Level 3 · Unit 7
While I was travelling
Asleep on the way to Gyeongju
This unit is part of the Level 3 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-는 동안 · N 동안While, during, for (a stretch of time)
- V-자마자As soon as
- V-(으)ㄴ/는 김에While I'm at it, since I'm already …
- V-다가Interrupting, or switching, in the middle of an action
Sori’s tips in this unit
- -는 동안 or -(으)ㄹ 때? Point or stretch
- -자마자 or -(으)ㄴ 후에? The gap
- -는 김에 or -는 길에? A chance or a place on the way
- -다가 family: -았/었다가 and -아다가/어다가
The scene opens
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호야 씨, 일어나요. 곧 경주에 도착해요.
Hoya, wake up. We'll be in Gyeongju soon.
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벌써요? 기차가 출발하자마자 잠이 들었어요.
Already? I fell asleep as soon as the train left.
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맞아요. 두 시간 동안 한 번도 안 깼어요. 제가 창밖을 보는 동안 호야 씨는 코도 골았어요.
That's right. You didn't wake up once for two hours. While I looked out of the window, you were even snoring.
Inside the unit
- 1SceneA short scene with Sori, Hoya and the people around them, every line with its English
- 2Grammar4 patterns: why you need it now, the rule, a table and examples
- 3Sori’s tipsExceptions, reasons and easily confused pairs
- 4Hoya’s notebookLife in Korea, in Hoya’s own words
- 5Words28 words, which go into your spaced review
- 6PracticeFill the gap, build the sentence, pick the reply — and fix Hoya’s mistakes
- 7Review roomQuestions from this unit and earlier ones, each marked with where it comes from
- 8Read & writeA short reading with questions, and a writing task with a model answer
- 9Cheat sheetThe whole unit on one printable card