Upper-intermediate (TOPIK 4)

Whereas: -(으)ㄴ / 는 반면에, Parte 1 de 2

Set two people, places or things side by side with -(으)ㄴ / 는 반면에 and contrastive 은 / 는, and keep it apart from the time 'while'.

Whereas: -(으)ㄴ / 는 반면에, Parte 2 de 2

Weigh the pros and cons of one thing, compare past facts with -(으)ㄴ 반면에, and start a written sentence with 반면에 or 이와 반대로.

In Contrast To: -는 데 반해

Compare figures and trends in written Korean with -(으)ㄴ / 는 데 반해 and N에 반해, space 데 correctly, and learn the root 차 'difference'.

Contrast Clinic: 반면에, -는 데 반해, -지만, -는데

Choose between -지만, -는데, 반면에 and -는 데 반해 by meaning and register, and spot which ones sound wrong in a chat with a friend.

Despite: -(으)ㅁ에도 불구하고, Parte 1 de 2

Say 'despite' in written and formal Korean with N에도 불구하고 and -(으)ㅁ에도 불구하고, and spell the past form 했음 correctly.

Despite: -(으)ㄴ / 는데도, Parte 2 de 2

Say 'even though' in everyday speech with -(으)ㄴ / 는데도, open a sentence with 그런데도 or 그럼에도 불구하고, and tell -는데도 from -아 / 어도.

Drill: Whereas and Despite, Part 1 of 2

Put adjectives, verbs, 있다 and nouns into -(으)ㄴ / 는 반면에, -는 데 반해, -(으)ㅁ에도 and -(으)ㄴ / 는데도, present and past, and write each form from dictation.

Drill: Whereas and Despite, Part 2 of 2

Reading Lab: City Life or Country Life?

Read a 한다체 column by a Seoul office worker who moved to a village in 전라도, answer TOPIK-style questions on its main idea, content and attitude, and reuse its contrast sentences.

Error Hunt: Contrast and Concession

Fix the typical slips with this unit's endings: *비싸는 반면에, *팔렸는 반면에, *노력했슴에도, *요리하는 반면에, *하는데 반해, a request after 불구하고, and a lecture-style 학생인데도 불구하고 in a chat.

Transformations: Spoken to Written Contrast

Rewrite 해요 sentences with -지만, -는데도 and 그런데 into 한다체 with 반면에, -는 데 반해 and -(으)ㅁ에도 불구하고, then turn them into casual speech for a friend.

Real-World Mission: Weighing Two Options

Write a short 한다체 paragraph comparing 전세 and 월세 or two job offers with 반면에, 데 반해 and -(으)ㅁ에도 불구하고, then talk it through in 해요 with a colleague.

Unit 1 review: Contrast and Concession

Listen, speak and write with what you learned in "Contrast and Concession", then a short unit quiz.