Level 6 · Unit 8
The old shops
The old shops
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What you’ll learn
- V/A-았/었던들 · N이었던들/였던들Had it been … — a past that did not happen (written)
- V-(으)ㄹ 성싶다 · V-는 성싶다 · A-(으)ㄴ 성싶다 · N인 성싶다It seems … — a guess from a feeling
- V-노라면As you keep on … — what comes with time and repetition
- V-(으)ㄴ 바 있다 · V-(으)ㄴ 바 없다Has done … on record — formal past experience
Sori’s tips in this unit
- -던들 and -(으)ㄴ들: one syllable apart, opposite jobs
- The 바 family in formal writing
- Written -자: 'when …, then …' in a narrative
- Stories told with -담 (談)
The scene opens
- S
Sujin
할머니, 녹음 시작할게요. 오늘은 동네 방송 구술 코너 녹음하고, 호야 씨 기사 취재도 같이 해요. 옛날 가게 이야기를 편하게 들려주시면 돼요.
Grandma, I'm going to start recording. Today we're recording for the oral-history corner of the neighbourhood broadcast, and Hoya is doing the reporting for his article at the same time. Just tell us about the old shops however you like.
- G
Grandma Soonja
편하게는 무슨. 그 기계를 앞에 두니까 말이 안 나와.
'However I like,' you say. With that machine in front of me, the words won't come.
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그럼 제가 물어볼게요. 할머니, 옛날에 이 골목에는 어떤 가게들이 있었어요?
Then I'll ask the questions. Grandma, what shops were there in this alley in the old days?
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