To officially register as a student at a school.

Currently, about 40 students are enrolled in that program.

Money that is paid to attend a school, such as a private school or university.

My tuition is really high, so I need to take out a loan to help pay for it.

Money that is owed to a person, company or government.

You need to be careful when buying things with a credit card or else you will have a lot of debt.

Something that is highly regarded or has a high status.

This school is often considered to be the most prestigious high school in the entire country.

An exam that a person takes in order to be accepted into a school.

I had to take several entrance exams before I got accepted into that university.

A piece of formal writing that is about a particular subject.

You will have 100 minutes to write an essay about the main themes of this book.

1. Why do many families enroll their young children in cram schools in South Korea?

한국의 많은 가정에서 어린 자녀를 학원에 등록시키는 이유는 무엇일까요?

2. On average, how much money do families spend per month on cram schools?

평균적으로 가정에서 한 달에 학원에 지출하는 금액은 얼마입니까?

3. What do many prestigious cram schools require young children to do?

많은 명문 학원에서 어린 아이들에게 무엇을 요구하나요?

1. What do you think about almost 50% of preschoolers in South Korea attending cram schools?

대한민국 미취학 아동의 약 50%가 학원에 다니는 것에 대해 어떻게 생각하시나요?

2. Did you attend a cram school when you were a student? What did you think of it?

학창 시절 학원에 다녔나요? 학원에 대해 어떻게 생각하셨나요?

3. Do you think that the competitiveness of South Korea’s education system is a good or bad thing? Why?

한국 교육 시스템의 경쟁력이 좋은 점이라고 생각하시나요, 나쁜 점이라고 생각하시나요? 왜라고 생각하시나요?

4. What do you think about some cram schools requiring young children to write essays as part of an entrance exam?

일부 학원에서 입시 시험의 일환으로 어린 아이들에게 에세이를 쓰게 하는 것에 대해 어떻게 생각하시나요?

5. Do you think that enrolling very young children into cram schools gives them a significant advantage later on?

아주 어린 자녀를 학원에 등록하면 나중에 큰 이점을 얻을 수 있다고 생각하시나요?

6. When did you first start learning English? Did you ever attend a private school to help you learn English?

언제 처음 영어를 배우기 시작했나요? 영어를 배우기 위해 사설 학원에 다닌 적이 있나요?

7. What do you think about many families going into debt to pay for cram schools? What should be done about this?

많은 가정에서 학원비를 내기 위해 빚을 지는 것에 대해 어떻게 생각하시나요? 이에 대해 어떻게 해야 할까요?

8. Have you ever had to stay at a cram school past midnight? What did you do?

자정이 넘도록 학원에 남아 있어야 했던 적이 있나요? 어떻게 하셨나요?

9. Do you think that South Korea’s education should be reformed? If so, how should it be reformed?

한국의 교육이 개혁되어야 한다고 생각하시나요? 그렇다면 어떻게 개혁해야 한다고 생각하시나요?