Level 5 · Unit 12
Award speech (Level 5 review)
The district essay prize, and a lease signed left-handed
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What you’ll learn
- V-건대 (보건대 · 돌이켜 보건대 · 생각하건대 · 바라건대)Looking back · As I see it · I hope — opening a formal statement
- V-는 바이다 · V/A-(으)ㄴ/는 바와 같이I hereby … · As … — the formal 바 of speeches and documents
- V/A-(으)ㄹ 따름이다 · N일 따름이다Nothing more than … — the humble, formal 'only'
- N을/를 계기로 · -(으)ㄴ 것을 계기로 · N이/가 계기가 되어With N as the turning point — what started a change
Sori’s tips in this unit
- Ceremony words with -상, -식, -문
- The shape of a formal speech
- Three ways to say 'only': -(으)ㄹ 따름이다, -(으)ㄹ 뿐이다, N에 불과하다
- Level 5 at a glance: which text speaks how
The scene opens
- H
Host
다음은 구민 수필 공모전 최우수상 시상이 있겠습니다.
Next comes the presentation of first prize in the district essay competition.
- H
Host
심사위원장님께서 말씀하신 바와 같이, 올해는 외국인 주민의 응모가 특히 많았습니다.
As the head of the judges said, this year there were especially many entries from foreign residents.
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Host
최우수상 수상자는 망원동의 호야 씨입니다. 무대로 나오셔서 수상 소감을 말씀해 주십시오. 큰 박수 부탁드립니다.
The winner of first prize is Hoya of Mangwon-dong. Please come up to the stage and say a few words. A big round of applause, please.
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