[이블린 킴의 iBT writing] Essay ⑤ － Let’s Stop Playing Word Games！

항상 받는 질문은 어떻게 하면 iBT essay에서 고득점을 획득하는 것인데，방법은 하나다.

매일 조금씩 정한 분량을 꾸준히(consistency) 하는 것이 중요하다.

다음 호에서는 영어 에세이의 틀을 다시 한번 공부해 보고 다듬어 보자.

필수 Idioms :

on one's toes : It's important for all the players on a soccer team to stay on their toes.

to get along : Jane is getting along very well in his English studies.

hard of hearing : Please don't shout. I'm not hard of hearing.

to go off : The accident happened when a box of firecrackers went off accidentally.

to grow out of : He still bites his nails now and then，but soon he'll grow out of the habit.

to make the best of : If we can't find a larger apartment soon，we'll just have to make the best of it right here.

to cut off : The rope was two feet longer than we needed，so we cut off the extra length.

to cut out : The child likes to cut out pictures from the newspaper and to paste them in a notebook.

Grammar : Conditionals

Wrong : If I will win the contest，I will buy a new car.

Right : If I win the contest，I will buy a new car.

Wrong : If you had lost your job，what would you do？

Right : If you lost your job，what would you do？ OR

If you had lost your job，what would you have done？

Wrong : If I had been there，I would make a speech.

Right : If I were there，I would make a speech. OR

If I had been there，I would have made a speech.

Wrong : If they had ask me，I would have given them my opinion.

Right : If they had asked me，I would have given them my opinion.

Wrong : If Bob had studied more，he would have pass the test.

Right : If Bob had studied more，he would have passed the test.

Wrong : If Jane had known it was supposed to rain，she would have took an umbrella.

Right : If Jane had known it was supposed to rain，she would have taken an umbrella.

Wrong : If I would have a degree from that university，I would get a good job.

Right : If I had a degree from that university，I would get a good job.

Wrong : If he would have been on time，we would have asked him to the party.

Right : If he had been on time，we would have asked him to the party.

Vocabs :

△발견하다 (find，detect，discover，learn，locate，unearth，determine)

△끝내다/성취하다 (finish，close，end，conclude，complete，end，finalize，terminate)

△주춤하다/움츠리다 (flinch，grovel，wince，cower，cringe)

△범람하다/압도하다 (flood，overwhelm，deluge，engulf，swamp)

△번영하다 (thrive，flourish，luxuriate，prosper，flower)

△흐르다 (flow，run，stream，pour，spout，gush，spurt)

△주름잡다/접다 (fold，line，wrinkle，crease，pleat)

△뒤쫓다/추적하다 (follow，pursue，shadow，trail，chase，tag，tail)

△망각하다 (forget，omit，neglect，overlook)

△그만두다/체념하다 (forgo，give up，sacrifice，waive)

English :

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement？

With the help of technology，students nowadays can learn more information and learn it more quickly.

Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

Technology provides today's students with many interesting ways to learn more information more quickly.

Students have immediate access to learning from a variety of sources.

Through the internet，students can gather information with the click of the mouse.

Distance learning technology offers more educational opportunities.

Computerized learning programs are another option for today's students.

Students now have a wealth of information available to them through the internet.

When writing a term paper，students can conduct searches on their topics.

They have an access to library databases around the globe.

In addition，they can look for information in web sites designed by experts on their topics.

This information is available to them immediately and around the clock.

More students are taking advantage of distance learning technology.

Students have an access to instruction conducted through the medium of a computer or television.

This technology allows students the opportunity to take courses that are not available in their local area.

As a result，the possibilities for study are almost endless.

It also provides the students with the luxury of being able to determine their own hours of study.

In this way，students have more access to learning at the time of their convenience.

Finally，students can use computerized learning programs.

There are many instructional programs designed as learning aids to help students study topics in areas like mathematics，science，and languages.

For example，one can learn vocabulary and practice grammar exercises in a foreign language through a computerized learning program.

These programs provide students with a wealth of information and offer immediate feedback on the learning process.

Korean :

오늘날 테크놀로지는 더 빠르게 더 많은 정보를 흥미로운 방식으로 학생들에게 제공한다.

인터넷을 통해 학생들은 즉각적으로 다양한 소스로부터 지식습득이 가능하며 마우스 클릭 한번으로 정보수집이 가능하다.

원거리 교육기술은 더 많은 학습 기회를 제공하며 전산화 교육프로그램은 오늘날의 학생들에게 또 다른 선택기회이다.

인터넷을 통해 학생들은 풍부한 정보를 얻을 수 있게 되었다.

팀 리포트를 위해 전 세계 도서관 데이터베이스에 접속하여 주제에 대해 검색한다.

또한 리포트 주제에 관련된 전문가의 웹사이트로부터도 정보를 찾기도 한다.

이러한 정보는 즉시 사용 가능하다.

더 많은 학생들이 원거리 교육기술의 혜택을 받고 있다.

컴퓨터/텔레비전에서 방송되는 강의에 접속할 수 있으며 이러한 기술은 학생들에게 거주 지역에서 받을 수 없는 교육과정을 받을 수 있는 기회를 준다.

결과적으로 끝없는 공부의 기회가 되며，학생 스스로 공부 시간을 결정할 수 있어 자신이 편리한 시간에 교육과정에 접속할 수 있다.

마지막으로，학생들은 정보화 교육 프로그램을 사용하여 많은 수학，과학，언어와 같은 강의 프로그램을 접할 수 있다.

예를 들어，정보화 교육 프로그램을 사용하여 외국어의 단어와 문법을 배울 수 있는 것이다.

이 프로그램은 교육 과정 중 풍부한 정보와 즉각적인 피드백을 학생에게 제공한다.

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