공통영어2 능률 민병천 3과 변형문제

Lesson 3 Knowing Ourselves, Knowing Others

A Timeless Symbol of Korea

Children around the world learned a ____ more about Korean culture when writer Tae Keller published her book When You Trap a Tiger in 2020.

Its story starts with a girl who meets ____ tiger.

Her ____ knows the tiger as well.

When her grandmother gets sick, the girl makes a deal with the ____

____ inspiration for her award-winning book was an old folktale that her halmoni (grandmother) used to tell her.

It is called “The Sun and ____ Moon,”and it is about a brother, a sister, and a tiger.

Keller wanted to ____ the public’s interest in tigers by writing her own book.




How is the tiger related to Korean culture?

Long ago, tigers ____ so abundant in Korea that people often called the country the “Land of Tigers.”

It is estimated that ____ lived in Korea for at least 100,000 years.

The first appearance of a tiger ____ Korean culture dates back to the rock art of the Bronze Age.

It depicts people hunting various ____ including tigers.

Since then, tigers have appeared in many aspects of Korean culture, from legends to art and musical ____




Korean folktales

Some ____ you may have heard Korean folktales featuring tigers.

In fact, approximately forty ____ of Korean folktales about animals include a tiger.

Tigers in Korean folktales are sometimes shown in a positive light and sometimes as foolish ____

For example, in one story, a tiger helps a human become rich after the human ____ the tiger’s life.

In another story, a tiger hears a ____ tell her crying baby, “Don’t cry. Here’s a gotgam.”

Because the baby stops crying, the tiger mistakenly thinks the gotgam is a ____ scary creature and runs away.

It seems that people ____ the time had conflicting feelings about tigers.

They had ____ for tigers’power and courage.

However, ____ were also scared of tigers because being injured or even killed by tigers was common in the past.

They may have made tigers into foolish characters in order to be ____ scared of them.







Decline in population

Tigers in Korea faced a decline in population due to hunting ____ the Joseon period and nearly went extinct during the Japanese colonial era.

With the disappearance of tigers in Korea, their use as a ____ of the nation faded away.

However, their symbolism was revived in modern times through their selection as the mascot for both Olympics hosted ____ Korea.

Hodori was the mascot for the Seoul ____ Olympics in 1988.

It was ____ Siberian tiger, which represents courage.

The PyeongChang Winter Olympics in 2018 created Soohorang, a white tiger, ____ its mascot.

White ____ are considered sacred guardians.


Tiger is Coming

Tigers are also mentioned in the K-pop song “Tiger is ____

____ verse of the song is a reinterpreted version of “Sugungga,” which is a traditional Korean song.

____ song drew worldwide attention, and its video was viewed millions of times online.

These days, only a few wild tigers have ____ reported to be living in North Korea.

However, the history, stories, and cultural meaning of tigers still have a ____ among modern Korean people.

Who can deny that the tiger is ____ symbol of Korea?

____ 2021, the National Folk Museum of Korea published a book that collects all the stories about tigers in Korea.

How about looking for tigers around you ____




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