Education教育

Education 教育Warming-up

What is your major in college?

Are you satisfied with your college education? Why?

Do you have any plans to pursue further education? Why? During which stage of education did you have the best experiece?

New words and phrases nursury school (kindergarten) primary school (elementary school) high school (junior & senior) college (university)

graduate school (master & Ph.D.)

university / college / school stressed 有压力的

major / minor 主修（专业）/ 辅修financial aid 经济资助

apply 申请

subject / discipline / major

grade 等级，分数，成绩semester 学期

to be honest 老实地说

broaden one’s horizon 扩展眼界take a tour of 游览……

obtain a degree in 获得……学位plenty of 许多

Dialogue script

A: Hi, Melissa! How are you doing?

B：I’m so stressed! I don’t know where to go to school and what to major in!

A: D on’t worry. You have plenty of time to decide.

B: A ctually, I don’t. if I want to get grants and scholarships to help me pay for tuition, then I need to apply by Monday.

A: Oh, I see. We ll, let me see if I can help you. What’s your favorite subject?

B: I like English, math, art, and music.

A: OK. Which one do you like the most?

B：I guess I’d have to say English. I usually do prett y well in English classed, too. A: Which subject do you get your highest grades in?

B: Actually, that would have to be math.

A: OK, Well. What kind of job do you want to get when you graduate?

B：I don’t know. All I know is that I want to make lots of money!

A: Alright. So, is it more important to you to make money or to enjoy your work?

b：In a perfect world, I would enjoy my work, not have to do much, and make lots of money!

A: OK. Stop dreaming. Sinc e you sound a bit unsure, I’d suggest taking bout math and English classes your first semester to see which you enjoy more. You can always change your mind.

B：T hat’s a good idea. But what about deciding on where to go to college?

A: W hy don’t we go take a tour of some of the universities around here this weekend? B：T hat sounds like a great idea, but to be honest, I’ve already decide that I don’t want to go to school near home.

A: Oh? Why not?

B：I need to broaden my horizons. That’s what you always say, right?

A: Yes, maybe one time too many.

A：嗨，玛丽莎。最近怎么样?

B：我压力很大!不知道去哪儿上学，不知道学什么专业。

A：不要担心，你还有很多时间去考虑。

B：不，没有了。如果我想获得助学金和奖学金来支付学费的话，需要在周一前提出申请。