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Thanks For Being Flexible On This Matter

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Lesson 10

Thanks For Being Flexible On This Matter

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Lesson 10

THANKS FOR BEING FLEXIBLE ON THIS MATTER

Conversation Practice

Conversation 25 min Speaking 75%
3 min

Warm-up

Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.

  1. Have you ever had to renegotiate a contract or an agreement with someone? What happened?
    계약이나 합의 사항을 다시 협상해야 했던 경험이 있나요? 어떤 상황이었나요?
  2. When a business partner cannot keep a promise, do you think it's better to be flexible or to strictly follow the original terms? Why?
    거래처가 약속을 지키지 못할 때, 유연하게 대처하는 것이 좋을까요, 아니면 원래 조건을 엄격하게 따르는 것이 좋을까요? 이유는 무엇인가요?
4 min

Vocabulary

Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.

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5 min

Reading

Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.

Conversation Practice
THANKS FOR BEING FLEXIBLE ON THIS MATTERA: I'm sorry Mr. Son but our sales for this year have fallen short of our projections.
B: I understand nevertheless our contract clearly signed by you in good faith clearly stipulates that your company will buy a set number of units each month.
A: Yes, but we simply cannot afford to abide by the contract in this quarter. That doesn't mean that we don't greatly value our business relationship with your company.
B: The same goes for us. How do you suggest we make this relationship work?
A: My organization wants to avoid committing a breach the contract at our cost. Is there any possibility that we could renegotiate the contract?
B: That may be possible. Let's see if we can hammer out a new contract by next week.
A: Thanks for being flexible on this matter. I hope that we reach an agreement that we both can live with.

3 min

Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정

Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.

❌ "We want to avoid to commit a breach of contract."
✅ "We want to avoid committing a breach of contract."

한국어에서는 '~하는 것을 피하다'라고 할 때 동사 원형을 그대로 쓰지만, 영어에서 avoid 뒤에는 반드시 동명사(-ing)가 옵니다. avoid to + 동사원형은 문법적으로 틀린 표현입니다. 비슷하게 consider, suggest, recommend 등도 뒤에 동명사를 취하므로 함께 기억해 두세요.

5 min

Discussion

Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.

  1. How would you apply what you learned today?
    오늘 배운 것을 어떻게 활용하시겠어요?
  2. What was the most useful part of this lesson?
    이 수업에서 가장 유용한 부분은 무엇이었나요?
  3. Can you think of a real situation where you would use this?
    이것을 사용할 실제 상황을 생각해 볼 수 있나요?
  4. What would you like to practice more?
    더 연습하고 싶은 것은 무엇인가요?

Lesson Summary / 수업 요약

Today's Topic: THANKS FOR BEING FLEXIBLE ON THIS MATTER

Level: Conversation (CONV)

Review this lesson before your next class! / 다음 수업 전에 복습하세요!

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