Level 5 · Unit 1
The new lease
Renewing the lease in the laundromat downstairs
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What you’ll learn
- V-는 이상 · V-(으)ㄴ 이상 · N인 이상Now that … — a settled fact that decides what follows
- V/A-기에 망정이지 · -(으)니까 망정이지It's a good thing that … — or else (a narrow escape)
- N에 한해(서) · N에 한한 NOnly for N — limits in notices and contracts
- V-는 경우(에) · V/A-(으)ㄴ 경우 · V-(으)ㄹ 경우 · N의 경우 · N인 경우In the case that … — conditions in formal texts
Sori’s tips in this unit
- How a contract talks: -ㄴ다, -(으)ㄹ 것, 단, 다만
- Money words with -료, -비, -금
- 경우, 때 and -(으)면 — and 이상 vs 한 vs 니까
The scene opens
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Grandma Soonja
호야, 이리 와 봐. 재계약서 나왔어. 서명하기 전에 꼼꼼히 읽어.
Hoya, come over here. The renewal contract's ready. Read it carefully before you sign.
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알겠어요. 어, 소리쌤! 빨래하러 오셨어요?
All right. Oh, Sori-ssaem! Did you come to do your laundry?
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목도리 하나요. 신경 쓰지 말고 계속 읽어요.
One scarf. Don't mind me — keep reading.
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
- 5Words38 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