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Role-play a problem-solving consultation

Explain the problem and prior attempts, discuss alternatives, then record who will do what and when.

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Your goal

Explain the problem and prior attempts, discuss alternatives, then record who will do what and when.

A consultation does not stop at one piece of advice. Agree on a feasible method, the responsible person, timing and what to do if a difficulty arises.

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Before you start

상담
consultation
합의
agreement
담당
person responsible
실행
carrying out a plan
후속 확인
follow-up check
아직
not yet

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Consultation notes

Mina’s consultation record

A new file is agreed but has not arrived yet.

ItemRecorded information
Observation and attempt안내 파일의 두 번째 쪽이 보이지 않아요. 다시 열어 봤지만 같아요.
Deadline오늘15시까지 자료가 필요해요.
Agreement직원은 오늘12시에 새 파일을 보내요. 미나는 전자우편을 사용할 수 있어요.
Follow-up받은 후에 모든 쪽을 확인하고, 빠진 쪽이 있으면 연락해요.

The task changes the person, method and time.

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Learn the expressions

Put observations and attempts in the situation, needed help in the question, and timing and constraints with alternatives. Reconfirm each person’s next action at the end.

PatternExample
Situation안내 파일이 열리지 않아요. 두 번 열어 봤지만 안 돼요.
Question파일이 열리지 않는데 어떻게 하면 좋을까요?
Choice with a condition오늘 네 시에 방문할 수 있으니까 종이 자료를 받을게요.
Confirm the agreement오후 네 시에 1번 창구에서 받으면 돼요?
Still unconfirmed자료는 아직 받지 않았어요.

In the action note, distinguish 받을게요 from 받았어요. Agreement on a method does not prove the material was received or the issue solved.

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Read the conversation

Mina’s model consultation

미나

안내 파일에서 두 번째 쪽이 보이지 않아요. 다시 열어 봤지만 같아요.

Show meaning

Page two is not visible in the information file. I reopened it, but it is the same.

직원

오늘 열두 시에 새 파일로 받는 게 어때요?

Show meaning

How about receiving a new file at noon today?

미나

좋아요. 저는 세 시까지 필요해요. 받은 후에 모든 쪽이 있는지 확인할게요.

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Good. I need it by three. I will check that all pages are there after receiving it.

직원

빠진 쪽이 있으면 다시 연락해 주세요.

Show meaning

Contact us again if a page is missing.

Aki’s final agreement

아키

오늘 네 시에 방문할 수 있어요. 종이 자료를 받을 수 있을까요?

Show meaning

I can visit at four today. Could I get a paper copy?

직원

네. 네 시까지 1번 창구에 세 쪽을 준비할게요. 비용은 없어요.

Show meaning

Yes. I will prepare all three pages at counter one by four. There is no charge.

아키

네 시에 갈게요. 방문하기 어려우면 어떻게 하면 좋을까요?

Show meaning

I will come at four. What should I do if I cannot visit?

직원

그 경우에는 오늘 다섯 시 전에 연락해 주세요.

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In that case, contact us before five today.

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Build a sentence

Check the details shown on the cards and try a sentence before revealing the example. Then assemble the sentence pieces.

Explore the situation and respond

1. Situation

Observation
안내 파일이 열리지 않아요.
Attempt
두 번 열어 봤지만 안 돼요.
Example and explanation

파일이 열리지 않는데 어떻게 하면 좋을까요?

Start with the observation and help needed.

2. Conditions

Deadline
내일 오전10시 수업 전까지 필요해요.
Available visit
오늘 오후4시
Example and explanation

오늘 오후 네 시에 방문할 수 있어요.

Give the conditions needed to choose.

3. Alternatives

File
오늘18시에 다른 파일을 보낼 수 있어요. 열리는지는 아직 몰라요.
Paper
오늘16시에1번 창구에서 받을 수 있어요. 무료예요.
Example and explanation

종이 자료를 받는 게 어때요?

Consider both the deadline and the current file problem.

4. Agreement

Aki
오늘16시에1번 창구에 와요.
Staff
16시까지 종이3쪽을 준비해요.
Example and explanation

오늘 네 시에 1번 창구에서 종이 자료를 받을게요.

The method is agreed, but collection has not happened.

5. After receipt

Check
세 쪽이 모두 있는지
If incomplete
창구 직원에게 말해요.
Example and explanation

자료를 받은 후에 세 쪽이 모두 있는지 확인할게요.

Do not invent a successful outcome.

6. If difficult

Condition
오늘16시에 방문하기 어려워졌어요.
Agreed action
오늘17시 전에 직원에게 연락해요.
Example and explanation

방문하기 어려우면 오늘 다섯 시 전에 연락할게요.

A different visit time is not automatically authorized.

Sentence-piece practice

1. Build the opening problem and question.

Sentence pieces

  • 어떻게 하면 좋을까요?
  • 안내 파일이 열리지 않는데

2. State that the materials have not arrived yet.

Sentence pieces

  • 아직 받지 않았어요.
  • 종이 자료는

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Practice

Choose a response that fits the situation using the expressions you learned.

1. What information helps at the start of a consultation?

  • The problem and prior attempts
  • An unverified cause stated as certain
  • Assigning blame

2. Staff promise to prepare paper materials. What is established?

  • The learner already received it
  • All causes have been fixed
  • The agreed preparation action

3. What matters when confirming an agreement?

  • Only the most complex expression
  • Who will do what and when
  • Only character count

4. Model: new file at noon, needed by three. What follows receipt?

  • 모든 쪽이 있는지 확인해요.
  • 받기 전에 수령 완료라고 써요.
  • 종이 자료를 6시에 받았다고 써요.

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Try a new situation

Consultation notes

Aki’s agreed next actions

The consultation has just ended. The file’s cause and actual collection result remain unconfirmed.

ItemRecorded information
Problem안내 파일이 열리지 않아요.
Attempt두 번 열어 봤지만 안 돼요.
Needed by내일 오전10시 수업 전까지 필요해요.
Two options다른 파일: 오늘18시 전송 가능 / 종이: 오늘16시1번 창구 수령 가능, 무료
Final agreement아키는 오늘16시에 방문해요. 직원은16시까지1번 창구에 종이3쪽을 준비해요.
After receipt세 쪽이 모두 있는지 확인하고 빠진 쪽은 창구 직원에게 말해요.
Exception방문하기 어려우면 오늘17시 전에 직원에게 연락해요. 창구는17시에 닫아요.

Keep the person, counter, page count and times unchanged. This does not submit a real request or send a message.

Use the new role information. Write the required details in Korean and try saying them.

Tasks

Try the tasks first, then compare with the answers and examples in step 10.

1. As Aki, state the problem and two attempts.

Show a hint

Use the pattern and keep the supplied information.

2. Open the consultation with 어떻게 하면 좋을까요?. End the written question with a question mark (?).

Show a hint

Use the pattern and keep the supplied information.

3. Say you can visit at four today.

Show a hint

Use the pattern and keep the supplied information.

4. Agree to receive paper materials today.

Show a hint

Use the pattern and keep the supplied information.

5. Reconfirm the time and counter in a question. End the written question with a question mark (?).

Show a hint

Use the pattern and keep the supplied information.

6. Ask what to do if you cannot visit. End the written question with a question mark (?).

Show a hint

Use the pattern and keep the supplied information.

7. Say you will check all three pages after receipt.

Show a hint

Use the pattern and keep the supplied information.

Next-action note after the consultation

1. Current problem
2. Prior attempt
3. Aki’s action, time and place
4. Staff action and deadline
5. Check after receipt
6. If visiting becomes difficult

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Check your learning

Read the new conditions and distinguish the key information.

1. What problem did Aki directly observe?

  • 직원이 자료를 모두 지웠어요.
  • 휴대전화가 완전히 고장 났어요.
  • 안내 파일이 열리지 않아요.

2. Aki’s options: file at 18:00 or paper at 16:00. What was agreed?

  • 내일10시 이후에 아무 자료나 받아요.
  • 오늘16시에 종이로 받아요.
  • 오늘18시에 파일로 받아요.

3. What will staff prepare?

  • 1번 창구에 세 쪽의 종이 자료예요.
  • 2번 창구에 두 쪽의 종이 자료예요.
  • 아키의 새로운 휴대전화예요.

4. Aki can no longer visit at four. What did staff instruct?

  • 여섯 시에 그냥 방문해요.
  • 친구가 임의로 대신 받아요.
  • 오늘 다섯 시 전에 연락해요.

5. Which statement is appropriate about the current state?

  • 원인이 기기 고장으로 확정됐어요.
  • 자료는 아직 받지 않았어요.
  • 자료를 모두 받았고 문제도 해결됐어요.

6. After collection, one of three pages is missing. What next?

  • 창구 직원에게 빠진 쪽을 알려요.
  • 모두 받았다고 확인해요.
  • 빠진 쪽은 스스로 만들어 붙여요.

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 connected the problem, attempts and request.
□ We selected a feasible option together.
□ I confirmed who acts and when.
□ I separated agreement from actual receipt.

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Answers and explanations

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Practice questions

1. What information helps at the start of a consultation?

Answer: The problem and prior attempts

Start with relevant facts.

  • An unverified cause stated as certain — The cause may still be unknown.
  • Assigning blame — Blame is not established.

2. Staff promise to prepare paper materials. What is established?

Answer: The agreed preparation action

It is an agreed future action.

  • The learner already received it — Receipt is a separate action.
  • All causes have been fixed — The file’s cause has not been fixed.

3. What matters when confirming an agreement?

Answer: Who will do what and when

It makes the next actions clear.

  • Only the most complex expression — Relevant information matters more than complexity.
  • Only character count — Length alone does not identify actions.

4. Model: new file at noon, needed by three. What follows receipt?

Answer: 모든 쪽이 있는지 확인해요.

Check completeness.

  • 받기 전에 수령 완료라고 써요. — That would invent completion.
  • 종이 자료를 6시에 받았다고 써요. — That changes the model’s method and time.

Learning check

1. What problem did Aki directly observe?

Answer: 안내 파일이 열리지 않아요.

This is the symptom, not a presumed cause.

  • 직원이 자료를 모두 지웠어요. — No deletion is documented.
  • 휴대전화가 완전히 고장 났어요. — Device failure is not confirmed.

2. Aki’s options: file at 18:00 or paper at 16:00. What was agreed?

Answer: 오늘16시에 종이로 받아요.

The dialogue agrees on paper.

  • 내일10시 이후에 아무 자료나 받아요. — That changes deadline and agreement.
  • 오늘18시에 파일로 받아요. — That is another option, not the final agreement.

3. What will staff prepare?

Answer: 1번 창구에 세 쪽의 종이 자료예요.

Match counter and page count to the agreement.

  • 2번 창구에 두 쪽의 종이 자료예요. — Both counter and count are wrong.
  • 아키의 새로운 휴대전화예요. — No such action was promised.

4. Aki can no longer visit at four. What did staff instruct?

Answer: 오늘 다섯 시 전에 연락해요.

Follow the agreed contact deadline.

  • 여섯 시에 그냥 방문해요. — The desk closes at five.
  • 친구가 임의로 대신 받아요. — Proxy collection was not agreed.

5. Which statement is appropriate about the current state?

Answer: 자료는 아직 받지 않았어요.

The consultation just ended; receipt has not occurred.

  • 원인이 기기 고장으로 확정됐어요. — No device cause was established.
  • 자료를 모두 받았고 문제도 해결됐어요. — Receipt and resolution are unconfirmed.

6. After collection, one of three pages is missing. What next?

Answer: 창구 직원에게 빠진 쪽을 알려요.

Use the planned follow-up and request help.

  • 모두 받았다고 확인해요. — That contradicts the observation.
  • 빠진 쪽은 스스로 만들어 붙여요. — Do not invent missing source material.

Example answers

Written responses are examples. Other wording can also meet the same conditions.

1. As Aki, state the problem and two attempts.

안내 파일이 열리지 않아요. 두 번 열어 봤지만 안 돼요.

안내 파일을 두 번 열어 봤지만 열리지 않아요.

Combine symptom and attempt.

2. Open the consultation with 어떻게 하면 좋을까요?. End the written question with a question mark (?).

안내 파일이 열리지 않는데 어떻게 하면 좋을까요?

파일이 열리지 않는데 어떻게 하면 좋을까요?

Ask for a method without asserting the cause.

3. Say you can visit at four today.

오늘 오후 네 시에 방문할 수 있어요.

오늘 오후4시에 방문할 수 있어요.

오늘 네 시에 창구에 갈 수 있어요.

State your availability.

4. Agree to receive paper materials today.

오늘 종이 자료로 받을게요.

오늘 네 시에 종이 자료를 받을게요.

좋아요. 오늘 종이 자료를 받을게요.

State the agreed method.

5. Reconfirm the time and counter in a question. End the written question with a question mark (?).

오후 네 시에 1번 창구에서 받으면 돼요?

오늘 오후 네 시에 1번 창구에서 받으면 돼요?

오후4시에 1번 창구에서 받으면 돼요?

Confirm both key details.

6. Ask what to do if you cannot visit. End the written question with a question mark (?).

방문하기 어려우면 어떻게 하면 좋을까요?

오늘 방문하기 어려운 경우에는요?

Ask about the exception.

7. Say you will check all three pages after receipt.

자료를 받은 후에 세 쪽이 모두 있는지 확인할게요.

종이 자료를 받은 후에 세 쪽이 모두 있는지 확인할게요.

This plans a future check rather than reporting completion.

Next-action note after the consultation

1. Current problem

안내 파일이 열리지 않아요.

2. Prior attempt

두 번 열어 봤지만 안 돼요.

3. Aki’s action, time and place

오늘 오후 네 시에 1번 창구에서 종이 자료를 받을게요.

4. Staff action and deadline

직원은 오늘 오후 네 시까지 종이 자료 세 쪽을 준비해요.

5. Check after receipt

자료를 받은 후에 세 쪽이 모두 있는지 확인할게요.

6. If visiting becomes difficult

방문하기 어려우면 오늘 다섯 시 전에 연락할게요.

Sentence-piece practice

1. Build the opening problem and question.

안내 파일이 열리지 않는데 어떻게 하면 좋을까요?

Ask for help without deciding the cause.

2. State that the materials have not arrived yet.

종이 자료는 아직 받지 않았어요.

Distinguish agreement from completed receipt.

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Review and continue

Come back to these

Today

Recall with the example closed

Explain the problem and prior attempts, discuss alternatives, then record who will do what and when.

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Change one detail

Change a person, action or time and make two sentences.

A few days later

Combine with earlier expressions

Make a short exchange with a question and response.

Review what felt difficult

Review this expressionRole-play a problem-solving consultation →Earlier learningReconnect the foundation →

Look separately at activity completion and core learning results.

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