Identifying the Next Action After a Conversation

Checking Product Purchase Information

In conversations about checking information before buying a product, the action that the speaker says they will personally find out becomes the next action. When someone says they will look into details needed for a purchase, such as capacity, color, or stock, that check is the action that follows immediately. '-(으)ㄹ게 (I will do it)' expresses the speaker's own intention to do something, while '-아/어 줄래? (Could you do it for me?)' is a request to the other person, so you must distinguish the subject of the two expressions. A person who receives a request takes on that task, so the content of the request becomes their own next action. At this point, you must distinguish the task the other person has taken on from the task you have taken on.

Buying Food Ingredients

In conversations about buying food ingredients, the key question is who will go out to shop. Even if the other person offers to go, if the speaker changes it so that they will go, the next action is the speaker's own trip out. A reason such as the other person having just come in or being busy with something else is a clue that determines the next action. Gathering the ingredients needed in the kitchen and informing the person in charge of the situation are usually handled by different people. You must check in the conversation who took on which task in order to choose the correct answer.

Weather Forecast

The action taken after hearing a weather forecast is connected to the items the forecast calls for. You must think of the forecast as a preparation action: if the temperature drops, pack an outer layer, and if rain is expected, take an umbrella. If someone suggests checking the forecast first, that check is the action that follows before departure. A concern about how to organize the items to bring is a clue that determines the direction in which the conversation continues.

Checking Exhibition Viewing Times

In conversations about preparing to view an exhibition, you must first check the viewing time slots available before buying tickets. For exhibitions where the number of visitors is set for each time slot, whether seats remain for the desired time is the first step of booking. A statement that a date has not yet been decided means that no booking has been made, so the next action is to check whether viewing is possible. An action not mentioned in the conversation, such as postponing the date or buying tickets on site, cannot be the correct answer.

Organizing Card Spending Records

In conversations about managing spending, the action of first grasping the current state of spending follows. Saying that you will open the statement and organize this month's spending marks the first step of management. You must distinguish a tool that has been suggested, such as a household budget app, from an action the speaker has decided to take right away. Even if there is a phrase accepting the suggestion, the next action is the one the speaker has actually decided on.

Choosing a Gift

In conversations about choosing a gift, whether the method chosen is online ordering or choosing in person determines the next action. If you give up online ordering because of the delivery period and decide to see the actual item in person, going to that place is the action that follows. Words ending in '-기로 하다 (decided to)' or '-아/어야겠다 (I should / I need to)' show the speaker's decision, so you should look at these expressions first when finding the answer. Schedule preparations unrelated to the gift are excluded.

Booking Performance Tickets

In conversations about booking, information needed to confirm the reservation, such as the reservation number, the identity of the person who booked, and an ID card, is central. If the reservation number cannot be seen right away, the procedure of first confirming the person who booked with a means of identity verification, such as an ID card, follows. Once the confirmation procedure the other person requested is complete, searching for the reservation record is the next action. Tasks not mentioned in the conversation, such as refunds or passenger guidance, cannot be the correct answer.

Professor Meetings and Class Questions

In situations where you ask a professor a question, whether a meeting is possible or whether to ask by another method determines the next action. When the lab door is closed, a natural flow is to choose another channel, such as email, instead of waiting. If you accept the method the other person suggested and say you will do it right now, carrying out that method is the action that follows. You must distinguish the relationship in which the person asking the question is a student and the person giving the answer is the professor.

Delivering Items in the Dormitory

In conversations about bringing items, where the item is and by when it is needed are the key pieces of information. If someone says the item is on the desk in the dormitory, going there and bringing it back is the next action. When a deadline is set, such as a presentation time, it is natural to decide what to do before that time. Be careful not to confuse what you must do with what the other person must do.

Exchange and Refund Requests

In conversations requesting an exchange or refund, the action that satisfies the conditions presented by the seller becomes the next action. If a condition is attached that a refund will be given when there is no stock, you must prepare proof such as a receipt. If it has not been confirmed that you have the proof, then saying that you will visit again with it is the next action. An action that does not match the exchange conditions cannot be the correct answer.

Coordinating Work Tasks and Communication

In conversations coordinating work schedules, you must identify the procedure needed to change working hours. If someone says the duty roster must be corrected directly, opening the file and editing it is the very next action. An answer choice that asks again about content already agreed upon does not fit the flow of the conversation. In sentences where the subject changes, such as 'A가 B를 맡기로 했다 (A agreed to take on B)', you must confirm who took on the task.