Driven to succeed

By Berni | March 5, 2010

Feb. 21 – A 68-year-old South Korean woman fails her written driving exam 775 times but still hopes to succeed in order to start her own business.

A South Korean pensioner who has failed the driver’s exam almost 800 times is not about to give up on her hope of one day buying a truck to start her own business. Cha Sa-soon has been trying to pass the written part of the South Korean driving test since 2005, to get a licence, but still hasn’t got behind the wheel.

Jim Drury reports.

SOUNDBITE: Cha Sa-Soon.

Driven to succeed

questions

  1. How often does Cha enrol for the exam?
  2. How long has she been taking the test?
  3. How long does it take to get a driving licence?
  4. What has Cha failed to do as yet?
  5. How much has she spent to date?
  6. What does she refuse to do?
  7. What is she now hoping?
  8. Why does she feel this?
  9. How does she feel about the practical test?
  10. What does she say about dreams?
  11. Why is the final comment of the report ironic?

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