Preface
How to Use This Book
Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction to Hangeul
Introduction of Characters

Chapter 01 Introduction
01 My name is Rita.
I'm Rita.

02 What is that?
03 I am not Chinese.
I'm not Chinese.

04 Is studying Korean interesting?
05 Let's study again Let's review
● Culture

Chapter 02 School
01 Do you have a dictionary, too?
02 Where is the bag?
03 I don't go to the library.
I don't go to the library.

04 The school is big and clean.
The school is big and tidy.

05 Let's study again Let's review
● Culture

Chapter 03 Daily Life
01 Meet a friend at the park.
I meet my friends at the park.

02 What month and day is today?
03 What time do you eat lunch?
04 What do you do on the weekend?
05 Let's study again Let's review
● Culture

Chapter 04 Weather and Seasons
01 I'm going to the mountain with a friend.
I'll go to the mountains with a friend.
02 The weather is a bit cold these days.
The weather is a little cold lately.

03 What is your favorite season?
04 Let's go to the beach together during summer vacation.

Let's go to the beach during summer vacation.

05 Let's study again Let's review
● Culture

Chapter 05 Family and Friends
01 How many people are in Yumiko's family?
How many people are in your family, Yumiko?
02 My father works at a hospital.
My father works at a hospital.

03 Can you swim?
04 Do you like to exercise?
05 Let's study again Let's review
● Culture

Appendix
Answers
Listening Scripts
Dialogue Translations
Culture Section Translations
Index

A complete Korean language mastery coursebook for beginner English speakers!
The first series of 'Master KOREAN' (English version)!

* Systematic structure tailored to the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) Level 1!
* Providing fun activities using task-centered teaching principles!
* Provides a variety of problem types and abundant visual and audio materials!
* Provides Korean cultural materials necessary for communication from the learner's perspective!

An Introductory Coursebook for Conquering Korean for English Speakers!
The First Volume of the Master Korean Series (English)!

* Systematically organized to prepare you for Level 1 of the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK)!
* Fun activities using task-based teaching principles!
* A variety of exercises and rich visual and audio materials!
* Korean cultural information necessary for communication from a learner's perspective!

Target

Individual learners and teachers within English-speaking institutions who wish to improve their communication skills as beginners and beginners of Korean and to take the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK)

Target Readers

This series targets introductory and beginning individual English-speaking learners of Korean along with learners and teachers associated with language institutions who wish to improve their Korean communication skills or plan to take the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK).


A complete Korean language coursebook tailored to your TOPIK level!

The Master Korean series is a comprehensive coursebook that allows you to build your Korean language skills step by step, from beginner to advanced.
Not only can you develop your communication skills through various activities and audiovisual materials, but you can also prepare for the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) by adjusting the vocabulary and grammar level at each stage to match the level.

A TOPIK Based Coursebook for Completely Conquering Korean!

The 〈Master Korean〉 series is an integrated set of coursebooks allowing learners to build on their Korean skills step-by-step from the beginning to the advanced level.
Learners can improve their communication skills through a variety of activities and visual materials while also preparing for the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK), as each level introduces the vocabulary and grammar needed to pass the respective level of the test.

Features of this book

The 'Master Korean' series is a comprehensive coursebook for completely mastering the Korean language. It is designed to help you achieve the corresponding level of the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) upon completion of each level, and allows you to learn listening, speaking, reading, and writing in an integrated manner through activities and practice.


'Master Korean 1-1 Basic' is the first book in the Korean language textbook series developed under the name 'Master Korean' and is aimed at beginner learners of English who want to learn Korean.


This book will help you develop your Korean communication skills comprehensively by learning the basic structures and expressions of the Korean language, practicing them through various activities, and learning about Korean culture required in communication situations.
In particular, we have broadly applied the teaching principle centered on task performance and made it easy and fun for learners to learn through various visual and audio materials. We have also provided Korean cultural information and language and cultural information required in communication situations to enable multifaceted learning.


A complete Korean language mastery coursebook for beginner English speakers!

· Systematic learning that will help you achieve the appropriate level on the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK)!
After completing 'Master Korean 1-1, 1-2', you will be able to challenge TOPIK Level 1 with vocabulary and grammar.
It was composed.

· Fun learning using task-centered teaching principles!
The Korean language education experience and empirical data accumulated by the writing staff over many years make it easy for learners to learn.
A variety of learning tasks are provided to make learning fun.

· Provides rich visual and audio materials!
Rich illustrations and photos, as well as professional voice actors, enhance memorization and learning effectiveness.
MP3 audio materials can be used to make learning fun for both institutions and individual learners.

· Providing Korean cultural materials from a learner's perspective!
Why do Koreans call store clerks 'Unni'?
It provides detailed information on Korean language and culture that learners are curious about.


Book Characteristics

The Master Korean series is an integrated set of coursebooks designed to help the reader fully master the Korean language through various activities and practices in the four basic skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
After learning all the grammar and vocabulary in each level, the reader will be able to sit for the corresponding level of the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK).

As the first book in the Master Korean series of coursebooks, Master Korean 1-1 Basic (English) is aimed at English-speaking learners studying Korean at the introductory level.

Through this book learners will become familiar with the basic structure and expressions of the Korean language and improve their overall Korean language skills by practicing what they have learned through various activities, while also acquiring Korean cultural and linguistic knowledge necessary for successful communication in a variety of situations.


A Coursebook for Completely Conquering Korean
for English-speaking Introductory Learners!

· Systematically study for appropriate level of the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK)!
Together, Master Korean 1-1 and 1-2 introduces all of the vocabulary and grammar necessary to sit for Level 1 of the TOPIK.


· Have fun studying Korean using task-based teaching principles!
The series includes a variety of study tasks based on the authors' many years of Korean teaching experience along with empirical data to create a text that is both easy to study and interesting.

· Enjoy rich visual and audio materials!
Each chapter is full of colorful illustrations and pictures, along with auditory materials created with professional voice actors to improve memorization and overall learning, regardless of whether you are studying by yourself or as a student in a language institution.


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“Why do Koreans also address store employees as ‘big sister’·”
Includes detailed English explanations for many aspects of the Korean culture and language that learners are curious about.