Level 4 · Unit 11
Work, society and the future
Sori teaches Hoya how an editorial argues
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
- N(으)로 인해 · N(으)로 인한 + NBecause of N — the written 'cause' phrase
- V/A-아서/어서 그런지 · N(이)라서 그런지Perhaps because… — a guess at the cause
- V-아/어야 할 것이다 · -아/어야 할 거예요Will have to — necessity in the future
- 논설문 구조 · 따라서 · 그러나 · 한편 · 결국How an argument is built — and the words that join it
Sori’s tips in this unit
- Which 'because'? 인해 · 때문에 · 덕분에 · 탓에 · -아서/어서
- Three 'but's, three 'so's — and what 한편 really does
- From speech to editorial: five swaps
The scene opens
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소리쌤, 신문 사설을 읽어 봤는데 문장이 너무 딱딱해요.
Sori-ssaem, I tried reading a newspaper editorial and the sentences are so stiff.
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사설은 의견을 논리적으로 쓰는 글이라서 그래요. 그래서 순서가 있어요. 주장, 근거, 반론, 결론이에요.
That's because an editorial is writing that argues an opinion logically. So it has an order: claim, reason, counterpoint, conclusion.
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반론이요? 제 의견과 다른 이야기도 써요?
A counterpoint? You write things that disagree with your own opinion?
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
- 5Words30 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