8/29 Talk about “sports day” and “school physicals” at Korean schools.

Korean schools typically have a sports day in the fall.

* sports day: 체육대회, 운동회

ex> My parents will come to sports day this Friday.

The entire school engages in various sports activities.

* engage in: ~에 참여하다

ex> We engaged in a lot of sports back in school.

There is excitement in the air as students compete to win points for their team. There are a number of events that take place such as soccer, basketball, volleyball, kickball, dodge ball, Korean wrestling, and tug of war.

* excitement in the air: 들뜬 분위기

* tug of war: 줄다리기

ex> There was tug of war between the two sides.

At the end of day, the team with the highest points wins the competition. Meanwhile, there is a separate day when students are tested on their basic athletic abilities.

ex> I haven’t been tested on my athletic abilities recently.

Their ability to run, jump, throw, and how many pull-ups or sit-ups they can do is tested. There’s also a day for school physicals. On that day, students get their height, weight, eyesight, and other physical traits measured.

* school physical: 학교 신체검사

ex> Girls don’t like the day for school physicals.

@ Did you have sports day back in school?  학교 다닐 때 운동회 했었어?

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