Third period was English class.
Clara Zane stood at the podium, book in hand. She wore black-rimmed glasses and a light brown trench coat, her hair in tight curls. She had a certain intellectual air about her.
She began speaking, her voice clear. "You've all seen your scores. This exam was difficult, and the entire grade performed poorly, which is understandable. But the question formats were similar in difficulty to the college entrance exam. With scores like these, your chances of getting into a good university are basically nonexistent."
"You all need to make more time for English in your daily studies. No matter how high your math and science scores are, if your English is bad, your overall score will be dragged down."
Most of the students in the science track were relatively weak in English.
