Level 4 · Unit 2
If only…, probably…, even if…
Bori is late
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
- -(으)ㄹ 텐데 · -았/었을 텐데It must be… (so…) / It would have been… (but…)
- -(으)ㄹ 리가 없다There's no way that…
- -더라도 (vs -아/어도)Even if… (a supposed case)
Sori’s tips in this unit
- Which guess? -(으)ㄹ 것 같다, -(으)ㄹ걸요, -(으)ㄹ 테니까, -(으)ㄹ 텐데
- Two 'no's: -(으)ㄹ 리가 없다 and -(으)ㄹ 수 없다
- -아/어도 and -더라도: where they meet and where they part
The scene opens
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소리쌤, 보리가 아직 안 와요. 한 시간 전에 도착한다고 했는데요.
Sori-ssaem, Bori still hasn't come. He said he'd arrive an hour ago.
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밖에 비가 많이 오니까 버스가 늦을 텐데요.
It's raining hard outside, so the bus must be running late.
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그런데 전화도 안 받아요. 보리가 약속을 잊었을 리가 없어요.
But he isn't answering the phone either. There's no way Bori forgot the appointment.
Inside the unit
- 1SceneA short scene with Sori, Hoya and the people around them, every line with its English
- 2Grammar3 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
- 5Words27 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