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Level 4 · Unit 1

If I won the lottery

The thousand-won dream

Hoya buys a lottery ticket. Sori explains probability.

This unit is part of the Level 4 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

  • -(느)ㄴ다면 · N(이)라면 · -았/었다면If (supposing, imagining)
  • -았/었더라면If only I had… / If … had been (a past that did not happen)
  • -(으)ㄹ걸 그랬어요 · -지 말걸 그랬어요 · -(으)면 얼마나 좋을까요Regret and wistful wishes

Sori’s tips in this unit

  • Which 'if'? -(으)면, -다면, -았/었다면, -았/었더라면
  • Two ways to say 'I should have': -(으)ㄹ걸 그랬어요 and -았/었어야 했는데요

The scene opens

  1. Hoya

    소리쌤, 이것 좀 보세요. 복권을 한 장 샀어요.

    Sori-ssaem, take a look at this. I bought a lottery ticket.

  2. Sori

    호야 씨가요? 복권에 당첨된다면 뭘 하고 싶어요?

    You did? If you won, what would you want to do?

  3. Hoya

    먼저 호떡 가게를 하나 살 거예요. 그리고 매일 오후까지 잘 거예요.

    First I'd buy a hotteok stall. And I'd sleep until the afternoon every day.

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
    Words27 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