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문제 예시 / 답변 예시 / 답변 템플릿

'주장하다' 표현

'주장하다' 또는 그와 유사한 의미를 가진 표현들
argue, think, mention, believe, say, point out, describe, ...

Task 1

템플릿

1. 선호형 문제

   • 주장
     I prefer to ~ (rather than~)
     I feel this way for several reasons.
   • 이유
     First, ~
     For example,(This reminds me when I was a student.)
     Second, ~
     To be specific, ~
     These are why I prefer ~

2. 동의형 문제

   • 주장
     I agree[disagree] with the idea that ~
     I think it is better to ~(than B)
     I think it is great idea to ~
     I feel this way for several reasons.
   • 이유
     First, ~
     For example,(This reminds me when I was a student.)
     Second, ~
     To be specific, ~
     These are why I prefer ~

주제별 idea

1. 일상

• 주제: prefer to purchase new books vs buy used books.
  [used book]
  • much cheaper, which helps student save money
    • Most new textbooks are expensive, especially for college students → used book can reduce expenses
    • 예: This semester, I saved a lot of money by buying a used textbook that was half the price of a new one.
  • more environmentally friendly
    • reduce waste & need for new paper
• 주제: prefer to exercise in the morning vs exercise in the evening.
  [evening]
  • Most people have more time to exercise in the evening.
    • People are usually busier in the morning because they have to go to work or school.
    • don't have enough time to exercise in the morning
  • Working out makes me tired, which affects my performance throughout the day.
    • For example, I feel more exhausted during the day when I go jogging in the morning.

* 이유를 말할 때 표현: since보다는 because가 더 구어체 느낌이라고 함

• 주제: use public transport to travel vs use private transport
  [public]
  • more environmentally friendly
    • reduce carbon emissions compared to individual cars
  • cost-effective
    • For example, I could save my money using trains when I traveled with my friends last year.
• 주제: buy a house vs stocks
  [a house]
  • safer form of possession compared to stocks
    • Stocks are highly influenced by the market, and their worth fluctuates very often
    • vulnerable to unpredictable losses
    • The price of house cannot be changed as easily
  • praftically useful to me
    • provides you protection and a place to call home
    • For exmaple, I personally had problems finding a place to live when I was going to college, and that experience showed me the importance of putting a roof over my head.
• 주제: own as few as possessions as possible vs own many things
  [own many things]
  • feel safe
    • X worry about not having something I need
    • feel financially safe: emergency → sell things to make money
  • allows me to be generous
    • give things away easily and still have a lot of things to use
    • For exmaple, I can give a couch to a friend when they move into a new apartment.
• 주제: working as a team vs working alone
  [working as a team]
  • get ideas from other team members
    • For example, as a university student, I had lots of team projects and I was able to get inspiration from my teammates that I would never have thought of on my own. Thanks to them, ou team was able to get a good score on the project.
  • more efficient
    • each member assigned different things to do/dividing tasks
    • All the things such as gathering information, presenting, and making the PPT would take more time to do if there was only one person doing all of the work.
• 주제: live in one city for entire lives vs move often during lifetime
  [moving often]
  • neighborhood may change
    • become a worse place to live
  • meet new people
    • starting a different job with new coworkers
    • different neighbors and get to make new friends

2. 학교

• 주제: finish school and begin a career as soon as they can or stay in school to get an advanced degree before beginning their career.
  [get an advanced degree]
  • huge benefit in finding a job
    • best jobs: advanced degree as one of the minimum requirements to apply
    • Many of the advanced degree programs include internships or work-study programs.
  • gain deeper knowledge and become more confident and prepared when starting their career
    • For example, my cousin studied CS and got a master's degree, and she said to me that she felt much more ready than people who only had bachelor's degree.

→ 실제 시험에서 예시를 이렇게까지 들 수 있을까

• 주제: for school to invest its funds in new television vs in books
  [books]
  • excellent sources of knowledge
    • X distracting features that television has: directly provid the information that the reader is looking for
  • help students save money
    • students are on a tight budget → difficult to buy expensive books

Task 2

템플릿

According to the announcement/article/letter, ~
There are two reasons why the woman/man supports/opposes the idea/change.
First of all, she/he argues that ~
Moreover, she/he mentions that ~

표현

• be busy with ~: ~로 바쁘다
• going off campus to ~

Task 3

템플릿

The reading is about TERM/SUBJECT which ~
The professor elaborates on this by providing two exmaples.
To begin with, he/she mentions that ~
Next, he/she says that ~

표현

• a real-life example

Task 4

템플릿

The lecturer explains TERM/SUBJECT by giving two examples.
First, he/she describes ~
Second, he/she mentions ~
These examples demonstrate ~

표현