10/1 English Class

Talk about English classes you took back in school.

One of my favorite subjects back in school was English. I really liked my English classes and teachers. I think we had four to five classes a week. English was a mandatory subject and it was one of the subjects in the Korean SAT. We learned grammar and we were tested on reading and listening skills during our mid-terms and finals. In college, we also had to brush up on our speaking skills. Companies these days require speaking test scores. That's why many people are taking speaking tests scores. That's why many people are taking speaking tests such as OPIc. Meanwhile, students these days start learning English as a subject from third grade. Many students also learn English outside of school at language schools. There are many outline courses or phone-based programs that offer various programs.

@ Speaking Tips:  brush up on

~에 대한 실력을 갈고 닦다

영어에서 실력을 갈고 닦는다는 의미로 brush up on이라는 표현을 쓴다. 기존의 실력을 좀 더 향상 시켜 좋게 만든다는 의미이다.

@ I used to get straight As in English. 나 영어 성적이 항상 100점 나왔어.