Tip 1 for “Work instructions and safety” questions?

Read the question first — this type often asks for the FIRST step (가장 먼저), what comes AFTER something, what you must NOT do (하면 안 되는 것), or what to do in a given situation.

Tip 2 for “Work instructions and safety” questions?

Listen for sequence words: 먼저 → 그다음에 → 마지막으로; -기 전에 / -(으)ㄴ 다음에 / -고 나서 / -자마자. Sketch the steps as arrows if there is a procedure.

Tip 3 for “Work instructions and safety” questions?

With '-지 말고 ~하세요' the required action is in the SECOND half; the forbidden first half is a favourite trap option.

Tip 4 for “Work instructions and safety” questions?

Tell prohibitions from obligations (-(으)면 안 됩니다, -지 마십시오, 절대로 / 반드시, 꼭 ~아야/어야 합니다), and what the speaker tells SOMEONE ELSE to do from what the speaker will do.

EPS-TOPIK · Listening · Questions 37–40 · Level 2–3

Work instructions and safety

작업 지시·안전 안내 듣기

Listen to work instructions and safety briefings (protective gear, fire, accident reporting, machine procedures) at factories, building sites, farms and fishing boats, then answer a question.

Test tips

Read the question first — this type often asks for the FIRST step (가장 먼저), what comes AFTER something, what you must NOT do (하면 안 되는 것), or what to do in a given situation.
Listen for sequence words: 먼저 → 그다음에 → 마지막으로; -기 전에 / -(으)ㄴ 다음에 / -고 나서 / -자마자. Sketch the steps as arrows if there is a procedure.
With '-지 말고 ~하세요' the required action is in the SECOND half; the forbidden first half is a favourite trap option.
Tell prohibitions from obligations (-(으)면 안 됩니다, -지 마십시오, 절대로 / 반드시, 꼭 ~아야/어야 합니다), and what the speaker tells SOMEONE ELSE to do from what the speaker will do.
Learn the safety word set: 안전모, 보안경, 귀마개, 방진 마스크, 안전대, 구명조끼, 소화기, 안전핀, 비상구, 신고하다, 사고 보고서, 신호수.
The talks are longer than in earlier types; note figures (5미터, 30분, 5리터), because traps often reuse the right number with the wrong reference point.

Signal words and patterns

When you see these in a question, they point to the answer or to a trap.

먼저
그다음에
마지막으로
-기 전에
-(으)ㄴ 다음에
-지 말고
반드시 / 꼭
-(으)면 안 됩니다
절대로
바로

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Transcript

들은 내용과 같은 것을 고르십시오.

Explanation

Safety briefings: read the four options first so you know what to listen for (yellow lines, running, forklifts). The trainer says '노란 선 밖은 지게차와 운반차가 다니는 길입니다', i.e. vehicles use it: option 2. Option 1 swaps inside and outside: you walk '안쪽으로만' (only inside). Option 3 contradicts '바쁠 때에도 천천히 걸어야 합니다'. Option 4 borrows '지게차' from the talk, but nobody says new staff drive forklifts. Watch particles like '-만' (only) and '-에도' (even when) — traps are often built on them.

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신입 사원
노란 선
안쪽
지게차
운반차
뛰다

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