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Level 2 · Unit 12 · Part 2 of the letter

A reply to a letter (Level 2 review)

A reply to a letter

Hoya can now read the second part of the letter — and wants to write back.

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

  • -고 · -아서 · -(으)ㄴ/는데 · -지만 · -(으)면 · -기 때문에Two ideas, one sentence — choosing the connective
  • V-아/어 · -고 · -았/었 · -아요/어요Stacking endings — the order inside a verb
  • Look-alikesWhich one? The pairs that trip you up

Sori’s tips in this unit

  • Listening preview: what you overhear at the café — we are not teaching this yet
  • Level 2 irregulars at a glance
  • How a letter is built

The scene opens

  1. Hoya

    소리쌤, 증조할머니 편지를 더 읽었어요! 한글을 배웠기 때문에 이제 읽을 수 있어요.

    Sori-ssaem, I've read more of my great-grandmother's letter! I've learned Hangul, so now I can read it.

  2. Sori

    소리 내어 읽어 볼래요?

    Do you want to try reading it out loud?

  3. Hoya

    네. “까치 한 마리가 내 옆에서 글자를 하나씩 가르쳐 준다.”

    Yes. “A magpie sits beside me and teaches me the letters one by one.”

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
    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