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Level 7 · Unit 4

No way

A soft spot under the roof paint

Sori and Hoya

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What you’ll learn

  • V/A-(으)ㄹ 리(가) 만무하다 · -았/었을 리 만무하다 · N일 리 만무하다There is no way that … — the formal top of the 'no way' ladder
  • V-(으)ㄹ 여지가 없다 · N의 여지가 없다 · -(으)ㄹ 여지가 있다/남다No room to … — when no other option or doubt is left

Sori’s tips in this unit

  • 여지가 없다 and 소지가 있다
  • Hedge card: -다고 볼 수 있다
  • The 54-type essay: six ways to lose marks
  • Materials with -재 (材), and 사상누각

The scene opens

  1. 시

    시공사 담당

    여기 보시면 초록 페인트 밑이 조금 부풀어 있습니다. 방수층이 들뜬 자리입니다.

    If you look here, the green paint is a little swollen underneath. That is where the waterproof layer has lifted.

  2. B

    Bori

    담당자님, 그건 페인트만 갈라진 거 아니에요? 겉에 금이 간 것밖에 안 보이는데요.

    Isn't that just the paint cracking? All I can see is a crack on the surface.

  3. 시

    시공사 담당

    페인트는 맨 위에 바르는 마감재예요. 문제는 그 밑에 깔린 방수층이고요. 여기를 손으로 한번 눌러 보시겠어요?

    The paint is the finishing coat that goes on top. The problem is the waterproof layer laid underneath it. Would you press here with your hand?

Inside the unit

  1. 1
    SceneA short scene with Sori, Hoya and the people around them, every line with its English
  2. 2
    Grammar2 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
    Words42 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