Intermediate 1 · Lesson 3
Compare expectations with what happened
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Lesson information & display
Planning guide: about 30 min · Progress by understanding and practice, not by the clock.
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Unit contents
Experiences and background
01Describe the background of an event02Connect events in time order03Compare expectations with what happened04Express feelings about an experience05Separate key events from supporting details06Tell an experience and answer follow-up questions04 / 11
Learn the expressions
In 사람이 많을 줄 알았는데 적었어요, the first part is the earlier expectation and the second is the actual result. Do not report the expectation as the observed fact.
| Base | Expectation | Different result |
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| 오다 | 비가 올 줄 알았는데 | 비가 오지 않았어요. |
| 많다 | 사람이 많을 줄 알았는데 | 사람이 적었어요. |
| 어렵다 | 어려울 줄 알았는데 | 쉬웠어요. |
| 기다리다 | 오래 기다릴 줄 알았는데 | 오 분만 기다렸어요. |
Here we practise a contrast between expectation and result. If the result is not known, do not invent it; say that you do not yet know.