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Level 4 · Unit 8

Plans and intentions

After the interview

Hoya's first job interview — in Korean.

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

  • V-(으)ㄹ 겸 · N 겸 NDoing one thing for two reasons
  • V-(으)ㄹ까 하다I'm thinking of… (a plan not yet decided)
  • V-(으)려던 참이다I was just about to… (right at that moment)
  • V-는 대로 · V-(으)ㄴ 대로 · N대로As soon as · the way · as they come

Sori’s tips in this unit

  • The plan ladder: how firm is each ending?
  • 겸, -는 김에, -(으)러 and -(으)려고: which purpose word?
  • -(으)려던 참이다: tell it from -(으)ㄹ 뻔했다, and see -던 차에
  • -는 대로, -자마자, -는 즉시 and -(으)면 바로

The scene opens

  1. Sori

    호야 씨, 면접은 어땠어요? 안 그래도 지금 전화하려던 참이었어요.

    Hoya, how did the interview go? I was just about to call you.

  2. Hoya

    소리쌤, 긴장해서 ‘잘합니다’를 ‘잘 잡니다’라고 했어요.

    Sori-ssaem, I was so nervous that I said “I sleep well” instead of “I do it well”.

  3. Sori

    …면접관님이 뭐라고 하셨어요?

    …What did the interviewer say?

Inside the unit

  1. 1
    SceneA short scene with Sori, Hoya and the people around them, every line with its English
  2. 2
    Grammar4 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
    Words29 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