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The World's Largest Buffet

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■ 제시문

Do you like buffets? When you go to a buffet, you can eat whatever you want. Plus, you can eat as much as you want! People like to taste many different kinds of dishes. The bigger the buffet, the better.

A hotel in Las Vegas held a huge buffet. It broke the Guinness record for the World's Largest Buffet. A chef named George Bargisen prepared the buffet. The buffet had 40 kinds of soups, 100 salads, and 150 desserts. When all the dishes were spread out the buffet was 152-meters long. It took 24 hours to create the buffet. There were 510 kinds of dishes from many different countries. The buffet even had fried alligator.

Over 850 people came to eat at the buffet. The best thing about the world's largest buffet is that it only cost $7.50 per person! All the money made from the buffet went to charity.

■ 이해력 높이기

글을 얼마나 이해하고 읽었는지를 보기 위한 문제입니다.

1.Which of the following is NOT correct?

(a)A hotel chef prepared the world's largest buffet.

(b)There were 150 different dishes.

(c)The buffet included a lot of food from different countries.

2.According to the passage, what is the best thing about the buffet?

(a)850 people came to the buffet.

(b)The buffet only cost $7.50.

(c)The money went to charity.

답: 1번 (b), 2번 (b)

■ 표현 연습

1. ∼이 가장 좋은 점은 ∼이다. The best thing about ∼ is ∼.

엄마의 가장 좋은 점은 좋은 요리사라는 것이다. The best thing about Mom is that she's a good cook.

2. 원하는 것 뭐든지 whatever you want

갖고 싶은 거 뭐든지 고를 수 있다. You can pick whatever you want.

3.∼클수록 좋다. The bigger∼, the better.

눈사람은 클수록 좋다. The bigger the snowman, the better.

■ 문장력 키우기

다음 세 문장을 영어로 써 보고, 서로 연결하는 연습을 합니다.

1. 겨울의 가장 좋은 점은 눈이다. The best thing about winter is snow.

2. 만들고 싶은 거 뭐든지 만들 수 있다. You can make whatever you want.

3. 눈이 많을수록 (more), 더 좋다. The more the snow, the better.

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