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Level 6 · Unit 4

The print shop closes

The print shop closes

Sori and Hoya

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What you’ll learn

  • V-(으)나 마나 (하다) · V-(으)나 마나 한 NNo point … — doing it or not comes to the same
  • V-는 동시에 · A-(으)ㄴ 동시에 · N인 동시에 · N과/와 동시에At the same time — one moment, or two sides at once
  • V/A-(으)ㄴ/는 터라 · V/A-(으)ㄴ/는 터에Since that is the situation — 터 as the circumstances
  • A-(으)ㄴ 감이 있다 · V-(으)ㄴ 감이 있다It feels a bit … — a soft judgement

Sori’s tips in this unit

  • -(으)나 마나 and -아/어 봤자: two ways to say 'pointless'
  • The 터 family: -(으)ㄴ/는 터라, -는 터에, -(으)ㄹ 테니까
  • -는 동시에 and -(으)면서
  • Places and companies with -소 (所) and -사 (社)

The scene opens

  1. J

    Junho

    누나, 형, 이것 좀 봐요. 시장 쪽 인쇄소 문에 폐업 안내가 붙었어요.

    Nuna, hyung, look at this. There's a closing-down notice on the door of the print shop by the market.

  2. S

    Sujin

    준호야, 정말이네. ‘남은 주문을 마치는 대로 영업을 끝냅니다.’ 동네 가게 전단지는 거의 다 여기서 찍었잖아.

    So there is. ‘We will close once the remaining orders are finished.’ Nearly every flyer for the local shops was printed here.

  3. J

    Junho

    사장님을 인터뷰해 보면 어때요? 빨래방 라디오 인터뷰 코너에 딱 맞을 것 같아요.

    What if we interviewed the owner? It would be just right for the interview slot on the laundromat radio.

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
    Words40 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