KOREAN 3001
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Listen first, then find the word

Select easy words on a first listening attempt and read them again

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Your goal

Listen to seven new words and one linked-speech review expression. The written choices are not shown first. Listen, confirm that you heard the audio, reveal the choices, select a word and try reading it again. You can match sound to writing before knowing the meaning.

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Before you start

Compare 국 with 구, and 문 with 물. Notice the final consonant difference. Review linked expressions such as 밥이 and 문을 too.

국구문물

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Explore the situation

After listening, check the initial sound, vowel and ending. For longer words, also notice the syllable count and linked portions.

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Learn the key points

What to checkExample
Presence of a final구 / 국
Which final letter문 / 물
Spelling and linked speech밥이 / [바비]

Text support is a valid way to keep learning, but it is recorded separately from listening before text.

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Listen and read

This section reviews familiar model words only. Hear the eight application words when you reach their task.

Listen to the model
밥이밥 + 이
Listen to 밥이
문을문 + 을
Listen to 문을
입구입 + 구
Listen to 입구
한국한 + 국
Listen to 한국

Compare the sounds

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Try it with help

Listen to and repeat 밥이 and 문을. Alternate reading the sound guide with covering the text and listening.

밥이 → [바비]문을 → [무늘]

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Practice

Warm up with four familiar expressions. The application answers are not previewed here.

1. Which sound guide matches 밥이?

  • [바비]
  • [바피]
  • [밥이]

2. Which sound guide matches 문을?

  • [무를]
  • [문을]
  • [무늘]

3. Which sound guide matches 입구?

  • [입꾸]
  • [이구]
  • [입쿠]

4. Which sound guide matches 식당?

  • [시당]
  • [식땅]
  • [식탕]

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Try a new situation

Listen before text; choose, then read again

1

Listen to the word
  • 마늘
  • 바늘
  • 그늘

a sewing needle

2

Listen to the word
  • 마늘
  • 마음
  • 바늘

garlic

3

Listen to the word
  • 그늘
  • 구름
  • 기름

shade, out of direct sunlight

4

Listen to the word
  • 수박
  • 수업
  • 우산

watermelon

5

Listen to the word
  • 그늘
  • 구름
  • 여름

a cloud

6

Listen to the word
  • 이름
  • 구름
  • 여름

summer

7

Listen to the word
  • 우유
  • 우산
  • 우선

an umbrella

8

Listen to the word
  • 옷을
  • 옷이
  • 꽃을

clothes + the object particle 을

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Check your learning

1. Listen and choose the matching spelling.

Read the text and practise saying it aloud.
  • 마늘
  • 바늘
  • 그늘

2. Listen and choose the matching spelling.

Read the text and practise saying it aloud.
  • 마늘
  • 바늘
  • 마음

3. Listen and choose the matching spelling.

Read the text and practise saying it aloud.
  • 구름
  • 그늘
  • 기름

4. Listen and choose the matching spelling.

Read the text and practise saying it aloud.
  • 수업
  • 우산
  • 수박

5. Listen and choose the matching spelling.

Read the text and practise saying it aloud.
  • 구름
  • 그늘
  • 여름

6. Listen and choose the matching spelling.

Read the text and practise saying it aloud.
  • 옷이
  • 옷을
  • 꽃을

Reflect on your reading

Tick only what you actually checked. Feedback from another person is optional and is not required to finish the lesson.

□ I distinguished spelling from sound guides.
□ I checked meanings I did not know.
□ I completed the application task.
□ I recorded help and reading attempts honestly.
□ I chose what to review.

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Answers and explanations

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Practice questions

1. Which sound guide matches 밥이?

Answer: [바비]

Learn the whole sound [바비], while keeping the spelling 밥이.

  • [바피] — You chose “[바피]”. Here the answer is “[바비]”. Learn the whole sound [바비], while keeping the spelling 밥이.
  • [밥이] — You chose “[밥이]”. Here the answer is “[바비]”. Learn the whole sound [바비], while keeping the spelling 밥이.

2. Which sound guide matches 문을?

Answer: [무늘]

Learn the whole sound [무늘], while keeping the spelling 문을.

  • [무를] — You chose “[무를]”. Here the answer is “[무늘]”. Learn the whole sound [무늘], while keeping the spelling 문을.
  • [문을] — You chose “[문을]”. Here the answer is “[무늘]”. Learn the whole sound [무늘], while keeping the spelling 문을.

3. Which sound guide matches 입구?

Answer: [입꾸]

Learn the whole sound [입꾸], while keeping the spelling 입구.

  • [이구] — You chose “[이구]”. Here the answer is “[입꾸]”. Learn the whole sound [입꾸], while keeping the spelling 입구.
  • [입쿠] — You chose “[입쿠]”. Here the answer is “[입꾸]”. Learn the whole sound [입꾸], while keeping the spelling 입구.

4. Which sound guide matches 식당?

Answer: [식땅]

Learn the whole sound [식땅], while keeping the spelling 식당.

  • [시당] — You chose “[시당]”. Here the answer is “[식땅]”. Learn the whole sound [식땅], while keeping the spelling 식당.
  • [식탕] — You chose “[식탕]”. Here the answer is “[식땅]”. Learn the whole sound [식땅], while keeping the spelling 식당.

Learning check

1. Listen and choose the matching spelling.

Answer: 바늘

The word was 바늘.

  • 마늘 — Compare the blocks of 마늘 and 바늘.
  • 그늘 — Compare the blocks of 그늘 and 바늘.

2. Listen and choose the matching spelling.

Answer: 마늘

The word was 마늘.

  • 바늘 — Compare the blocks of 바늘 and 마늘.
  • 마음 — Compare the blocks of 마음 and 마늘.

3. Listen and choose the matching spelling.

Answer: 그늘

The word was 그늘.

  • 구름 — Compare the blocks of 구름 and 그늘.
  • 기름 — Compare the blocks of 기름 and 그늘.

4. Listen and choose the matching spelling.

Answer: 수박

The word was 수박.

  • 수업 — Compare the blocks of 수업 and 수박.
  • 우산 — Compare the blocks of 우산 and 수박.

5. Listen and choose the matching spelling.

Answer: 구름

The word was 구름.

  • 그늘 — Compare the blocks of 그늘 and 구름.
  • 여름 — Compare the blocks of 여름 and 구름.

6. Listen and choose the matching spelling.

Answer: 옷을

The word was 옷을.

  • 옷이 — Compare the blocks of 옷이 and 옷을.
  • 꽃을 — Compare the blocks of 꽃을 and 옷을.

On a fresh attempt, you listened before seeing the text; after checking you learned the spelling and meaning. Items seen in the transcript or answers become review.

바늘 [바늘]

The word was 바늘. Compare the sound guide [바늘] with the written blocks.

a sewing needle

마늘 [마늘]

The word was 마늘. Compare the sound guide [마늘] with the written blocks.

garlic

그늘 [그늘]

The word was 그늘. Compare the sound guide [그늘] with the written blocks.

shade, out of direct sunlight

수박 [수박]

The word was 수박. Compare the sound guide [수박] with the written blocks.

watermelon

구름 [구름]

The word was 구름. Compare the sound guide [구름] with the written blocks.

a cloud

여름 [여름]

The word was 여름. Compare the sound guide [여름] with the written blocks.

summer

우산 [우산]

The word was 우산. Compare the sound guide [우산] with the written blocks.

an umbrella

옷을 [오슬]

The word was 옷을. Compare the sound guide [오슬] with the written blocks.

clothes + the object particle 을

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Review and continue

Come back to these

Today

Review this lesson

Listen to and read only the words you missed.

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Recall before looking

Use meanings as cues to recall and write words.

Session 3

A different order

Review with a different listening order.

Session 7

Connect earlier learning

Return to linking, finals or vowels where needed.

Review what felt difficult

Review linkingRevisit clothes + a particle. →Review final placementCheck that no final was dropped. →

Repeat an activity whenever you need more practice.

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