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Life in Korea 2 · Unit 5 · Side branch after Level 3

The immigration office and the community centre

I've come to register: two counters and two new words

At a government office counter, a young man hands over his form, passport and photo to register as a resident.

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What you’ll learn

  • N 하러 왔는데요I've come to … — saying why you're at the counter
  • N이/가 필요하다고 해서요I was told N was needed — giving what you heard as your reason

Sori’s tips in this unit

  • Counter words: 번호표, 창구, 신청서, 신고서, 서명
  • Words on official notices: 외국인등록, 체류지, 거소
  • Culture note: 주민센터

The scene opens

  1. C

    Counter staff

    다음 분 오세요.

    Next, please.

  2. A

    Applicant

    안녕하세요. 외국인등록 하러 왔는데요.

    Hello. I've come to register as a foreign resident.

  3. C

    Counter staff

    네. 방문 예약하셨어요?

    Right. Did you book a visit?

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
    Words29 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