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Life in Korea 2 · Unit 6 · Side branch after Level 3

The bank and paying

I'd like to open an account: a new card and a low limit

At a bank counter, a young man shows his residence card to open an account and get a debit card.

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What you’ll learn

  • V-고 싶은데요I'd like to … — saying what you want at a counter
  • 왜 V/A-아/어요? · 왜 이렇게 A-아/어요?Why …? — asking the reason

Sori’s tips in this unit

  • Bank words: 계좌, 통장, 체크카드, 이체, 한도
  • Culture note: paying at a market — 간편결제, 계좌이체
  • Asking why, softly

The scene opens

  1. B

    Bank clerk

    안녕하세요. 어떻게 오셨어요?

    Hello. What can I do for you?

  2. C

    Customer

    안녕하세요. 계좌를 만들고 싶은데요.

    Hello. I'd like to open an account.

  3. B

    Bank clerk

    네. 신분증 주시겠어요?

    Sure. Could I see your ID?

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
    Words26 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