day 6choosing a path

choosing a path

Answer a should-or-shouldn’t question: take a side, back it with two reasons and examples, grant an exception and conclude; retell a short work story and read a passage on curiosity aloud.

words to say

• 学科 xuékē · subject, discipline
• 学历 xuélì · education, qualifications
• 前途 qiántú · prospects, future
• 擅长 shàncháng · to be good at
• 选修 xuǎnxiū · to take as an elective
• 必修 bìxiū · compulsory (course)
• 用功 yònggōng · hard-working (at study)
• 主张 zhǔzhāng · to advocate; position
• 追求 zhuīqiú · to pursue, seek
• 专业 zhuānyè · major, field of study; professional

sentences

• 就算父母反对，我也要选自己喜欢的专业。 · Even if my parents are against it, I’ll choose the subject I like.
• 除非真的感兴趣，你才能坚持下去。 · Only if you’re really interested will you keep going.
• 他擅长数学，却选了历史专业。 · He’s good at maths, but he chose to study history.
• 这门课是必修课，那门是选修课。 · This course is compulsory; that one is an elective.
• 学历高不一定前途好。 · A higher degree doesn’t necessarily mean a brighter future.

say it after the voice

• 就算父母不太同意，我也想选自己真正喜欢的专业。 · Even if my parents don’t quite agree, I want to choose the subject I really love.
• 除非对这个专业真的感兴趣，你才能坚持学下去。 · Only if you’re really interested in the subject will you keep studying it.
• 学历虽然重要，但是能力和经验同样不能忽视。 · Qualifications matter, but ability and experience can’t be ignored either.
• 他从小就擅长画画，大学选了自己最喜欢的设计专业。 · He’s been good at drawing since he was small, and at university he chose design, his favourite subject.

questions to answer

• 大学该不该多开选修课？ · Should universities offer more electives?
• 选专业，看兴趣还是看前途？ · When choosing a subject: interest or prospects?
• 如果能再选一次专业，你会选什么？ · If you could choose your subject again, what would you choose?

a passage to retell

• Two interns were given the same big task. The first did everything himself and was busy until midnight every day. The second shared the task out among colleagues and talked it over with the manager every day. In the end, only the second finished on time. Which shows that knowing when to ask for help is a skill too.

a passage to read aloud

孩子是天生的提问者。“天为什么是蓝的？”“鱼睡觉的时候为什么不闭眼睛？”这些问题，大人常常觉得好笑，有时候还会觉得麻烦。其实，每一个问题背后，都有一颗好奇的心。学问学问，就是要边学边问，只有不停地问，才能不停地学。人们常说，兴趣是最好的老师，而好奇正是兴趣的开始。所以，当孩子问“为什么”的时候，别急着让他安静，陪他一起找答案吧。