Topics

  1. Greetings
    (i) First time introduction
    (ii) After a while
    (iii) Departing

  2. Self-introduction: name, school year, nationality/ethnic identity, major

    3.
  3. Describing people: name, school year, nationality/ethnic identity, major, hometown, family
  4. About yourself: hometown, family, school work

    5.
  5. Daily activities/schedule

    6.
  6. Weekend or vacation activities: general/habitual, past and future

    7.
  7. Asking and telling location and/or direction

    8.
  8. Favorite things/activities


    9.
Some guidelines
  1. Get familiar with the main dialogues and narrations.
  2. Master the spellings: memorize the original word (particularly verb stems) and do not blend the final consonant with particles and suffixes that begin with a vowel !!!!

    E.g.  맛이 (not 마시), 맛있어요(not 마시써요), 걸어서(not 거러서)

  3. Be sensitive to form variation: The most important factor is:
  1. Reading & Listening comprehension: Study main conversations and narrations

    The material will be combinations of family, daily activities, weekend activities, and weekend and Christmas plan.

  2. Answering questions that will be given either orally or in writing; questions may be given in English for you to translate before answering them
    1. IU는 뭐가 멋있어요?
    2. IU에 학교 식당이 어디 있어요?
    3. IMU에 뭐가 있어요?
    4. 한국어 어떠세요? Give two attributes, connecting them with either 그리고 or 그런데
    5. 이번 학기에 몇 과목 들으세요? 다음 학기에는 몇 과목 들을 거예요?
    6. 보통 어디서 공부하세요?
    7. 커피 마시러 어디 가세요?
    8. 크리스마스 쇼핑 할 거예요?
    9. 어디 사세요?
    10. 집에서 학교까지 얼마나 멀어요?
    11. 어느 드릴 섹셔에 들어가세요?
    12. 드릴 섹션에 학생이 많아요? 남학생이 몇 명 여학생이 몇 명이에요?
    13. 지난 주말에 뭐 했어요?
    14. 이번 크리스마스에 뭐 할 거예요?
    15. 쇼핑하러 자주 가세요?
    16. 무슨 영화 좋아하세요?

  3. Composition: Describe yourself.

    Include greeting, name, ethnic identity, academic status, major, family (home, siblings, etc.), and daily and weekend and/or Christams break activities

  1. Pronunciation:

Question words: placed immediately before the predicate

뭐, 누구/누가, 어디, 어디서, 언제, 왜, 몇 counter,

무슨 N: what . . .?

어느 N: which . . . ?

어떻게, 어때요?

(iii) Alternative questions: A or B?

  Plain Honorific
Non-past Past ~(으)ㄹ 거예요 Non-past Past ~(으)ㄹ 거예요
Polite style N-이에요
N-예요		 N-이었어요
N-였어요

N-이ㄹ 거예요
N-ㄹ 거예요

 N-이세요
N-세요		 N-이셨어요
N-셨어요		 N-이실 거예요
N-실 거예요
~어요
~아요		 ~었어요
~았어요		 ~을 거예요
~ㄹ 거예요		 ~으세요
~세요		 ~으셨어요
~셨어요

~으실 거예요
~실 거예요
Positive Negative
~어요/아요 안/못 ~어요/아요
N-해요 N 안 해요
있어요 없어요
알아요 몰라요
N-이에요/예요 N(-이/가) 아니에요


2. Possessive expressions:
A: 이 N 누구 N-이에요/거예요?
B: _________ N-이에요/거예요.

1st Person Possessive pronouns: 제/내

3. Irregular verbs:

4. Numbers

5. Counters: 명, 마리, 개, 층, 과목, 시간, 분