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Korean

Badge-Korean

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Chapter 1 - Introductions 1

Conversations Goals

  • Greet People

  • Introduce Yourself and Respond to Introductions

  • Say What University Year You Are In

Grammar Goals

  • Be Introduced to Numbers

  • Be Introduced to the Topic Marker 는/은

  • Learn to Use the Marker 도

  • Use the Verb 이다 (To Be)

Chapter 2 - Introductions 2

Conversations Goals

  • Address Someone of Equal Status in Casual Speech

  • Ask for Simple Information

  • Ask Names and Respond

  • Say Which Country You Are From

Grammar Goals

  • Be Introduced to the Subject Marker 가/이

  • Form Possessive Structures

  • Learn to Form What-Questions

  • Use the Negative Form 아니다 (Not Be)

  • Use Yes-No Questions

Chapter 3 - Asking for Directions

Conversations Goals

  • Ask Where Something Is Located

  • Say Where Something Is Located

  • Say/Ask If Certain Buildings and Facilities Are on Campus

Grammar Goals

  • Form Where-Questions

  • Learn to Form the Verb 있다 and 없다

  • Use the Location Marker 에

  • Use the Topic Marker When Comparing

Chapter 4 - At the Cafeteria

Conversations Goals

  • Ask For Simple Information About Food and Price

  • Describe What You Are Currently Doing

  • Get Information on What an Eating Place Offers

  • Say How the Food Tastes

Grammar Goals

  • Form What-Questions

  • Learn Verb Conjugations -아/어요

  • Use Basic Action and Descriptive Verbs

  • Use the Linking Word -하고, -고

Chapter 5 - Talking About Classes

Conversations Goals

  • Ask What Classes People Are Taking

  • Express Your Interest

  • Talk About College Classes

  • Talk About Foreign Language Learning

Grammar Goals

  • Form Questions with 무슨 (What Kind Of)

  • Form the Honorific Verb Ending -세요

  • Learn to Address People Using Appropriate Titles With -님

  • Practice Adjectives in Statements and Negations

  • Use Basic Verbs/Adjectives and Conjugations -아요/어요

Chapter 6 - Talking About Exams

Conversations Goals

  • Ask How a Person is Doing

  • Learn to Express Obligation

  • Say What You’re Doing

  • Seek a Simple Opinion

  • Talk About Exams

Grammar Goals

  • Form the Auxiliary Verb -아/어야 되다 (Have To)

  • Learn to Use the Location Marker -에서

  • Understand How to Turn Verbs to Nouns Using -기

  • Use a Tag Question to Seek an Agreement Using -죠

  • Use the Progressive Form -고 있다

Chapter 7 - Family

Conversations Goals

  • Introduce Family Members

  • Say What You Will Do on the Weekend or Holidays

  • Say Who Lives Where

  • Talk About Different Kinship Terms

Grammar Goals

  • Ask Questions Using 몇 (How many?)

  • Form -빼고 (Except) to Exclude Something/Someone

  • Learn to Form the Future Tense ㄹ 거예요

  • Use Honorific Words

  • Use Native Korean Numbers and Counter for People

Chapter 8 - Housing Life at School

Conversations Goals

  • Ask What Belongs to Whom

  • Compare People And Things

  • Describe a Room

  • Say What Your Major Is

  • Talk About School Housing

Grammar Goals

  • Ask Questions Using 누구 (Whose)

  • Connect Two Phrases Using -고 (And)

  • Form Alternative Questions

  • Form Negative Sentences With 안

  • Make Comparisons Using 보다

Chapter 9 - Part-time Job

Conversations Goals

  • Say Goodbye Casually

  • Say How Often You Work

  • Talk About Work

Grammar Goals

  • Express 못 (Can’t)

  • Learn How to Attach the Marker 만 (Only)

  • Offer a Reason Using -아서 or -어서 (Because)

  • Say Your Role Using (으)로 (As)

  • Use 에 to Indicate Frequency

Chapter 10 - Shopping

Conversations Goals

  • Make Suggestions

  • Say What Time and Day Something Takes Place

  • Say When Someone’s Birthday Is

  • Talk About Going Shopping

Grammar Goals

  • Express Purpose Using -러

  • Form Conditional Phrases With -면 (If)

  • Form the Verb Ending -ㄹ까요? (Shall We?)

  • Learn How to Ask 몇 시 (What Time)

  • Learn How to Say “Let’s”

Chapter 11 - Going to School

Conversations Goals

  • Ask About the Price of Something

  • Discuss How Long It Takes To Get Somewhere

  • Say How Close or How Far You Live

  • Say What You Need or Don’t Need

  • Talk About Transportation

Grammar Goals

  • Express Distance Using -에서 -까지 (From~ To~)

  • Express Means with the Instrument Marker -로 (By)

  • Learn to Use Frequency Suffix -마다 (Every)

  • Use 쯤 (About) to Talk About Approximate Time

Chapter 12 - Weekend Activites 1

Conversations Goals

  • Ask the Reason Why Someone Did Something

  • Say What Sports You like

  • Say What You Can Do or Can’t Do

  • Talk About Past Events or Activities

Grammar Goals

  • Express Speculation Using -겠

  • Express -ㄴ다음에 (After Doing Something)

  • Express -기 전에 (Before Doing Something)

  • Form Past Tense Verbs with the Marker 었/았

Chapter 13 - Weekend Activities 2

Conversations Goals

  • Discuss Your Plans For the Weekend

  • Express What You Want To Do Over the Weekend

  • Give the Reason For Something

  • Talk About Favorite Places and Activities

Grammar Goals

  • Express the Past Conjecture ㄴ 것 같다 (It Seemed ~)

  • Form Phrases with the Intention Marker -려고 하다 (Intend to)

  • Learn How to Say -고 싶다 (Want to)

  • Provide a Reason Using -으니까 (Since)

Chapter 14 - Holidays

Conversations Goals

  • Discuss Heath Conditions

  • Express Your Wishes to Someone

  • Speculate About the Past or the Future

  • Talk About Future Plans

Grammar Goals

  • Ask and Respond to Negative Questions

  • Express Wishes Using 었/았으면 좋겠다 (It would be good if)

  • Form a Future Speculation Using ㄹ/을 것 같다

  • Learn to Form ㄹ 계획이다 (Plan To)

Chapter 15 - Going to Seoul

Conversations Goals

  • Ask How to Get Somewhere

  • Discuss Public Transportation

  • Exchange Small Talk About Weather

  • Give Directions

Grammar Goals

  • Ask Someone’s Intention Using -ㄹ래요?

  • Express Possibility/Permission 도 되다 (Can/May)

  • Express That You Find Out Something Using 네요

  • Give Advice Not to Do Something -면 안되다 (Shouldn’t)

  • Seek Someone’s Agreement Using -지요?

Chapter 16 - Giving Directions

Conversations Goals

  • Ask For Route Directions

  • Explain About Landmarks

  • Give Step-By-Step Directions

  • Politely Interrupt Someone to Ask a Question

Grammar Goals

  • Formulate the Formal Sentence Ending 습니다/습니까

  • Shift the Topic of Conversation Using 근데 (By the Way)

  • Understand Passive Verbs

  • Use Demonstratives 이, 저, 그 (This and That)

  • Use the Direction Marker -로 (To/Toward)

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