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Life in Korea 2 · Unit 1 · Side branch after Level 3

Finding a room

Is the internet included? A room on the fourth floor

At a small estate agent's office, a young woman asks about a bright one-room flat on a listing card.

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What you’ll learn

  • N이/가 얼마라고 하셨죠? · 몇 N(이)라고 하셨죠?Sorry, what did you say it was?
  • N 포함이에요? · N은/는 따로예요Is it included?

Sori’s tips in this unit

  • Room words: 원룸, 오피스텔, 빌라
  • Culture note: 보증금, 월세, 전세 and 관리비 — the words

The scene opens

  1. A

    Agent

    어서 오세요. 여기 앉으세요.

    Hello, come in. Have a seat here.

  2. R

    Room seeker

    안녕하세요. 방 보러 왔는데요.

    Hello. I've come to look at a room.

  3. A

    Agent

    네. 어떤 방 찾으세요?

    Sure. What kind of room are you looking for?

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
    Words36 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