1. ▶ Phrase Check ▶ Word Check ☞ Write the meanings of the words. ☞ Choose the correct word or phrase for each blank. 3 2 8 History how about, that, aside from, added, better, boiled 1. especially2. grain 3. buckwheat4. boiled 5. sliced6. cucumber 7. radish8. pear 9. vinegar10. mustard 11. dynasty12. custom 13. history book14. red pepper paste 15. The noodles are usually to a cold beef or chicken soup. 16. Vinegar and mustard are also added to make it taste. 17. You also put a egg, sliced pieces of cucumber, radish and Korean pear. 18. There are several dishes people enjoy especially in summer time. 19. mul-naengmyeon, there is also bibim-naengmyeon. 20. trying naengmyeon for lunch today?

2. ▶ Reading Comprehension 1 ☞ Choose the best answer based on the article. Naengmyeon for Lunch? The weather is so hot these days. There are several dishes that people enjoy especially in summer time. One of them is naengmyeon. Naengmyeon means cold noodles in Korean. This cold noodle dish has thin noodles made with a kind of grain --the buckwheat. The noodles are usually added to a cold beef or chicken soup. You also put a boiled egg, sliced pieces of cucumber, radish and Korean pear. Vinegar and mustard are also added to make it taste better. This is also called mul-naengmyeon. Koreans began eating naengmyeon during the Joseon Dynasty. You can find naengmyeon in ‘Dongguksesigi.’ This is a book on Korean customs written in 1849. You can read about naengmyeon in other history books, too. Aside from mul-naengmyeon, there is also bibim-naengmyeon. This does not have cold soup. Instead, it is served with red pepper paste and vegetables, similar to bibimbap. Naengmyeon is interesting because people usually cut the noodles using scissors. It is because the noodles are long and they are not easy to eat. Now you know about naengmyeon. So, how about trying naengmyeon for lunch today? You will like it! 3 2 8 History 21. What can NOT be inferred from the article? ① There are two kinds of naengmyeon: One is mul-naengmyeon and the other is bibim- naengmyeon. ② Naengmyeon is considered as Koreans' favorite summer dish these days. ③ Bibim naengmyeon is recommended for people who like hot and spicy dishes. ④ Bibimbap became one of the favorite foods of people in the North after the Korean War. 22. Imagine making mul-naengmyeon for your friends. You put noodles, a boiled egg, sliced pieces of cucumber, radish and Korean pear. Vinegar and mustard were also added. Which ingredient you need to add next? (This is the most important thing you have to put in your mul-naengmyeon.) ① Bap (= steamed rice) ② A cold soup ③ Bean paste ④ Tomato sauce

3. ☞ Write True(T) or False(F). ▶ Reading Comprehension 2 3 2 8 History 23. "A _____ is a way of behaving which is traditional in a particular society." Fill in the blank with one of the words below. ① history book ② custom ③ buckwheat ④ dynasty 24. There is bibim naengmyeon, which doesn't have soup but is mixed with red pepper paste instead. _____ 25. Naengmyeon appeared in old documents such as Dongguksesigi. _____ Naengmyeon for Lunch? The weather is so hot these days. There are several dishes that people enjoy especially in summer time. One of them is naengmyeon. Naengmyeon means cold noodles in Korean. This cold noodle dish has thin noodles made with a kind of grain --the buckwheat. The noodles are usually added to a cold beef or chicken soup. You also put a boiled egg, sliced pieces of cucumber, radish and Korean pear. Vinegar and mustard are also added to make it taste better. This is also called mul-naengmyeon. Koreans began eating naengmyeon during the Joseon Dynasty. You can find naengmyeon in ‘Dongguksesigi.’ This is a book on Korean customs written in 1849. You can read about naengmyeon in other history books, too. Aside from mul-naengmyeon, there is also bibim-naengmyeon. This does not have cold soup. Instead, it is served with red pepper paste and vegetables, similar to bibimbap. Naengmyeon is interesting because people usually cut the noodles using scissors. It is because the noodles are long and they are not easy to eat. Now you know about naengmyeon. So, how about trying naengmyeon for lunch today? You will like it!

4. ▶ Phrase Check ▶ Word Check ☞ Write the meanings of the words. ☞ Choose the correct word or phrase for each blank. 3 2 8 History how about, that, aside from, added, better, boiled 1. especially [ 특히 ]2. grain [ 곡물 ] 3. buckwheat [ 메밀 ]4. boiled [ 삶은 ] 5. sliced [ 얇게 썬 ]6. cucumber [ 오이 ] 7. radish [ 무 ]8. pear [ 배 ] 9. vinegar [ 식초 ]10. mustard [ 겨자 ] 11. dynasty [ 왕조 ]12. custom [ 풍속 ] 13. history book [ 역사책 ]14. red pepper paste [ 고추장 ] 15. The noodles are usually added to a cold beef or chicken soup. 16. Vinegar and mustard are also added to make it taste better. 17. You also put a boiled egg, sliced pieces of cucumber, radish and Korean pear. 18. There are several dishes that people enjoy especially in summer time. 19. Aside from mul-naengmyeon, there is also bibim-naengmyeon. 20. How about trying naengmyeon for lunch today?

5. ▶ Reading Comprehension 1 ☞ Choose the best answer based on the article. Naengmyeon for Lunch? The weather is so hot these days. There are several dishes that people enjoy especially in summer time. One of them is naengmyeon. Naengmyeon means cold noodles in Korean. This cold noodle dish has thin noodles made with a kind of grain --the buckwheat. The noodles are usually added to a cold beef or chicken soup. You also put a boiled egg, sliced pieces of cucumber, radish and Korean pear. Vinegar and mustard are also added to make it taste better. This is also called mul-naengmyeon. Koreans began eating naengmyeon during the Joseon Dynasty. You can find naengmyeon in ‘Dongguksesigi.’ This is a book on Korean customs written in 1849. You can read about naengmyeon in other history books, too. Aside from mul-naengmyeon, there is also bibim-naengmyeon. This does not have cold soup. Instead, it is served with red pepper paste and vegetables, similar to bibimbap. Naengmyeon is interesting because people usually cut the noodles using scissors. It is because the noodles are long and they are not easy to eat. Now you know about naengmyeon. So, how about trying naengmyeon for lunch today? You will like it! 3 2 8 History 21. What can NOT be inferred from the article? [4] ① There are two kinds of naengmyeon: One is mul-naengmyeon and the other is bibim- naengmyeon. ② Naengmyeon is considered as Koreans' favorite summer dish these days. ③ Bibim naengmyeon is recommended for people who like hot and spicy dishes. ④ Bibimbap became one of the favorite foods of people in the North after the Korean War. 22. Imagine making mul-naengmyeon for your friends. You put noodles, a boiled egg, sliced pieces of cucumber, radish and Korean pear. Vinegar and mustard were also added. Which ingredient you need to add next? (This is the most important thing you have to put in your mul-naengmyeon.) [2] ① Bap (= steamed rice) ② A cold soup ③ Bean paste ④ Tomato sauce

6. ☞ Write True(T) or False(F). ▶ Reading Comprehension 2 3 2 8 History 23. "A _____ is a way of behaving which is traditional in a particular society." Fill in the blank with one of the words below. [2] ① history book ② custom ③ buckwheat ④ dynasty 24. There is bibim naengmyeon, which doesn't have soup but is mixed with red pepper paste instead. [T] 25. Naengmyeon appeared in old documents such as Dongguksesigi. [T] Naengmyeon for Lunch? The weather is so hot these days. There are several dishes that people enjoy especially in summer time. One of them is naengmyeon. Naengmyeon means cold noodles in Korean. This cold noodle dish has thin noodles made with a kind of grain --the buckwheat. The noodles are usually added to a cold beef or chicken soup. You also put a boiled egg, sliced pieces of cucumber, radish and Korean pear. Vinegar and mustard are also added to make it taste better. This is also called mul-naengmyeon. Koreans began eating naengmyeon during the Joseon Dynasty. You can find naengmyeon in ‘Dongguksesigi.’ This is a book on Korean customs written in 1849. You can read about naengmyeon in other history books, too. Aside from mul-naengmyeon, there is also bibim-naengmyeon. This does not have cold soup. Instead, it is served with red pepper paste and vegetables, similar to bibimbap. Naengmyeon is interesting because people usually cut the noodles using scissors. It is because the noodles are long and they are not easy to eat. Now you know about naengmyeon. So, how about trying naengmyeon for lunch today? You will like it!