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Level 1 · Unit 5

Going and doing: polite present (2)

Where are you going today?

Sori and Hoya

This unit is part of the Level 1 Pass — opening soon.

Until then, you can find your level with the level test, or start at the beginning of Level 1.

What you’ll learn

  • N에 가요 / 와요Going and coming (destination 에)
  • N에서 (place of action)Where you do something
  • 안 V/AMaking a verb or adjective negative
  • N도Too / either

Sori’s tips in this unit

  • 에 or 에서? Ask what the verb is doing
  • 가요 or 와요? Which side are you on?
  • 안 vs 아니에요 vs 없어요
  • 도 in a short answer, and 도 twice

The scene opens

  1. Sori

    호야 씨, 오늘 어디에 가요?

    Hoya, where are you going today?

  2. Hoya

    시장에 가요. 시장에서 호떡을 사요.

    I'm going to the market. I'll buy hotteok at the market.

  3. Sori

    도서관에도 가요?

    Are you going to the library too?

Inside the unit

  1. 1
    SceneA short scene with Sori, Hoya and the people around them, every line with its English
  2. 2
    Grammar4 patterns: why you need it now, the rule, a table and examples
  3. 3
    Sori’s tipsExceptions, reasons and easily confused pairs
  4. 4
    Hoya’s notebookLife in Korea, in Hoya’s own words
  5. 5
    Words28 words, which go into your spaced review
  6. 6
    PracticeFill the gap, build the sentence, pick the reply — and fix Hoya’s mistakes
  7. 7
    Review roomQuestions from this unit and earlier ones, each marked with where it comes from
  8. 8
    Read & writeA short reading with questions, and a writing task with a model answer
  9. 9
    Cheat sheetThe whole unit on one printable card