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Level 6 · Unit 6

After the stage

After the stage

Sori and Hoya

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What you’ll learn

  • V/A-(으)ㄹ지언정 · N일지언정Even if … — conceding one thing to hold on to another
  • V/A-기로서니 · -았/었기로서니 · N이기로서니 (recognise only)Granted that … , still — reading a reproach
  • V-(으)ㄹ 나위가 없다 · 더할 나위 없다 · 더할 나위 없는 NCouldn't be better — no room left for more
  • A-기 이를 데 없다Beyond words — an adjective at its limit

Sori’s tips in this unit

  • Even if: -(으)ㄹ지언정, -(으)ㄹ망정 and -더라도
  • Praise at the limit: 이를 데 없다, 그지없다, 짝이 없다, 더할 나위 없다
  • Reading -기로서니: grant first, blame second
  • Reviews with -평 (評)

The scene opens

  1. J

    Junho

    누나, 커튼콜 끝나고도 대기실까지 박수 소리가 들렸어요. 갈채가 한참 동안 이어졌어요.

    Nuna, even after the curtain call you could hear the clapping all the way to the green room. The applause went on for ages.

  2. S

    Sujin

    응, 들었어. 그런데 아직도 손이 좀 떨려. 준호야, 물 있어?

    Yeah, I heard it. But my hands are still shaking a bit. Junho, have you got any water?

  3. B

    Bori

    여기요. 오는 길에 사 왔어요.

    Here. I bought some on the way.

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