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Level 8 · Unit 5

A report for head office

A report for head office, in the regional office meeting room

Sori and Hoya

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What you’ll learn

  • N에 따르면 … -다고 한다 · N에 따르면 … -(이)라고 한다 · N에 따르면 … -ㄴ/는다고 한다Citing a source in a report: N에 따르면 … -다고 한다
  • -(으)ㄹ 것으로 보인다 · -(으)ㄴ/는 것으로 보인다 · (보고자는) … -다고 판단한다The judgement sentence: -(으)ㄹ 것으로 보인다 and -다고 판단한다

Sori’s tips in this unit

  • Who is judging? 사료된다, 보인다, 판단한다
  • Report words and their everyday twins: 상이하다, 미비하다
  • Boxes on a form with -란 (欄), and three expressions

The scene opens

  1. M

    Manager Nabi

    호야 씨, 와 주셔서 고맙습니다. 보리 씨 말에 따르면 호야 씨가 요즘 학당에서 보고서 쓰는 법을 배운다고 합니다. 회의가 시작되기 전에 이 초안을 읽어 봐 주십시오.

    Hoya, thank you for coming. According to Bori, you're learning how to write reports at the academy these days. Please read this draft before the meeting starts.

  2. Hoya

    네, 점장님. ‘야간 운영 현황 보고’… 본사에 내시는 보고서죠?

    Sure. 'Report on night-time operation'… This is the report you're handing in to head office?

  3. M

    Manager Nabi

    그렇습니다. 지역 사무소가 가맹점마다 하나씩 받아서 본부장님께 올립니다. 영수증, 판매 기록, 설문지는 다 모아 두었습니다. 숫자는 많습니다. 그런데 구슬이 서 말이라도 꿰어야 보배입니다.

    That's right. The regional office takes one from each franchise store and passes them up to the head of division. I've gathered all the receipts, sales records and questionnaires. There are plenty of numbers. But beads are only a treasure once they're strung.

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