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Life in Korea 2 · Unit 7 · Side branch after Level 3

Health insurance and seeing a doctor

I'd like to book: which department, an ID, and a receipt

At the hospital reception desk, Daniel shows his residence card for his appointment about a sore ear.

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What you’ll learn

  • 몇 과에 가야 돼요? · N과에 가야 돼요?Which department do I go to?
  • V-(으)려고 하는데요I'm hoping to … — saying what you've called or come to do

Sori’s tips in this unit

  • Hospital words: 과, 접수, 진료, 수납, 처방전
  • Papers: 영수증 and the verb 떼다
  • Health insurance: words, not rules

The scene opens

  1. R

    Receptionist

    네, 접수처입니다.

    Hello, reception desk.

  2. P

    Patient

    안녕하세요. 진료 예약하려고 하는데요.

    Hello. I'd like to book an appointment.

  3. R

    Receptionist

    네. 어느 과로 예약하시겠어요?

    Sure. Which department would you like to book with?

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