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Relay facts and explanations

Read a short announcement and relay its source, time and place without changing them.

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Your goal

Read a short announcement and relay its source, time and place without changing them.

Mina passes staff information to Jun. Attribute it to the staff member rather than presenting it as your own observation, and choose the form for an action, state or noun.

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Before you start

전달하다
pass information to another person
출처
the speaker or source of information
안내
information or instructions
시작하다
start
준비하다
prepare

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Explore the situation

Original message and participants

Staff → Mina → Jun

All messages are relayed on the same day.

Who / whenOriginal words or recorded facts
Staff notice“모임은 10월 14일 오후 세 시에 시작해요.”
Venue“장소는 2층 한빛 교실이에요.”
Preparation“자료를 준비했어요.”

Mina identifies the staff member as the source.

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Learn the expressions

Relay 모임은 오후 세 시에 시작해요 as 직원이 모임은 오후 세 시에 시작한다고 했어요. Keep the staff member as the source and retain three o’clock.

Original expressionReported expression
가요 → 가다간다고 해요
읽어요 → 읽다읽는다고 해요
만들어요 → 만들다만든다고 해요
작아요 → 작다작다고 해요
교실이에요 / 무료예요교실이라고 해요 / 무료라고 해요
준비했어요준비했다고 해요

For present actions, use -ㄴ다고 after a vowel and -는다고 after a consonant other than ㄹ. Drop ㄹ before -ㄴ다고: 만들다→만든다고. Current adjectives take -다고; nouns take -이라고/라고 according to the final consonant. Retain past -았/었-.

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Read the conversation

Staff announcement

직원

모임은 10월 14일 오후 세 시에 시작해요.

Show meaning

The meeting starts on October 14 at three p.m.

직원

장소는 2층 한빛 교실이에요.

Show meaning

The venue is Hanbit Classroom on the second floor.

미나

직원이 모임은 10월 14일 오후 세 시에 시작한다고 했어요.

Show meaning

Mina tells Jun what the staff member said about the date and time.

미나

장소는 2층 한빛 교실이라고 했어요.

Show meaning

She relays the venue from the same source.

Preparation result

직원

자료를 준비했어요.

Show meaning

I have prepared the materials.

미나

직원이 자료를 준비했다고 했어요.

Show meaning

The staff member said the materials had been prepared.

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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.

Compare original and relayed messages

Reporting an action

Original
직원: “오후 세 시에 시작해요.”
Relay
직원 → 미나 → 준
Example and explanation

직원이 오후 세 시에 시작한다고 했어요.

Preserve time and source.

Reporting a noun

Original
직원: “장소는 한빛 교실이에요.”
Example and explanation

직원이 장소는 한빛 교실이라고 했어요.

교실 is a noun.

A completed action

Original
직원: “자료를 준비했어요.”
Example and explanation

직원이 자료를 준비했다고 했어요.

Do not turn the past into a current plan.

Sentence-piece practice

1. Report the start time and source.

Sentence pieces

  • 모임은 오후 세 시에
  • 직원이
  • 시작한다고 했어요.

2. Report the venue name.

Sentence pieces

  • 한빛 교실이라고
  • 장소는
  • 했어요.

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Practice

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

1. Staff: “It starts at three p.m.” Which report preserves this?

  • 직원이 오후 네 시에 시작한다고 했어요.
  • 준이 오후 세 시에 시작한다고 했어요.
  • 직원이 오후 세 시에 시작한다고 했어요.

2. Report “Jun reads a book.”

  • 준이 책을 읽이라고 해요.
  • 준이 책을 읽는다고 해요.
  • 준이 책을 읽다고 해요.

3. Report “The materials are free.”

  • 자료는 무료라고 해요.
  • 자료는 무료는다고 해요.
  • 자료는 무료다고 해요.

4. Which preserves the past in 자료를 준비했어요?

  • 자료를 준비한다고 했어요.
  • 자료를 준비하라고 했어요.
  • 자료를 준비했다고 했어요.

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Try a new situation

Original message and participants

Relay the new notice to Yuna

Aki relays staff and Jun’s words to Yuna on the same day.

Who / whenOriginal words or recorded facts
Staff“모임은 10월 15일 오후 네 시에 시작해요.”
Staff“장소는 1층 새봄 교실이에요. 자료를 준비했어요. 참가비는 무료예요.”
Jun“저는 오늘 자료를 읽어요.”

Attendance count is unstated; ask if needed.

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. State the staff source and report the new start date and time.

Show a hint

Use the pattern and keep the supplied information.

2. Report the new venue given by staff.

Show a hint

Use the pattern and keep the supplied information.

3. Report the staff member’s 자료를 준비했어요 in the past.

Show a hint

Use the pattern and keep the supplied information.

4. Report the staff statement 참가비는 무료예요.

Show a hint

Use the pattern and keep the supplied information.

5. Relay Jun’s 저는 오늘 자료를 읽어요 to Yuna on the same day.

Show a hint

Use the pattern and keep the supplied information.

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Check your learning

Read the new conditions and distinguish the key information.

1. The task notice says October 15 at four p.m. Which report matches?

  • 직원이 10월 15일 오전 네 시에 시작한다고 했어요.
  • 직원이 10월 15일 오후 네 시에 시작한다고 했어요.
  • 직원이 10월 14일 오후 세 시에 시작한다고 했어요.

2. The new venue is Saebom Classroom, first floor. Which matches?

  • 장소는 1층 새봄 교실이라고 했어요.
  • 장소는 2층 한빛 교실이라고 했어요.
  • 장소는 1층 새봄 교실자고 했어요.

3. Staff: “The room is small.” Report it.

  • 직원이 방이 작는다고 했어요.
  • 직원이 방이 작은다고 했어요.
  • 직원이 방이 작다고 했어요.

4. Report “I make gimbap.”

  • 김밥을 만들다고 해요.
  • 김밥을 만든다고 해요.
  • 김밥을 만들는다고 해요.

5. The notice gives no attendance count. What should you do?

  • 직원에게 인원을 물어봐요.
  • 열 명이라고 전달해요.
  • 인원 제한이 없다고 전달해요.

6. You only confirmed that staff said it. What is established?

  • Independent verification of every claim
  • The meeting has actually ended
  • The source of the statement

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 named the source.
□ I preserved the time, place and past tense.
□ I did not invent missing details.

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Answers and explanations

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Practice questions

1. Staff: “It starts at three p.m.” Which report preserves this?

Answer: 직원이 오후 세 시에 시작한다고 했어요.

The source and time are preserved.

  • 직원이 오후 네 시에 시작한다고 했어요. — Three became four.
  • 준이 오후 세 시에 시작한다고 했어요. — The source became Jun.

2. Report “Jun reads a book.”

Answer: 준이 책을 읽는다고 해요.

The present-action form of 읽다 is 읽는다고.

  • 준이 책을 읽이라고 해요. — This is not noun + 이라고.
  • 준이 책을 읽다고 해요. — The verb needs 는.

3. Report “The materials are free.”

Answer: 자료는 무료라고 해요.

무료 is a noun without a final consonant.

  • 자료는 무료는다고 해요. — 무료 is not an action verb.
  • 자료는 무료다고 해요. — A noun needs 라고 here.

4. Which preserves the past in 자료를 준비했어요?

Answer: 자료를 준비했다고 했어요.

Keep 했- to report completed preparation.

  • 자료를 준비한다고 했어요. — Past completion is lost.
  • 자료를 준비하라고 했어요. — A statement became an instruction.

Learning check

1. The task notice says October 15 at four p.m. Which report matches?

Answer: 직원이 10월 15일 오후 네 시에 시작한다고 했어요.

Use the new date and p.m.

  • 직원이 10월 15일 오전 네 시에 시작한다고 했어요. — P.m. became a.m.
  • 직원이 10월 14일 오후 세 시에 시작한다고 했어요. — That copies the model.

2. The new venue is Saebom Classroom, first floor. Which matches?

Answer: 장소는 1층 새봄 교실이라고 했어요.

The venue and noun reporting form match.

  • 장소는 2층 한빛 교실이라고 했어요. — That is the earlier venue.
  • 장소는 1층 새봄 교실자고 했어요. — 자고 is not for a venue noun.

3. Staff: “The room is small.” Report it.

Answer: 직원이 방이 작다고 했어요.

Attach -다고 to adjective 작다.

  • 직원이 방이 작는다고 했어요. — Do not use action-verb -는다고.
  • 직원이 방이 작은다고 했어요. — 작은 is not this reporting form.

4. Report “I make gimbap.”

Answer: 김밥을 만든다고 해요.

Drop ㄹ in 만들다 before ㄴ다고.

  • 김밥을 만들다고 해요. — Use the present action reporting form.
  • 김밥을 만들는다고 해요. — Do not keep ㄹ before 는 here.

5. The notice gives no attendance count. What should you do?

Answer: 직원에게 인원을 물어봐요.

Do not invent missing details.

  • 열 명이라고 전달해요. — There is no basis for ten.
  • 인원 제한이 없다고 전달해요. — Not stated does not mean unlimited.

6. You only confirmed that staff said it. What is established?

Answer: The source of the statement

Faithful reporting and verification are different.

  • Independent verification of every claim — Independent verification is not given.
  • The meeting has actually ended — An announcement does not establish completion.

Example answers

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

1. State the staff source and report the new start date and time.

직원이 모임은 10월 15일 오후 네 시에 시작한다고 했어요.

직원이 10월 15일 오후 네 시에 시작한다고 했어요.

직원이 모임은 10월 15일 오후4시에 시작한다고 했어요.

Preserve October 15 and four p.m.

2. Report the new venue given by staff.

직원이 장소는 1층 새봄 교실이라고 했어요.

장소는 1층 새봄 교실이라고 했어요.

Use the noun reporting form.

3. Report the staff member’s 자료를 준비했어요 in the past.

직원이 자료를 준비했다고 했어요.

직원이 자료를 준비했다고 말했어요.

Preserve completed preparation.

4. Report the staff statement 참가비는 무료예요.

직원이 참가비는 무료라고 했어요.

참가비는 무료라고 했어요.

무료 takes 라고.

5. Relay Jun’s 저는 오늘 자료를 읽어요 to Yuna on the same day.

준이 오늘 자료를 읽는다고 했어요.

준은 오늘 자료를 읽는다고 했어요.

Identify Jun as the original subject of 저는.

Sentence-piece practice

1. Report the start time and source.

직원이 모임은 오후 세 시에 시작한다고 했어요.

시작해요 becomes 시작한다고 했어요.

2. Report the venue name.

장소는 한빛 교실이라고 했어요.

교실 is a noun with a final consonant, so use 이라고.

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Review and continue

Come back to these

Today

Recall with the example closed

Read a short announcement and relay its source, time and place without changing them.

Next study session

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 expressionRelay facts and explanations →Earlier learningReconnect the foundation →

Look separately at activity completion and core learning results.

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