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Level 2 · Unit 10

Time and contrast

The wrong gift at the housewarming

Hoya's first 집들이. He brings the wrong gift.

This unit is part of the Level 2 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

  • V/A-(으)ㄹ 때When…
  • V/A-지만But…
  • V-기로 하다Deciding and agreeing

Sori’s tips in this unit

  • 갈 때 or 갔을 때? Where you are in the action
  • 때 or -(으)면? 'when' and 'if'
  • 하지만, 그런데, 그리고 — three sentence starters
  • -기로 하다 — deciding, promising, and its neighbours

The scene opens

  1. Sori

    호야 씨, 토요일에 우리 할머니 새 집에서 집들이가 있어요. 같이 갈래요?

    Hoya, my grandmother is having a housewarming at her new place on Saturday. Do you want to come?

  2. Hoya

    와, 저 한국 집에 처음 초대받았어요! 뭐 가져가요?

    Wow, it's the first time I've been invited to a Korean home! What should I bring?

  3. Sori

    집들이에 갈 때 보통 휴지를 가져가요.

    When you go to a housewarming, people usually bring toilet roll.

Inside the unit

  1. 1
    SceneA short scene with Sori, Hoya and the people around them, every line with its English
  2. 2
    Grammar3 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
    Words26 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