Intermediate 1 · Lesson 5
Separate key events from supporting details
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Lesson information & display
Planning guide: about 30 min · Progress by understanding and practice, not by the clock.
Completion records the activities you finished. It is not a pronunciation score or a Korean proficiency certificate.
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
그러던 중 needs an ongoing preceding situation: 책을 읽고 있었어요. 그러던 중 휴대전화가 없다는 것을 알았어요.
| Role | Example |
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| Ongoing background | 도서관에서 책을 읽고 있었어요. |
| New problem | 그러던 중 휴대전화가 없다는 것을 알았어요. |
| Response | 직원에게 도움을 요청했어요. |
| Final outcome | 결국 휴대전화를 찾았어요. |
결국 marks reaching an outcome through a process, not merely a later time. The outcome does not have to be bad.