Easy Korean - Level 9, Unit 2: Workbook

Practice 1: Conjugation

Change the words into the "On the other hand" form. (Pay attention to Verb vs. Adjective!)

1. 좋다 (adjective - to be good) -> __________________ 반면에
2. 일하다 (verb - to work) -> __________________ 반면에
3. 어렵다 (adjective - to be difficult - ㅂ irregular) -> __________________ 반면에
4. 비싸다 (adjective - to be expensive) -> __________________ 반면에

Practice 2: Match the Contrasts

Match the first half of the sentence with the logical contrasting second half.

1. 직장 생활은 월급을 받는 반면에... (While working life gives you a salary...)
2. 비행기는 빠른 반면에... (While airplanes are fast...)
3. 제 형은 키가 큰 반면에... (While my older brother is tall...)

a. 저는 키가 작아요. (I am short.) b. 스트레스가 많아요. (There is a lot of stress.) c. 표가 비싸요. (The tickets are expensive.)

Practice 3: Translate to Korean

Translate using -(으)ㄴ/는 반면에.

1. While the price is cheap, the quality is bad. (price: 가격 / cheap: 싸다 / quality: 질 / bad: 나쁘다) -> 가격이 ____________________________________ 질이 나빠요.

2. I like reading books, while my friend likes watching movies. (read: 읽다 / watch: 보다) -> 저는 책을 ____________________________________ 제 친구는 영화를 좋아해요.

Answers

Practice 1 1. 좋은 2. 일하는 3. 어려운 (어렵 -> 어려우 + ㄴ) 4. 비싼

Practice 2 1-b, 2-c, 3-a

Practice 3 1. 싼 반면에 2. 읽는 반면에 (or 좋아하는 반면에)