I gave my "Honors-T" students 10 minutes to write a little one-minute speech about what the did during the Chuseok holiday. One wrote about a trip to Japan. Another described spending the day playing games with relatives. My student Sally, however, after 10 minutes of seeming effort, had written exactly this:
"For 추석 I slept long."
I was unimpressed. But then she gave her speech.
She told how she had a dream that she went to an amusement park. "I ride a lot of ride" she explained. "Then I woke up. It was just a dream. So I was so sad."
She gave a sigh and a pause. Then she continued her speech. "Then that day we went to an amusement park. I ride a lot of ride. I am so happy."
This was a pretty good speech. Especially given her unpromising level of preparation.
[daily log: walking, 5 km]