{"id":1889,"date":"2021-07-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/?p=1889"},"modified":"2021-06-02T03:23:13","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T03:23:13","slug":"east-asian-rainy-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/east-asian-rainy-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Conversation Topic: East Asian Rainy Season \u2614\ufe0f"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/east-asian-rainy-season\/#Rainy_Season_or_%E2%80%9CPlum_Rain%E2%80%9D\" >Rainy Season or \u201cPlum Rain\u201d?&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/east-asian-rainy-season\/#Rainy_Day_Foods\" >Rainy Day Foods<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/east-asian-rainy-season\/#Back_to_the_Rain\" >Back to the Rain<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/east-asian-rainy-season\/#Why_Rainy_Season_Matters\" >Why Rainy Season Matters<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>By June, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan (where around 98% of our students are) will have entered the \u201cEast Asian rainy season.\u201d This weather phenomenon dates back as far as <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/the-east-asian-monsoon-is-many-millions-of-years-older-than-we-thought-126141\">145 million years<\/a> and, as the name implies, brings large amounts of rain to the region every year from late spring to early summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How does this affect our students? Below you\u2019ll find some questions you may want to ask as well as words and phrases (bolded) that you may want to teach when discussing this topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rainy_Season_or_%E2%80%9CPlum_Rain%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Rainy Season or \u201cPlum Rain\u201d?&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>First, you might find it interesting that the rainy season has a more poetic name in Chinese and Japanese: \u201c<strong>plum<\/strong> rain\u201d season. This is because the season coincides with the <strong>ripening<\/strong> of plums in southern China, where the term originated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"676\" height=\"901\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/06\/02020850\/east-asian-plum.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1892\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/06\/02020850\/east-asian-plum.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=1892\" class=\"wp-image-1892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/06\/02020850\/east-asian-plum.png 676w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/06\/02020850\/east-asian-plum-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/06\/02021158\/plum-blossom.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1895\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/06\/02021158\/plum-blossom.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=1895\" class=\"wp-image-1895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/06\/02021158\/plum-blossom.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/06\/02021158\/plum-blossom-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">East Asian plums and a plum blossom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But why is the rainy season named after this particular fruit? This is probably because plums are often featured in the region\u2019s art, culture, and of course food.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plums are used to make many delicious treats from <strong>pickles<\/strong> and wine in Japan, teas and syrups in Korea, to <strong>chilled<\/strong> beverages and dried snacks in Taiwan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I heard that the rainy season is known as \u201cplum rain\u201d in your language. Can you tell me about the relation between the rainy season and plums?<\/li><li>What\u2019s your favorite food that has plum in it? What\u2019s your least favorite?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rainy_Day_Foods\"><\/span>Rainy Day Foods<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While we\u2019re on the topic of food, it might be good to discuss what people eat on rainy days. For example, South Koreans often eat Korean pancakes. One popular explanation is that the sound of rain reminds people of the oil <strong>sizzling<\/strong> in the pan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We don\u2019t know if this is the real origin of this custom, but we do know that the sale of Korean pancake ingredients increases on rainy days and these delicious pancakes are often <strong>paired<\/strong> with a sweet, milky white <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Makgeolli\">rice wine<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/06\/02020758\/korean-pancakes-and-rice-wine-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/06\/02020758\/korean-pancakes-and-rice-wine-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/06\/02020758\/korean-pancakes-and-rice-wine-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2021\/06\/02020758\/korean-pancakes-and-rice-wine-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Two kinds of Korean pancakes with rice wine<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I heard Korean pancakes are popular on rainy days. Do you like them?<\/li><li>Do you normally make them at home or get them at a restaurant or <strong>food stall<\/strong>? Can you recommend any places?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You might also have an interesting discussion about how the word \u201cpancake\u201d means something different in different countries. As Tutor Asja (\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\udde6) shares, \u201cIn Bosnia, we call pancakes what Americans call crepes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Back_to_the_Rain\"><\/span>Back to the Rain<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>But let\u2019s get back to the main aspect of the rainy season: the rain.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What\u2019s your favorite part of the rainy season? What\u2019s your least favorite part?<\/li><li>Do you prefer the rainy season or the hot weather that comes afterwards?<\/li><li>How often does it rain where you live?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>People still need to go about their lives despite the rain, and in different countries, people <strong>stay dry <\/strong>in different ways. For example, in Japan, you\u2019ll see people wearing rain boots, which is not as common in Taiwan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>How do you stay dry? Do you just use an umbrella? Or do you wear a <strong>poncho<\/strong> or a <strong>rain jacket<\/strong>?&nbsp;<\/li><li>What about <strong>footwear<\/strong>? Do you wear <strong>rain boots<\/strong>? Or just <strong>sandals <\/strong>or <strong>flip flops<\/strong>?<\/li><li>Have you ever <strong>ruined<\/strong> your shoes in the rain?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also ask how students <strong>stay busy<\/strong> during the rainy season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What are your favorite things to do when it rains?&nbsp;<\/li><li>If a tourist were visiting your city on a rainy day, where would you recommend they go?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And of course, one less pleasant aspect of daily life at this time is the <strong>humidity<\/strong> and the <strong>mold<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Do any parts of your house or any of your belongings get <strong>moldy <\/strong>during the rainy season?<\/li><li>Do you do anything to keep your house from getting moldy, such as using a <strong>dehumidifier<\/strong>?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Rainy_Season_Matters\"><\/span>Why Rainy Season Matters<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, as annoying as the rainy season is, it\u2019s also one of the main sources of a valuable natural <strong>resource<\/strong>: water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Would you say the rainy season is important to your country?&nbsp;<\/li><li>In what ways do people in your country <strong>conserve<\/strong> water?<\/li><li>How much does water cost in your country? Do you think it\u2019s <strong>reasonable<\/strong>?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, Taiwan this year is experiencing its most serious <strong>drought<\/strong> in over five decades precisely because the rainy season <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-56798308\">did not happen<\/a> as usual. And in 1994, parts of Japan and South Korea suffered major droughts as well when the rainy season <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.ametsoc.org\/view\/journals\/clim\/10\/5\/1520-0442_1997_010_1056_otnote_2.0.co_2.xml#:~:text=The%20Asian%20summer,to%20be%20understood\">failed to deliver<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>When was the last time your country was <strong>hit<\/strong> by a drought?<\/li><li>What do you think your country can do to make sure there is enough water even during droughts?<\/li><li>If there\u2019s a water <strong>shortage<\/strong>, do you think water should go to farmers or factories? Why?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>While this is a more <strong>somber<\/strong> side of the rainy season, some advanced students might be interested in discussing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope this post has given you an idea of the East Asian rainy season and what topics you might want to ask your students about. Happy tutoring!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By June, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan (where around 98% of our students are) will have entered the \u201cEast Asian rainy season.\u201d This weather phenomenon dates back as far as 145 million years and, as...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":137,"featured_media":1893,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"unified_meta_tagline_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-teaching-conversation"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Conversation Topic: East Asian Rainy Season \u2614\ufe0f | Engoo Tutor&#039;s Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, 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