Level 6 · Unit 6
After the stage
After the stage
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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
- 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.
- 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?
- B
Bori
여기요. 오는 길에 사 왔어요.
Here. I bought some on the way.
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
- 5Words40 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