my korean 2

[...]... follow-up to the first volume of My Korean which introduces learners to the Korean alphabet and some everyday situations to help them acquire ‘survival’ Korean This book consolidates and extends the work begun in the first volume by helping learners continue to develop their ability to communicate in routine social situations Basic Approach Our experiences of teaching Korean for more than two decades... old out-of-print listening books, which were called Elementary Task-Centered Listening Comprehension of Korean 1 and 2, published in 1994 and later changed to Korean Through Active Listening 1 and 2 The listening books were always used alongside the textbook until they became out of print in early 20 08 This development has allowed the incorporation of the listening tasks into the textbook, resulting... are licensed under the Creative Commons AttributionNoncommercial-Share Alike 2. 5 Australia License in the hope that this book will make a small contribution to the development of Korean language education throughout the world As one of Less Commonly Taught Languages, Korean still suffers from a dearth of learning materials Korean teachers often have to design their courses and develop learning materials... duties, let alone their fight to keep the Korean program alive We have met many marvelous teachers over the years and they have been our inspiration We hope this book will help those teachers in their efforts of creating a better learning environment for their students To all, many thanks again for your assistance and encouragement Melbourne Young-A Cho 24 June, 20 09 In-Jung Cho x To the teacher and the... 좀 마셨어요 I was feeling depressed, so I had a few drinks (10) A: 왜 이렇게 늦었어요? B: 차가 고장 나서 늦었어요 Why are you so late? My car broke down, so I am late (11) A: 왜 숙제 안 했어요? Why didn’t you do your homework? B: 갑자기 부모님이 오셔서 못 했어요 My parents came suddenly, so I couldn’t do it 8 UNIT 11 방학 잘 보냈어? ( 12) A: 어제 왜 파티에 안 왔어요? Why didn’t you come to the party yesterday? B: 갑자기 친구들이 와서요 Some friends suddenly came, so... each country visited and write down how long he stayed there in a right column Ready? Listen! 나라 방문유무 기간 country Visit or not period 싱가포르 한국 일본 타이완 중국 12 UNIT 11 방학 잘 보냈어? UNIT 11 방학 잘 보냈어? 13 Situation Dialogue 2 Paul is talking to Minjun about the Korean dinner he had with his friends 폴: 요새 바빠요? 민준: 난 언제나 바쁘지 넌? 어제 일했어? 폴: 아니요, 어젠 쉬는 날이었어요 그래서 저녁에 친구들하고 같이 밥 먹었어요 민준: 그래? 어디 갔었는데? 폴: 서울 식당이요 민준: 서울... thanks again for your assistance and encouragement Melbourne Young-A Cho 24 June, 20 09 In-Jung Cho x To the teacher and the learner This book is primarily written for a Korean language university course for beginners with a survival level of Korean proficiency, but it may be used in other settings including self-study The guidelines, therefore, are focused on teaching or learning in a university setting,... listening and then by reading Romanisation This book has used the Korean government romanisation system xiii 11 방학 잘 보냈어? Unit Focus:  Asking and Giving the Reason for Actions  Talking about Past Travel, Leisure and Holiday Activities o Cause and Result +아/어서 ‘… so (that)’ o Vocabulary: Describing Things o Vocabulary: Counting Days 2 UNIT 11 방학 잘 보냈어? 3 UNIT 11 방학 잘 보냈어? Situation Dialogue 1 Paul... go.) I eopgo jom pigonhaeseo didn’t have much money and geunyang jibe isseosseo was a bit tired so I just stayed Geunde neon mwo haennya? at my home What about you? What did you do? Paul: Hanguk sikdangeseo I was working (lit worked) albahaesseoyo part time at a Korean restaurant [Haendeuponi ullinda] [Mobile phone rings] Eo jamkkanmanyo Hang on 5 UNIT 11 방학 잘 보냈어? Cause and Result: +아/어서 ‘… so (that)’... for their valuable feedback and insights which they have let us gain through the collaborative exploration of learning the language;  To Jung Sim Kim, Korean studies subject librarian at Monash University for her hard work in building up the great Korean collection which was invaluable in writing this book;  To our colleagues at the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics at Monash University, . Dialogue 1 24 1  Comparing: +보다 (더) ‘(more) than’ 24 4  Situation Dialogue 2 25 5  Contrasting: +지만 ‘… but’ 25 8 iv  Situation Dialogue 3 26 3  Vocabulary: Seasons 계절 26 5  Vocabulary:. 거야 474 Appendix 21 : Adjectives with +지만; +아/어서; +(으)니까; +(으)면 478 Appendix 22 : Modified Adjective Endings +(으)ㄴ 4 82 Appendix 23 : Particles and Suffixes 486 Appendix 24 : Korean Editing Symbols. Situation Dialogue 1 20 1  Vocabulary: Transportation 20 4  Public Transportation in Seoul 20 6  Situation Dialogue 2 20 9  Travel Time:얼마나 걸려요? ‘How long does it take?’ 21 1  Taking transport: