Pronounce Korean Without Guessing — B2.1: 세상을 이야기하다 — Easy English Pronunciation & Interlinear Korean–English Reader for Upper-Intermediate Learners with Passive Form &TOPIK II Level 4 Practice - Softcover

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Step beyond everyday Korean and discuss the wider world with confidence.

Pronounce Korean Without Guessing — B2.1: 세상을 이야기하다 moves you into upper-intermediate Korean through careers, society, the economy, environment, science, culture, history, and formal situations.

Speak About More Than Daily Life

You already know how to describe people, explain reasons, express intentions, share impressions, and use giving and receiving naturally. Now learn how Korean describes what happens, what causes change, and how circumstances lead to new situations.

Build these upper-intermediate structures:
Passive forms with 이/히/리/기 and -되다
Causative forms with -게 하다, -게 만들다, and -시키다
Honorific and humble speech with -(으)시-, 께서, 드리다, 뵙다, and 여쭙다
-게 되다 for how something came to happen
Conditional nuance with -(으)ㄹ수록 and -에 따라
Formal connectives such as ~에 의해 and ~(으)로 인해

Read the Korean People Actually Say

Korean spelling does not always match spoken Korean. Instead of memorizing pronunciation rules, you see easy English pronunciation directly above the Korean, showing actual spoken sound.

No IPA.
No complicated phonetic theory.
No audio required.
Just read, speak, and keep moving.

Natural sound changes appear in words such as 개발되다, 이력서, 경력, 실업률, 박물관, 역사, and 격식. The guide handles the sound so you can focus on fluency.

A Simple Interlinear Method

1. Read with pronunciation — easy English phonetics above Korean.
2. Read with meaning — the passage with English support.
3. Read clean Korean — remove the guides and read independently.
4. Review vocabulary — review key words and expressions.
5. Practice — complete reading and speech exercises.

10 Upper-Intermediate Topics

• 취업 준비 — Job Hunting
• 면접 — The Interview
• 경제와 일자리 — The Economy and Jobs
• 사회 문제 — Social Issues
• 환경과 기후 — The Environment
• 과학과 기술 — Science and Technology
• 문화와 예술 — Culture and the Arts
• 역사 이야기 — A Story from History
• 격식 있는 자리 — A Formal Occasion
• 진로를 생각하며 — Thinking About the Future

Built for TOPIK II Level 4

Book B2.1 begins the TOPIK II Level 4 stage. Across approximately 340 key Korean words and phrases, you will practice the vocabulary and structures needed for professional and social discussion.

Follow 엠마 (Emma) in Seoul as she applies for jobs, attends interviews, reflects on career choices, and engages with society and culture. Each chapter also stands alone.

Practice for Real Reading Fluency

Each chapter includes comprehension, pronunciation writing, unsupported reading, and optional drills for consonant contrasts, linking, and spoken forms. Full answer keys help you check your work.

Read aloud. Korean rhythm is steady and even, so the guides use lowercase, hyphenated syllables without stress marks. Build fluency by seeing the spoken form repeatedly and saying it aloud.

Who This Book Is For

Designed for learners who completed Books A1.1 through B1.2 or have equivalent intermediate Korean. You should be comfortable with major tenses, basic conditionals, relative clauses, reasons, intentions, impressions, giving and receiving, and shifting between 존댓말 and 반말.

Continue the Journey

B2.1 focuses on passive and causative forms, honorific speech, -게 되다, conditional nuance, and formal expression. B2.2 continues with advanced honorific and humble forms, complex connectors, and written declarative -(ㄴ/는)다 as you move toward TOPIK II Level 5 reading.

Same method. More sophisticated Korean. A wider world to discuss.

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