TOEFL iBT Reading “Read in Daily Life”: 공지와 변경 안내를 세부 정보 놓치지 않고 합쳐 읽는 법

TOEFL iBT의 “Read in Daily Life” 과제에서는 공지와 이메일 같은 짧은 일상 글을 읽고 객관식 문제에 답합니다. 공지 뒤에 변경 안내가 오면 모든 세부 정보를 세 가지로 나누세요. 변경 안내가 바꾼 것, 그대로라고 확인한 것, 언급하지 않아서 여전히 유효한 것입니다. 그다음 unless, only if, by 같은 조건어를 확인하세요. 이 글은 2026년에 도입된 TOEFL iBT 형식을 기준으로 하며, 중급(B1) 이상의 수험생을 위해 썼습니다.

이 글이 맞는 분

2026년에 도입된 TOEFL iBT 형식을 준비하며 Reading 섹션의 짧은 일상 글에 쓸 방법이 필요한 수험생.
공지는 이해하지만 세부 정보에서 답을 놓치는 학습자. 새 장소 대신 예전 장소를 고르거나 “unless” 뒤에 숨은 예외를 놓치는 경우.
실제 이메일, 예약, 일정 변경에 쓸 실용 영어도 필요한 분.
아직 이릅니다: 짧은 공지의 어휘 때문에 아직 읽는 속도가 느리다면(A2 정도) 어휘와 단어 형태부터 다지세요. “Complete the Words” 과제부터 시작하면 좋습니다(아래 링크).
너무 쉽습니다: 공지와 변경 안내를 세부 정보 하나 놓치지 않고 요약할 수 있다면 학술 지문으로 넘어가세요(아래 링크).

예시 학습 페이지 열기

단어 카드

Personal · everyday notices

Think of a notice or rule you see almost every day but never really read. Why do you ignore it?

Useful: ‘I walk past it every day, but…’ · ‘I suppose I assume that…’ · ‘It would get my attention if…’

Personal · a missed detail

Have you ever missed a deadline, condition or exception in an email or notice? What happened?

Useful: ‘I didn’t notice that… unless…’ · ‘As a result, I had to…’ · ‘Since then, I always…’

문장 형태

1
Choose the words that complete the sentence from the passage.
Attention is limited, and readers learn quickly which signs can safely ______.
정답과 해설 보기
be ignored
The signs receive the action, so we need a passive after the modal: can + be + past participle.
2
Choose the words that complete the sentence from the passage.
“In accordance with library policy, and with the exception of registered staff, all visitors are ______ to sign in at the front desk.”
정답과 해설 보기
required
Formal notices state obligation with be required to + base verb.
3
Choose the words that complete the sentence from the passage.
“Visitors must sign in at the front desk ______ they have a staff card.”
정답과 해설 보기
unless
Unless means except if: staff-card holders are the exception to the rule.
4
Choose the words that complete the sentence from the passage.
Readers tend to look for the main action first; if the exception comes before the action, it ______ easily lost.
정답과 해설 보기
is
For something that is generally true, we use a zero conditional: if + present simple, present simple (it is easily lost).
5
Choose the words that complete the sentence from the passage.
The finding suggests that people follow notices more readily ______ they believe others do the same.
정답과 해설 보기
provided that
Provided that introduces the condition that must be true: they follow notices when they believe others do.
6
Choose the words that complete the sentence from the passage.
If a sign complains that many visitors leave litter in a park, it ______ accidentally tell readers that leaving litter is normal.
정답과 해설 보기
may
May expresses possibility: the paragraph describes a risk. Can’t would deny the risk, and mustn’t is a prohibition.
7
Choose the words that complete the sentence from the passage.
Such messages work ______ if the behavior they describe is the one the writer wants.
정답과 해설 보기
only
Only if limits the result to one condition: in this case and no other.

추가 연습

Follow Information Across Messages — worked model

Two adults compare everyday messages at a library desk.

NOTICE: The talk in East Hall begins at 6 p.m. Entry is free, but registration is required because seating is limited.

FOLLOW-UP EMAIL: You are registered for Thursday’s talk. The speaker will now join online, so the event has moved to Room 12, which has a large screen. The start time is unchanged. Please show this message at the door.

What the model shows

Keep the original time because the update says it is unchanged.
Replace East Hall with Room 12 because the later message explicitly changes the venue.
Registration confirms entry; free admission does not mean unlimited space.
Separate new information from facts that still apply.

Find the supported response

COMMUNITY GARDEN POST

Our seed exchange will take place on Sunday 10 May from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the north gate. Bring clearly labelled packets of seeds if you have them. New gardeners are welcome even if they have nothing to exchange. Volunteers will offer short demonstrations throughout the event. Please register online so we can estimate attendance.

MESSAGE TO REGISTERED VISITORS, SENT FRIDAY

Rain is forecast for Sunday, so the exchange will move to the covered courtyard beside the visitor centre. The date and opening time are unchanged. The courtyard has less space, so demonstrations will now take place at 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. instead of running continuously. Seed packets must still be labelled. The café is closed for renovation; drinking water will be available in the visitor centre. Your registration remains valid, and you do not need to complete the form again.

1
Where will the seed exchange take place?
정답과 해설 보기
In the covered courtyard
The later message changes the location to the covered courtyard because rain is forecast.
2
Which visitor may attend without bringing seeds?
정답과 해설 보기
A new gardener with nothing to exchange
The original post welcomes new gardeners who have nothing to exchange, and the update does not remove that permission.
3
What should an already registered visitor do about registration?
정답과 해설 보기
Keep the existing registration
The follow-up explicitly says the existing registration remains valid.

Check the deeper meaning

COMMUNITY GARDEN POST

MESSAGE TO REGISTERED VISITORS, SENT FRIDAY

1
How has the demonstration schedule changed?
정답과 해설 보기
There are now two stated demonstration times
The update replaces continuous demonstrations with 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. sessions.
2
Which requirement appears in both messages?
정답과 해설 보기
Seed packets must be labelled
Both messages require labels; neither requires every visitor to bring seeds or buy a drink.
3
Which statement about Sunday is supported?
정답과 해설 보기
The exchange still opens at 11 a.m.
The update retains the opening time, says the café is closed and makes no claim about the only entrance.

Explain and transfer the strategy

COMMUNITY GARDEN POST

MESSAGE TO REGISTERED VISITORS, SENT FRIDAY

Your open task

Give a final visitor briefing that combines the original post and the update.
Explain which three details you would check again before travelling.
Write a short reminder to a friend that changes the location without changing the date.

Find the supported response

HARBOUR COMMUNITY LIBRARY — WEEKEND COLLECTIONS

From Saturday 14 March, reserved books can be collected from the side entrance between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. The main entrance will be closed for repairs on Saturdays, but weekday opening arrangements will stay the same.

Please wait for a collection message before travelling to the library. A reservation confirmation alone does not mean that a book is ready. Bring your membership card or the collection code from your message. If you cannot visit, another person may collect the books for you by showing that code. Uncollected books will be held until the following Friday. To keep them longer, contact the library before that deadline.

1
Where should a reader go for a Saturday collection?
정답과 해설 보기
The side entrance
The notice directs Saturday collections to the side entrance; the main entrance is closed for repairs.
2
What must happen before the reader travels to collect a book?
정답과 해설 보기
A collection message must arrive
The notice explicitly distinguishes a collection message from a reservation confirmation.
3
Which item could another person use to collect the books?
정답과 해설 보기
The collection code
Another person may collect by showing the code from the collection message.

Check the deeper meaning

HARBOUR COMMUNITY LIBRARY — WEEKEND COLLECTIONS

1
What has changed for weekday visitors?
정답과 해설 보기
Nothing in the stated opening arrangements
The notice says weekday opening arrangements stay the same; the Saturday window is not a weekday rule.
2
What should a reader do to extend the holding period?
정답과 해설 보기
Contact the library before Friday
The final sentence instructs readers to contact the library before the Friday deadline.
3
Why is the difference between the two messages explained?
정답과 해설 보기
To prevent readers travelling before a book is ready
A reservation does not establish readiness; waiting for collection confirmation avoids an unnecessary trip.

Explain and transfer the strategy

HARBOUR COMMUNITY LIBRARY — WEEKEND COLLECTIONS

Your open task

Explain the collection procedure to someone who has only received a reservation confirmation.
Describe two ways the notice prevents a wasted journey.
Suggest a clearer sentence for one instruction while preserving its meaning.

Read the Relationship Behind an Email — worked model

To: active volunteers

Subject: Choose your next shift

Thank you for helping at last month’s community festival. We are planning a smaller event in June and would love to work with you again. This message goes to returning volunteers; first-time applicants should use the public application form. Choose one of the listed shifts by Thursday. Your earlier registration details will remain on file, but please update any contact information that has changed.

What the model shows

Returning, again and earlier registration show an existing relationship.
The main action is choosing a shift; thanking volunteers creates a friendly opening.
A first-time applicant belongs to a different audience and follows a different route.
An inference should connect these clues, not invent a volunteer’s personal history.

Find the supported response

To: Lena Ortiz

From: Hillview Language Club

Subject: Your membership invitation

Dear Lena,

Thank you for attending our open conversation evening last week. We enjoyed hearing your suggestions about a weekend group. You do not need to become a member to attend another open evening, but membership includes access to the weekly discussion circles and our online reading archive.

For the next seven days, people who attended last week’s event can join at a reduced first-month fee. This offer is not available through the ordinary sign-up page. Reply to this email and we will send you a personal registration link. Please note that the weekend group is still being planned; we cannot promise its starting date yet.

Best wishes,

The Hillview team

1
What is the main purpose of this email?
정답과 해설 보기
To invite an event participant to join the club
The email invites Lena to membership after an open evening and explains how to receive a special registration link.
2
What can be inferred about Lena?
정답과 해설 보기
She took part in an open conversation evening
The opening thanks Lena for attending; nothing states that she is already a member or has paid.
3
Which activity can Lena attend without membership?
정답과 해설 보기
Another open conversation evening
The email explicitly permits another open evening without joining, then lists the two membership benefits.

Check the deeper meaning

To: Lena Ortiz

From: Hillview Language Club

Subject: Your membership invitation

Dear Lena,

Best wishes,

The Hillview team

1
How can Lena obtain the reduced fee?
정답과 해설 보기
Reply to request a personal registration link
The offer is not available through the ordinary sign-up page; replying triggers a personal link.
2
What does the email establish about the weekend group?
정답과 해설 보기
Its start date has not been confirmed
The group is still being planned and no starting date is promised; seven days refers to the fee offer.
3
Why does the team mention Lena’s suggestion?
정답과 해설 보기
To acknowledge her contribution at the earlier event
The reference creates a personal connection and acknowledges feedback; it does not assign leadership or promise a schedule.

Explain and transfer the strategy

To: Lena Ortiz

From: Hillview Language Club

Subject: Your membership invitation

Dear Lena,

Best wishes,

The Hillview team

Your open task

Explain what the email establishes about Lena and what remains unknown.
Give a concise spoken summary of the offer, the action and the deadline.
Draft a polite two-sentence reply asking one useful question without assuming a weekend start date.

Conditions and requirements in the passage

1
Choose the words that complete the sentence from the passage.
Attention is limited, and readers learn quickly which signs can safely ______.
정답과 해설 보기
be ignored
The signs receive the action, so we need a passive after the modal: can + be + past participle.
2
Choose the words that complete the sentence from the passage.
“In accordance with library policy, and with the exception of registered staff, all visitors are ______ to sign in at the front desk.”
정답과 해설 보기
required
Formal notices state obligation with be required to + base verb.
3
Choose the words that complete the sentence from the passage.
“Visitors must sign in at the front desk ______ they have a staff card.”
정답과 해설 보기
unless
Unless means except if: staff-card holders are the exception to the rule.
4
Choose the words that complete the sentence from the passage.
Readers tend to look for the main action first; if the exception comes before the action, it ______ easily lost.
정답과 해설 보기
is
For something that is generally true, we use a zero conditional: if + present simple, present simple (it is easily lost).
5
Choose the words that complete the sentence from the passage.
The finding suggests that people follow notices more readily ______ they believe others do the same.
정답과 해설 보기
provided that
Provided that introduces the condition that must be true: they follow notices when they believe others do.
6
Choose the words that complete the sentence from the passage.
If a sign complains that many visitors leave litter in a park, it ______ accidentally tell readers that leaving litter is normal.
정답과 해설 보기
may
May expresses possibility: the paragraph describes a risk. Can’t would deny the risk, and mustn’t is a prohibition.
7
Choose the words that complete the sentence from the passage.
Such messages work ______ if the behavior they describe is the one the writer wants.
정답과 해설 보기
only
Only if limits the result to one condition: in this case and no other.

이 단원 배우기

어떻게 배우고 싶나요?

계정이 있나요?

무료 계정은 한 단원을 계속 열어 둘 수 있습니다.

과제는 무엇을 요구하나요?

“Read in Daily Life”는 2026년에 도입된 TOEFL iBT 형식에서 Reading 섹션의 일부입니다. 공지와 이메일 같은 짧은 일상 글을 읽고 객관식 문제에 답합니다. 다음 네 종류의 문제에 대비하세요.

세부 정보: 어디서, 언제, 무엇을 가져가는지.
조건: 먼저 무엇이 이루어져야 하는지, 누가 예외인지.
목적: 메시지를 왜, 누구에게 보냈는지.
추론: 글이 직접 말하지는 않지만 뒷받침하는 내용.

공지와 변경 안내 합치기: 바꾸기, 유지하기, 더하기

계획은 바뀝니다. 공지가 행사를 알리고, 이어서 온 이메일이 장소를 옮깁니다. 변경 안내를 완전히 새로운 공지처럼 읽지 말고, 세부 정보를 하나씩 나누세요.

공지: “The talk in East Hall begins at 6 p.m. Entry is free, but registration is required because seating is limited.”
후속 이메일: “You are registered for Thursday’s talk. The speaker will now join online, so the event has moved to Room 12, which has a large screen. The start time is unchanged. Please show this message at the door.”
바꾸기: East Hall 대신 Room 12.
유지하기: 오후 6시. 시작 시간이 그대로라고 했기 때문입니다.
유지하기: 사전 등록. 무료 입장이 좌석 무제한이라는 뜻은 아닙니다.
더하기: 입구에서 메시지 보여 주기.
최종 계획: 목요일, 오후 6시, Room 12.

직접 해 보기: 비 때문에 장소가 바뀐 씨앗 교환 행사

원래 공지: 5월 10일 일요일, 오전 11시부터 오후 2시까지, 북문, 행사 내내 시연. 이어서 다음 변경 안내가 옵니다.

“Rain is forecast for Sunday, so the exchange will move to the covered courtyard beside the visitor centre. The date and opening time are unchanged. The courtyard has less space, so demonstrations will now take place at 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. instead of running continuously.”

교환 행사는 일요일 어디에서, 몇 시에 시작하나요?

정답을 가르는 조건어

요구 사항과 예외를 묻는 문제는 흔히 작은 단어 하나에 달려 있습니다.

unless = ~하지 않는 한, ~가 아니면: “Visitors must sign in at the front desk unless they have a staff card.” 직원 카드 소지자가 예외입니다.
only if = 이 경우에만, 다른 경우는 해당 없음: “Such messages work only if the behavior they describe is the one the writer wants.”
be required to + 동사원형 = 공지에서 자주 쓰는 격식 있는 must: “all visitors are required to sign in at the front desk”.
by = 늦어도 그때까지(마감), until = 그때까지 계속(지속): “Choose one of the listed shifts by Thursday.” “Uncollected books will be held until the following Friday.”

나에게 맞는 방법으로 이 단원 배우기

이메일의 목적 읽기

목적을 묻는 문제는 추론을 요구하지만, 모든 추론에는 단서가 있어야 합니다. 자원봉사자에게 보낸 이메일을 보세요.

“This message goes to returning volunteers; first-time applicants should use the public application form. Choose one of the listed shifts by Thursday.”
단서: “returning”은 독자들이 전에 도운 적이 있음을 보여 줍니다. 핵심 행동은 목요일까지 근무 시간대를 고르는 것입니다.
한계: 이메일에 “we cannot promise its starting date yet”라고 쓰여 있다면, 확실한 결론은 시작 날짜를 아직 모른다는 것뿐입니다.

흔한 실수

놓치는 답의 상당수는 어려운 단어가 아니라 두 글을 섞는 데서 나옵니다. 한국어는 ‘직원 카드가 없으면 안내 데스크에서 서명하세요’처럼 조건을 주절 앞에 둡니다. 영어 공지에서는 “unless”가 지시 뒤, 문장 끝에 오는 경우가 많으니 문장을 끝까지 읽으세요.

변경 안내가 다시 말하지 않은 사전 등록 같은 세부 정보를 버리는 것.
변경 안내가 바꾼 예전 정보를 그대로 쓰는 것: 북문.
숫자를 섞는 것: 시연 시간은 시작 시간이 아닙니다.
그럴듯하지만 글이 뒷받침하지 않는 답을 고르는 것: 카페가 문을 닫았는데 카페 음료를 기대하는 것.
“unless”를 “if”처럼 읽는 것.

메시지 쌍으로 하는 시험 대비 루틴

하루 15분, 예약과 그 변경처럼 실제 메시지 쌍으로 연습하세요.

첫 번째 글에서 시간, 장소, 행동, 조건에 표시합니다.
변경 안내의 세부 정보마다 바뀜, 그대로, 새 정보 중 하나로 표시합니다.
세 줄 요약을 쓰고 소리 내어 말합니다.
문제를 풀고, 답마다 그것을 증명하는 문장을 짚습니다.
일주일에 한 번, 평소 그냥 지나치던 공지를 소리 내어 설명합니다: “I walk past it every day, but…”

다음 단계

두 메시지를 세부 정보 하나 놓치지 않고 요약할 수 있게 되면 학술 지문으로 넘어가세요. 듣기에서 가장 알맞은 응답을 고르는 과제도 같은 습관, 즉 실제로 들은 말에 반응하는 습관을 기릅니다.

자주 묻는 질문

TOEFL iBT의 “Read in Daily Life”는 무엇인가요?

2026년에 도입된 TOEFL iBT 형식의 Reading 과제입니다. 공지와 이메일 같은 짧은 일상 글을 읽고 객관식 문제에 답합니다.

공지와 나중에 온 변경 안내는 어떻게 함께 읽나요?

변경 안내가 바꾼 부분은 새 정보를 쓰고, 나머지는 모두 원래 내용을 유지하세요.

공지에서 “unless”는 무슨 뜻인가요?

“~하지 않는 한”, 즉 “except if”라는 뜻입니다. “Visitors must sign in at the front desk unless they have a staff card”에서는 직원 카드 소지자가 예외입니다.

다음 연습 살펴보기

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TOEFL iBT Reading “Read in Daily Life”: 공지와 변경 안내를 세부 정보 놓치지 않고 합쳐 읽는 법

이 글이 맞는 분

예시 학습 페이지 열기

단어 카드

문장 형태

추가 연습

Follow Information Across Messages — worked model

Find the supported response

Check the deeper meaning

Explain and transfer the strategy

Find the supported response

Check the deeper meaning

Explain and transfer the strategy

Read the Relationship Behind an Email — worked model

Find the supported response

Check the deeper meaning

Explain and transfer the strategy

Conditions and requirements in the passage

과제는 무엇을 요구하나요?

공지와 변경 안내 합치기: 바꾸기, 유지하기, 더하기

직접 해 보기: 비 때문에 장소가 바뀐 씨앗 교환 행사

정답을 가르는 조건어

이메일의 목적 읽기

흔한 실수

메시지 쌍으로 하는 시험 대비 루틴

다음 단계

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