PELT up
Teaching October 21st. 2006, 7:45pm
PELT is a series of academic tests that are administered at our school. It stands for:Primary English Level Test, and is a way for students to get extra attention by comparing themselves to other classmates. Private elementary schools use these sorts of test as a way of arranging levels too. Imagine if instead of the SAT or ACT that most high schools take for college entrance, you had a series of private examinations throughout elementary school that can determine the quality of school and the level of class you could study. It’s no wonder that parents that pay to send their students to private schools would want an extra advantage whenever possible.
There are times where you think that they almost choose the titles of books like this on purpose. The problem with the test being called "PELT", and specifically the book being called "PELT up" is that Koreans don’t have an F sound. Their "P" sound doubles for their "F". So it could just as easily be someone saying "Felt up" in poor Korean pronunciation. A book with "Felt up" in the title featuring little girls and boys on the cover.
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