Level 3 · Unit 8
I almost missed the bus
I almost missed the bus
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-아/어 버리다Doing it completely — and it's done
- V-(으)ㄹ 뻔하다Almost, nearly
- V-는 바람에Because of a sudden event (with a bad result)
- V-아/어 놓다 · 두다 / V-아/어야겠다Do it in advance and leave it; and 'I'd better …'
Sori’s tips in this unit
- Three ways to say 'oops': 뻔했어요, 버렸어요, 바람에
- -는 바람에 or -느라고 or -아서? Pick the cause
- 놓다 and 두다: main verb, auxiliary, and 두고 오다
- 야겠다 or 아야 해요 or -(으)ㄹ게요? Deciding
The scene opens
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호야 씨, 얼굴이 빨개요. 어디서 뛰어왔어요?
Hoya, your face is red. Where did you run from?
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집에서요. 버스를 놓칠 뻔했어요!
From home. I nearly missed the bus!
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또 늦잠을 잤어요?
Did you oversleep again?
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
- 5Words26 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