다 means transport is provided, so I do not need bus money. 우천 시 일정이 바뀔 수 있습니다 means the schedule may change if it rains, so the trip is not fully guaranteed in its current form. I should check for an update before Saturday rather than treating the notice as final.
2. How could you work out the meaning of '우천' without a dictionary, and what action follows from it?
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I would use context and word-building. The sentence 우천 시 일정이 바뀔 수 있습니다 sits among practical trip details, and 일정이 바뀔 수 있습니다 means the schedule may change. That tells me 우천 is a condition, most likely weather. The character 우 appears in 우산 (umbrella) and 우비 (raincoat), so it is associated with rain. 천 is the Sino-Korean element for sky or heaven, as in 천국. Combining them gives 'rainy weather'. The phrase 우천 시 then means 'in the event of rain'.
Action: I should not treat the trip as completely fixed. I would check the class notice or school website on Friday evening or Saturday morning, and I would pack a raincoat rather than only a cap. I would also tell my parents that the schedule may change, so they do not plan a fixed pickup time. This shows I can infer meaning from context rather than stopping at an unknown word.