About This Book Easy and fun reading of classic Korean tales adapted into modern Korean by
level! Vocabulary words and expressions for reading comprehension allow easy reading without a
dictionary! Use vivid recordings by professional Korean voice actors to improve your listening
skills! Improve your Korean vocabulary skills and check the content you read using
comprehension questions!The Darakwon Korean Readers series is comprised of books that recompose
classic Korean literary works to match the reading levels of students from beginner to advanced
levels (A1~C2) so students can easily increase their Korean reading comprehension skills in a
fun way. The fifth literary work in this series The Story of Sim Cheong adapts a classic
Korean novel that allows students to consider what true filial piety is through the story of
Sim Cheong who sacrificed herself so that her father could regain his sight while naturally
becoming familiar with vocabulary words and expressions that are essential for the advanced
level. In addition through explanations about the historical background students can
understand the culture of that time period. Not only can students read the content they can
also listen to it by scanning QR codes to hear recordings of professional voice actors reading
the story. Students can also use the English translations of the story and questions in the
appendix at the end of the book to check their reading comprehension skills. The Darakwon
Korean Readers series adapts classic Korean tales into modern Korean suitable for beginner to
advanced levels. Each book presents vocabulary words and expressions that align with the
standards of the International Standard Curriculum for Korean Language and Korean Language
Education Vocabulary Content Development. Students can have fun as they easily read and
understand each story. English translations of vocabulary words that are necessary for
understanding the story are presented at the bottom of each page as well as additional English
explanations about grammar expressions and cultural background allowing students to
concentrate on reading without using a dictionary. In addition students can easily check an
English translation of the entire story in the appendix of the book. Students can listen to
lively recordings done by professional voice actors by scanning the QR code on each page of the
story. By looking at illustrations of the story's main scenes and listening to the voice
recordings students can not only improve their listening skills they can also vividly
understand the emotions of the characters. Using a variety of questions in the book's appendix
students can check their reading comprehension and practice sentence structures and vocabulary
words that they should know for each corresponding level. In addition students can compare
various cultural situations with Korean culture through thought expansion questions based on
the content of the story.
