TOEFL writing practice : interview with a famous person

If you could ask a famous person one question, what would you ask? Why? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.

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If I have a chance of interviewing a celebraty, I would meet  one of the most successful woman throughout the world, Oprah Winfri. And I want to how much she is satisfied with her life.  This question is for being awaring of a degree of satisfaction with her life and the pros and the cons of the suceessful life. Although many people admire her as the one who led to a successful and still is living a meaningful life, it was likely to be so challenging for her to live in a great fame because it lays as much of responsibility on her. Through it I want to see her real mind behind a shown luxury life and what is meaningful life.

It is very well known that she had suffered from sexual abuse and had been discriminated due to the three miserable components of race, sex, poor. She was born in  black , women and extreme poverty. Although she had overcome all the difficulties she faced with, if she is asked whether or not she wants to born in such a dreadful condition again when she get another chance of living, it would not be easy to say “yes”. Nevertheless, It is certain she would say “yes” in reflection of her path she has walked on so far. I want to hear her reason and special purpose of life of what gave her such huge courage and pride through the question.

Secondly, I want to know about the either side of famousness. No matter how much she pleased with her life or success, she either regret at least one thing or were taken her odinary life away. Nowadays too many adolescents are just following  a way of being a superstar,  watching only bright side of success. However, actually much of the luxury life is considerably false. It is just illusion made by media.  In fact, many of celebraties miss their mundane daily life before being star. It is because they cannot meet their friends in public place and many people always observe star’s life in everything with so close look. There is no such thing “free”. By casting into question, I expect to know real their life.

It is clear for me that meeting one of the celebrity in the world is very precious  and rare oppotunity. Listening to thier honest answer of how much they satisfy their life  may deserve to more than one miliion dollar because we can experience a successful life in an indirect manner from meeting with the person. Furthermore, in converstion, the person  would inspire us of having a dream and even will change our mind like the person. If we had some sort of illusion toward the superstar, it can get rid of false.

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TOEFL writing practice : communication methods

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement？ Face－to－face communication is better than other types of communication，such as letters，e－mail，or telephone calls. Use specific reason and details to support your answer.

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The technique of communication has been developing since man began to live together in the form of community. It is because human beings are impossible to live alone in terms of social being. However, while the means of communication diversified with telecommunication technology and social network service (SNS) based on web led to a considerable progress in communication, people lost closeness of between the neighbors and intimacy between friends and family by replacing the face-to-face talk to other telecom devices.

To begin with, face-to-face communication provide people with more a sense of stability and intimacy between friends and family than other means of communications. “Touch”, which is the most distinguishing trait in face-to-face communication, has been a key subject in modern society because people gradually have lost it. Here is the point of it. No other evolved devices can substitute the own function of touch. Either holding a hand or taming hair is possible only when people are in the same place. According to the recent researches, children departed from face-to-face communication suffer more difficulties in communication with others than other children who have grown up in family environment where people touch naturally each other with eye and hand and body.

On the top of that, the way of meeting people on site can deliver more information and emotions accurately as they intend. When people speak, they communicate with others by means of all senses of body. It is all for , people There are limitations to communicate with others by e-mail or telephone. People often either misunderstand the context of e-mail by mere one word or fail to read a counter partner’s mind by telephone because they cannot see their face and depend on only the channel which the method offers. 

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TOEFL writing practice : successful life

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Only people who earn a lot of money are successful. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

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Nowadays, it goes without saying that money is the most powerful means of being successful. Having plenty of money means he can buy whatever he desire for and he can go wherever he hope for. Money gives many advantages up to attaining to their goals. However, not are only the rich successful. The meaning of success is countless. According to value in person or region where he lives or atmosphere of the time he belongs, it can be differently defined. What the success is rely on the person who says this.

To begin with, the person who achieves their dream is successful regardless of the amount of money. Although the job which he has is trivial, if he is fully satisfied with what he is doing, he can say “I do succeed” In the other hand, no matter how much he has money or how good well-paying job he get, if he had given up what he wanted to be because of money and he just live letting his life goes without purpose, he would say “I didn't succeed” Needless to say, the person who is doing the work of what he has dreamed of is a successful one.

On the top of that, the person who dedicates his life to the valuable things such as helping the needy or involving in religion is also successful. People are willing to give up the chance to make much money for the values they have pursued though it asks them much of sacrificing. They dare to sacrifice themselves for the values. Such people may regard themselves the unsuccessful. It likely sounds irony, but the people who pour everything in him out on the meaningful purpose are truly successful.

I have introduced only two different cases of successful person but there are more cases of life of being successful having nothing to do with money. As an extreme example, if one poor person without job and family and even house regards himself as the successful, he is successful. No one can judge the others with saving balance or one standard which the majority has. The statement of which only people who earn a lot of money are successful is a very narrow definition because it is just one case of a lot of successful lives. 

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** Success，like beauty，is in the eye of the beholder for some，money is a measure of success，but that is a very narrow definition. I do not think all people who earn a lot of money are successful. Success，in my opinion，is measured by how we live our lives，not by what we obtain.

Often，to be successful means to realize a goal that one has set for himself or herself. If that goal were to be a good student，a high grade point average would be the measure of success. If the goal is to be able to run eight miles in under an hour，success would be measured by being able to perform that feat. As we are all individuals with individual goals and aspirations，there are as many definitions of success as there are people with goals. However，money does maintain a very special place in our society. In the United Sates，under a capitalist economic system，we are encouraged to set goals that obtain wealth. Thus，when someone sees another person driving the streets of Beverly Hills behind the wheel of a Rolls Royce，he or she might assume that the person is successful. That would only be true，however，if that person had set as a goal to own a Rolls Royce. He may be a failure in other areas of his life，and may even be drowning in debt，but because he is able to display wealth，many people think he is successful.

In conclusion，appearances can sometimes be deceiving when it comes to money. It is important to remember that success is always measured on an individual basis. If you feel that you are successful because you have realized a goal，then you are. If you feel like a failure，however，no amount of money will be able to make you feel like you are a successful person. Certainly，money is only one of a number of ways to determine success.

TOEFL_speaking practice part 1 2Q (3)

Q. Describe the moment when you asked for help someone.

 I was on the way to airport after finishing my trip for two months in America. The bus I was taking was delayed because of traffic jam unexpected. So, I couldn't meet the my flight schedule. As soon as I arrived at airport, I ran to the gate. But my flight was gone. I became panic. At that time, there was someone who works for airport. She was kind and so nice. She appeased me with calm words and helped me to take next flight. Fortunately, I could come back to my home in safety. Saying thanks is all I do to her but I feel real appreciation of her kindness.

Q. Describe the most memorable class that you can think of.

 I was taking a North Korean's living life class when I was in university. At the beginning of the class, professor hung up one old map on the board. It was a map of the Korean peninsula in early 20century. She let us explain the time of day. One by one described as she asked for. After finishing all speeches, professor pointed out our mistake that every student made. All had used the term of North Korea and South Korea when we explain the time of day. It was obviously before North and South was divided though we were unconsciously thinking the Korea as two different countries. Since the class, the fact that I am living in a division counrty came over to me more closely.

TOEFL_speaking practice part 1 2Q (2)

Q. What is the most important characteristic of a good parent?

As far as I am concerned (what is the most important characteristic of a person) to be a good parent is being independant from their children. Being independant means to support them mentally and physically until they find their own way of living and then respect their children for being independant. Nowadays especially in Korea Many household have only kid so some parents are inclined to obsess with their kid although they already have grown up. However, it just spoil them. Regarding them as the independant member of society is the first virtue of good parents.

Q. What are the characteristics of a good citizen?

As far as I am concerned, the characteristics of a good citizen are honesty and harmony. Based on the reliable society, our community can be more developed and prosperous. If people are all dishonest, people are likely to doubt everything they have to do with and it would bring about countless laws to moniotr each person's behavior. Also, If people are thinking only themselves, our society's system will fall down in a while. Guess this, there are only such people who are filled with complaint and unsatisfaction. It must be the moster city.

Q. What is the most important characteristic of a good teacher?

As far as I am concerned, what is the most important chracteristic of a person to be a good teacher is patience. Having a pateience means to wait for the time when students are ready to learn and are willing to take up what teachers teach. As an example, I can take Helenkeler's case. Serlybern who was a teacher of very cranky and miserable girl Helenkeler taught her with all-out effort. The admirable thing of her is she wait for her until she is ready. Even the moment helenkeler is about to give up, she didn't stop teaching her.    

TOEFL writing practice : being an adult

Q. People recognize a difference between children and adults. What events (experiences or ceremonies) make a person an adult? Use specific reasons and examples to explain your answer.

There is no such thing that children turn to adults in a day. However, anyone experiences a couple of times specific moments when they feel I become an adult. People have their own experiences, but there is something in common among those experiences.

First of all, at the moment people feel a sense of responsibility; people recognize they grow up. Children are always under the protection of their parents. Parents either decide something instead of their kids or are responsible for what their children did. However, from one moment, children can no longer depend on them. For example, when people have their baby, they realize they become an adult. From the moment, they have to protect their baby from a lot of situations coming to them. The sense of responsibility engraves people to become adults for sure.  

Secondly, people say they realize it when they feel sympathy toward their parents. We used to demand many things to our parents even over 20 years old. It means age is not a measure of being adult. We consider our parents as the one who cares about us and should give everything as we ask. If you are thinking of yourself so, people might regard you still children, you do as well. However, people used to say that the moment when parents look like the one whom we should care of comes at least once in our life. Although I’ve never experienced such emotion yet, when the day comes, I am likely to say the same thing as others did.

To be honest, being an adult is not a big deal. It is because everyone becomes adult. However, once again being an adult is a big deal. In the world there are numerous people just who having only old age. Namely, being an adult is like having a responsibility on their life. Also, only after you grow up as much as you can take care of people around you, you can say that you became an adult. 

아래는 이블린 킴 선생님의 수업에서 사용된 예시 에세이 입니다.  

There are so many differences between children and adults, such as adults made decisions independently, while children often deal with things under the supervision of adults. Although it is a course that a child grows up and become an adult, I believe that many events play a significant role in it. Based on the experience and life style of my own, leaving parents and living alone is the event that turns a child into an adult.

Main reason of my argument I support is that living independently could develop the ability of thinking and doing independently. In family, parents always prepare everything and create a comfortable condition for children. So, children at home are mostly carefree, and need not to worry about cooking, washing, making cleaning. The only thing they have to care of is study. However, Children, for example, who live in the dormitory of school, have to study how to deal with house work and how to get on with others. It is more important that they should not only think without the help of parents but also make decisions like adults.

Another reason which is proven by many children is that by living independently children learn how to deal with many problems which happen unexpectedly. To resolve problems faced with, they need courage and the capability to cope with without the help from parents. For example, when a freshmen move into dormitory they have to learn to change the light bulb, clean the house, how to get on well with roommate and so on. At this time, making friends and helping each other are very important for them to resolve the troubles which may happen in the future. In addition, the frustration and even failure in life is very significant in the course of growth. An experience, example, or observation imparts beneficial new knowledge and wisdom. In the same way, failures bring children lessons and make their thought and behaviors mature and sense.

Generally speaking, living independently will develop the ability of dealing with things of children, test the courage of cope with difficulties of them, and bring them many lessons. Taking into account of all these factors, we may reach the conclusion that living by own make a child mature and wise, and turn a child into an adult. 

TOEFL_ writing practice : a reliable friend

아직도 한시간이 걸린다.  이블린 킴 선생님의 "30분만에 써내야 한다."는 말이 계속 마음에 남는다. 써내야 한다. How...

Q. What do you want most in a friend - someone who is intelligent, or someone who has a sense of humor, or someone who is reliable? Which one of these characteristics most important to you? Use reasons and specific examples to explain your choice.

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People look for friends who are in mutual interest or benefit them when they need. However, it cannot be the necessary condition of being a friend. Also,we can make friends with a variety of characteristics but the ones who are not reliable cannot be a real friend. Namely friends for lifetime should be reliable. Trust is the most important virtue of relationship between all the people as well as friends because it keeps the relationship firmly and help people overcome their hardship.

 To begin with, no matter what situations I have gone through, a reliable friend will be together and support me. Actually this belief that he or she will be with me forever is based on the trust regardless of who the friend is.  While they have gotten along with for a long time, naturally it has been built up. None of scientists can explain precisely how the kind of strong band was established or what backgrounds affect them to trust each other. However, there is one thing for sure that friends based on trust don’t forsake their friends in any difficulty even at the moment when everyone abandons them.  

On the top of that, the friends who can trust in lead us to a right way. They are the ones who are willing to advice us the right things at any given moment. From my personal experience, I was in trouble because I made a big mistake. I couldn't tell even my parents it because i was afraid of disappointing them. At that time one friend came in my mind and I turned to her to confess my fault. She didn't judge what I committed  Instead she comported me that everyone makes mistake at least once or more in their life. And she encouraged me with her truly warm and honest advice that an important thing is not to do again the same thing. Unless I had the friend who can tell honestly what I did wrong, I might intend to hide it into my deep soul and eventually it would hurt somebody else and even spoil me. I could be free from my fault because of the true friend.

Someone said having one friend who is reliable is the same as having a whole world. How awesome having a true friend who is always standing on my side and walking together on the same road is! Therefore, a reliable friend is the friend for lifetime.   

* 영향을 미치다. 

1. have an influence on / have an effect on 
 ex) Taylor's ideas had a significant influence on the industrial life of all modernized countries.

2. have an impact on / make an impact on
ex)The Beatles alone had an enormous impact on culture.

3. affect
ex) How will these changes affect us?

TOEFL_writing practice : the help of technology

여전히 한시간이 걸린다. 흠.. 안되는데..370자를 썼다. 

Q. 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. 

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There are two sides to everything. It goes through technology as well.  While some people claim that they lost a sort of close connection between people such as neighbors because of replacing much of their daily life to technology, some are thankful to the cell-phones and computer devices which connected them to people who live in the distance. However, I think that as long as we use it in a proper manner, we can gain much more benefits of what we are about to do. Also, our life would be abundant with the help of technology, which is less limited by either places or time and does a lot of works at a high rate.

To begin with, people can share information and knowledge they have with students who are living throughout the world because technology is not limited by places where people are. One of famous website cousera.org can be the good example of this case. Whoever wants to gain qualified lectures from prestige universities in the world can feel free to access to the website and can take classes as much as they want for nothing. Moreover, distance learning technology enabled student to discuss diverse issues of society on each place as if they are in class. They are available to exchange their thoughts and opinions on the web.

On the top of that, students can save their time with the help of technology. Looking back at my childhood, finding materials and making notes had taken a long time until it all was done. However, nowadays, students use a computer and advanced software to do their researches and assignments. It reduce much of time of the work just that had been wasted. We can get a prompt response as soon as we put data into the analysis program. Even the data was gathered by on-line poll.

Due to the advantages of technology mentioned above, we can learn more information and even faster. Although it is dangerous for us to rely on technology too much, if we control the usage of the technology and be careful to be addicted to some technologies, it would bring more benefits rather than the disadvantages of technology into our life. 

* 초래하다 / 야기하다
cause, bring about, lead to, result in (좋지 않은 일을) (formal) give rise to

* 유발하다 
(흥미 등을) arouse, cause, trigger, lead to, give rise to, set off, touch off induce

* 발생하다
(사건 등이) occur, happen, arise, come about, take place (전쟁·질병 등이) break out (효력 등이) take effect, (빛, 생산) generate

모범답안은 아래의 링크를 참조. 

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Speaking Practice 1. 유형별 표현 (3)

한글문장 바꿔말하기 세번째 시간입니다. 지난 두개의 포스팅의 복습을 해보겠습니다. 

1. 관심과 이목을 끌다 attract/ draw
m.The cutting edge city like London is crowded of travelers.
h. The cutting edge city like London and Tokyo attract many tourists. 

2. 사물> 편리하다 convenient 사람>편안하다 comfotable
m. Graph is a convenient tool to understand many concepts. 
h. Graphs are a convenient tool for understanding many concepts. 

3.  내게 의미가 있다. means a lot
m. The necklace means a lot to me because it was given from my grandmother.
h. My necklace means a lot to me because it was my grandmother's.

4. 점심도시락을 싸다

TOEFL_ writing practice : onelong vacation? many vacations?

오랜만에 번역이 아닌, 순수 작문에 도전.
아.. 시간도 많이 걸리고, 맘에 안든다. 글자수는 좀 많이 오버됐다. 440자?

Q. Some people believe that students should be given one long vacation each year.
others believe that students should have several short vacations throughout the year.
which viewpoint do you agree with？Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice.

When it comes to the vacation, the issue should be considered in a variety positions of people such as teacher, parents as well as students. Unless we consider the interest of each group, it can cause a serious conflict among them. I think one long vacation satisfies with as many members of our community as it can in terms of the efficiency in time for family plan and the benefits  from extra acitivies. Therefore, being given one long vacation benefits to students.

To begin with, through a long vacation, students have a chance to experience extra activities beside regular course of school. For example, if students have three months vacation, it is enough time to go abroad in order to experience the other culture or language. Also, If they are interested in music instrumentals, they can concentrate on mastering the music instrument during the time. When I was in high school, in Korea, I had only four weeks vacation twice a year. And even during vacation, most of time, I had to come to school due to the vacation class.I used to think that If I had three months of full vacation, I would have spent my time experiencing other activities. Since I got into univetsity, I could have full time of vacation. At that time, I spent most of the time traveling and voluntiring, going around all the world, America, China, Mongolia etc. This experiences and memories actually influenced on establishing my character and left in itself as my precious asset and unique knowledge in my mind.

Secondly, It is much easier to make a family plan than having short-term vacations throughout the year. Nowadays, the increasing number of household in which both parents work have been a social issue. During the vacation, there need public supports for taking care of our children. Whenever vacation comes, finding a center or an alternative school is bothersome for parents as well as children felt tiresome  I saw one good example of the United America. They have long vacation, so they often send their children to a summer camp during their vacation  It seems be good both children and parents. Children can experience other culture and meet a variety of friends off-site classroom and parents also have a real vacation for summer.

To achive something in our mind, enough time to be able to focus on should be given. Moreover, family issues need to be considered in abroad view. Whether how much our children spend their time in a proper manner counts on the right decision we makes. We need to creat a comfortable environment around them and other social members. One long vacation is the better environment where we have expected.

모범답안은  이블린킴의 신문연재 기사에 실려있는  Essay를 참고 해주시길...
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Speaking Practice 1. 유형별 표현 (2)

두번 째 유형별 표현연습(물건, 장소)입니다. 지난 번에는 (인물,사건)이었구요. 학습번은 기존 그대로 입니다. 추천하고 싶은 장소와 같은 문제에 사용될 수 있습니다. 

한국어 문장을 영어로 바꾸기 연습을 해봅니다.첫 문장은 스스로 바꿔보시고, 다음 문장을 읽어보세요. 외우면 더 좋구요.각 문제의 두번 째문장은 모범답안입니다.

* 의미있는 선물: a meaningful gift. 
1. 의미있는 선물을 주고 받는 것은 인생을 가치있게 만든다. 
m. Giving and taking a meaning gift makes our life valuable.h. Giving and receiving meaning gifts make life more worthy.

* 경치좋은 곳 scenic(adj.) spot / 한국의 경치 scenery (noun) in Korea/ 산의 경치 mountain scenery
2. 이 사진들은 내가 한국에서 가장 좋아 하는 경치좋은 한강부근의 모습을 보여준다. 
m.These photographs show that my favorite scenic spot in Korea is the Han-River. h. These photographs show my favorite scenic spot in Korea by the Han-River.

* 나에게 큰 의미를 갖다: mean a lot to me

TOEFL_listening practice

리스닝을 향상 시키기 위해 최근 두가지를 하고 있는데 그 중에 하나가 shadowing이다. 20문제 남짓한 문제를 풀고 (지문4-5) 그중 가장 들리지 않았던 한 지문을 골라 지문을 읽고, 오디오를 반복하여 따라하는 방식이다. 최근까지 대략 4개 정도 모아졌다. 아래는 해커스 인터미디엇 mp3에 출제된 지문이다.


1. [P108-109]Chapter 4 Hackers Test 6-11.mp3

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Proportion wise :비율적으로
Some people need the jolt that coffee gives : 순간적인 에너지
Coffee many manufacturers came up with a way to take the caffeine out of coffee : 방법을 고안하다
A liquid is subjected to a high temperature. : -가 가해지다.
It will take on the properties of both gas and liquid :특성을 가지다.
When the SCF is drawn off, it brings with it 97 percent of the caffeine. : 빼내지다. 

*verb
- dissolve:it should be able to dissolve substances.
- permeate: it can permeate through solid
- heat : you heat the water / it heats (타동사/자동사)
- compress: when it was compressed to above a certain pressure
- steam : The coffee beans are steamed to bring the caffeine to surface. 
- immerse: they're immersed in SCF
- vaporize: whatever CO2 residue is left behind will simply vaporize into gas. 



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TOEFL_speaking practice part 1 2Q

Q. What genre of movie do you like?

- My favorite genre of movie is family drama. There are two reason I prefer. To begin with, it deals with various characters of people in reality. In other words, I can experience indirectly other people's life through the type of movie. Furthermore, it leaves me a deeper impression than other genres of movie. I remember one movie named patch Adams. It is story about one doctor who devoted his whole life to people in needs. Through the peoples who played in the movies I learned about love and happiness and meaning of life. That is why I like family dramas.

Q. What kind of music do you like best?

- My favorite genre of music is a cristian comtemporary music. There are two reason I like this. To begin with,I am easily affected by the lyrics of songs. All CCM songs are written in stories of god's works and praiseis of what the Lord did for us. When I listen to those songs, through the lyrics, I gain a confidence to live and I am able to overcome my hardship or suffering. On top of that,it is played with diverse musical instruments. electric guitar,base guitar, piano, drum and so on. the sounds of harmony makes me either excited or calm.

Q. What is your favorite place in your city?

The most favorite place in Korea is Jeju Island. Jeju Island is designated as world heritage by the UNESCO. There are many tourist attractions because it has been made by volcano's explosion. You can see very authentic and fabulous scenery such as limestone cave, craters and cliff with rocks of fantastic shape. Furthermore, Jeju Island has a moderate climate all the year. People who want to visit there can go anytime in a year.

Q. What is the most valuable object in your life?

-I have a necklace with a small gold cross pendant. The necklace has a sentimental value because I received it from my mother celebrating my 20th birthday. I share the same thing with my twin sister at the time. Also, the cross pendant means a lot to me because the cross represents Jesus Christ died for me instead of my sin. I have been wearing it almost over 10 years since I was given, remembering their endless love toward me.

Q. what is your favorite holiday or celebration?

My favorite holiday is the Christmas. The day means a lot to me because we celebrate Jesus Christ born and came to us and all family members and friends get together to chat. Around the Christmas all cities are like having a party. All streets are bustling and filled with people, laughing and carol songs. And people prepare for Christmas gifts in order to thank to each other and deliver their warm heart wishing good luck.I love the kind of atmosphere surrounding Christmas.

Q. Describe an transportation you prefer the most.

I prefer to take a bus. Because I like to looking at out of window sitting in the bus. Furthermore,recently the system of transfer has been so developed that we can transfer from one to next transportation with less effort until we get to our destinations. Finally the bus map and schedule was designed as finely as subway and flight by specialists. Thus, we can go anywhere we intended to go on time.

TOEFL_writing practice : unqualified

Q. School should ask students to evaluate their teachers. Do you agree or disagree? Use specific example to support your answer.

2:47-3:13

Nowadays, It seems that many teachers who  do not prepare for their classes well or are inadquate to teach thier students. Such teachers prevent students from learning many things and subjects. These days, some people insist that school has to ask students to evaluate their teachers. I agree with the idea because the type of evaluation can lead to the elimination of unqualified teachers.  The system will compel teachers to teach well and cause them to think how they can teach their students in an efficient way.

To begin with, the evaluation system will be effective to make the teachers below evaluation standards leave school. Once again I say, there are too many unqualified and unwilling teachers. Such teachers  does not deserve to teach what student wants. Furthermore, students  who learn from teachers who are not up to standards are likely to get an education which falls short of students’s expectaions (live up to their expectations)  compared to ones who learn from always prepare for their class and teach students skillfully.  Thus, teachers who do not meet the requirements of the system sholud step down from school.

Secondly, the system not only gets rid of the unqualified teachers, but remind the remaining teachers of keeping researching and seeking for the lectures with a high quality. It is because they can also be fired the next time unless they make an effort.   Therefore ,teachers should keep doing their best, and students who learn from these teachers will be able to easily understand what is being taught and obtain a great amount of knowledge from them.

The rule is simple. Teacher who are qualified to teach students should teach students and those who are unaualified should not do so. This system is very good because it can eliminate teachers who are unqualified to teach students and make teachers keep thinking how to teach students more efficiently.

·         자격이 되지 않다

-          are inadquate to

-          does not deserve to

-          below evaluation standards

-          do not meet the requirements of the system

-          are unqualified to

·         기대에 미치지 못하다

-          falls short of students’s expectaions

-          live up to their expectations

TOEFL_ speaking practice part 1,2

1. Which do you think is better for students? Using calculators or calculating by themselves? Give specific details to support your answer.

* My answer

As far as I concerned that I strongly believe that calculating by themselves is better for students.To begin with, it develops their mathematics mind and skill.In other words, calculating itself has its own function to boost mathematics skill. Furthermore, there are a lot of cases on which we should calculate by ourselves.

Let’s suppose.we are in the grocery store and we are suppose to buy milk for next week. There are lots of type of milk on the shelve. In the meantime we find one milk brand is on sale for 30 percent off, but we should buy it two at a time to get a discount. How can we do?

 In brief, we are encountering  such situations a lot in our daily life. Thus, we should practice it whenever we study it. Otherwise, reliance on calculator will rise and when the ability is needed, we can not handle it.

* Eaxmple answer

As far as I am concerned, I strongly believe that using calculators is better for students.To begin with, students can boost their interest on math.To be specific, students can concentrate on other parts of math by using the time that was formerly used to calculate numerical formulas.On top of that, calculators can prevent mistakes.To suggest my own experience, I missed one question on the math test because of my simple calculation error and if there was a calculator, I might got a better grade in my university.In a nutshell, I strongly believe that students can get some advantages by using calculators.

- source: http://blog.naver.com/asaravio?Redirect=Log&logNo=110147631112

Speaking Practice 1. 유형별 표현

한국어 문장을 영어로 바꾸기 연습을 해봅니다.
첫 문장은 스스로 바꿔보시고, 다음 문장을 읽어보세요. 외우면 더 좋구요.
각 문제의 두번 째문장은 모범답안입니다.

1. 나는 독립적이고 영리하기 때문에 내 친구 사라를 좋아합니다.
=> I like to her because she is independent and smart. (X)
=> I respect my friends Sarah for being independent and smart.

2. 나는 내과의사가 안정적인 직업이라고 생각합니다.
=> I think a physician is a stable job(steady job).
=> I think of physician is a good example of stable job.

3. 친절한 사람들을 자진해서 어려운 사람들을 돕습니다.
=> Generous people are willing to help people in difficulties.