6/11 Talk about final exams or term-papers in college.

Exams or paper assignments assess how a student has been doing in class.
* paper assignment: 리포트 과제
ex> The teacher called me over to ask me how I was doing in class.

Some professors choose to assign papers while others prefer giving out exams.
* give out an exam: 시험을 보게 하다.
ex> My professor doesn't usually assign papers until the end of the semester.

You have to study hard beforehand to make sure you know all the content.
* beforehand: 미리
ex> I talked to him beforehand and got his approval.

The work is dragged out over a span of days or weeks.
* be dragged out: 늘어지다.
* over a span of: ~의 기간 동안
ex> The movie wasn't that great because the plot was just too dragged out.
ex> You can spread out the work over a span of three weeks.

Some papers can run up to ten pages or more.
* run up to: (양이) ~까지 늘어나다.

Students usually have to kiss their social lives goodbye when writing papers or cramming for exams.
* kiss something goodbye: ~에 안녕을 고하다, 포기하다.
* cram for an exam: 시험 벼락치기를 하다.
ex> People say that you'll have to kiss your social life goodbye once you have a kid.

@ I can't believe she just blew you off!  널 그렇게 무시하다니 믿을 수 없어.


1. How are you doing in class these days?
2. My teacher used to give out quizzes quite often.
3. You have to do your homework beforehand.
4. The negotiation was dragged out for days.

@ Morning Words
1. That'll get your motor running.  그게 널 기운 나게 해줄 거야.

2. You'd better be on the ball.  방심하지 않는 게 좋을 걸.