토플리딩5 [토플배경지식]단어/표현+해석(5)링컨 대통령의 뇌: President Lincoln's Brain(The 19th Century) Abraham Lincoln was president of the U.S. during the War Between the States, from 1861 to 1865. He led the nation in wartime despite serious mental trouble including extreme sadness. He also had trouble with his muscles and eyesight. What made Lincoln such a sick and miserable man? There is evidence that Lincoln suffered from brain damage as a result of a head injury when he was a boy. At age 10.. 2020. 10. 28. [토플배경지식]단어/표현+해석(4)신문의 성장사: The Growth of Newspapers(The 19th Century) The early 19th century witnessed tremendous growth in the number and circulation of newspapers in the United States. Previously, American newspapers had had both limited appeal and small circulation because their audience was a well-educated minority with particular interests such as literature and politics. The inexpensive "penny papers" introduced in the 1830s, however, represented a dramatic .. 2020. 3. 19. [토플iBT 공부비법-RC] 토플 리딩 점수 올리기 비법! ▶ 빠르고 정확하게 읽어라 모든 읽기 영역의 시험은 주어진 시간 안에 지문을 얼마나 정확하게 이해하고 있는지를 평가합니다. 물론 iBT 토플 Reading도 마찬가지 입니다. 3~5개의 지문(한 지문에 약 700개 단어)을 60~100분 동안 정확하게 이해하고 문제를 풀어야 합니다. 토플 공부를 시작한 단계에서는 꼼꼼히 읽는 것만으로도 상당한 시간이 걸립니다. 따라서 지문당 15~20분 안에 읽어나갈 수 있도록 시간을 줄여나가는 연습이 필요합니다. 지문을 읽을 때 처음에는 재빨리 훑어 읽기(skimming)로 대략적인 주제를 파악하고, 그런 후 자세히 읽으면서(scanning) 특정 정보를 세부적으로 찾는 연습을 병행하는 것이 좋습니다. 실제 시험에서 3~5개의 긴 지문을 읽어야 하므로 흐름을 잃지 않는.. 2020. 3. 13. [토플배경지식]단어/표현+해석(3)조지 워싱턴: George Washington(The 18th Century) Most Americans think George Washington was the first president of the United States. That is not completely true. Washington was the first president under the U.S. Constitution. There was, however, one president before him. That man was John Hanson. A congressman from Maryland, Hanson was elected president for one year by Congress in 1781. He served that term despite poor health. Then he left of.. 2020. 3. 11. [토플배경지식]단어/표현+직독직해(2)포카혼타스의 이야기: : The Story of Pocahontas(The 17th Century) Perhaps the most famous Native American woman is Pocahontas. She lived during the early 17th century in what is now the state of Virginia. Her father was King Powhatan. Although her real name was Matoaka, the king called her Pocahontas, meaning "to play" because she liked playing with toys. There is a well-known story about Pocahontas. She is said to have saved the life of the Englishman Captain.. 2020. 3. 11. 이전 1 다음
