Level 4 · Unit 8
Plans and intentions
After the interview
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
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호야 씨, 면접은 어땠어요? 안 그래도 지금 전화하려던 참이었어요.
Hoya, how did the interview go? I was just about to call you.
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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”.
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…면접관님이 뭐라고 하셨어요?
…What did the interviewer say?
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
- 5Words29 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