Today we are going to learn how to talk about our education in English including our educational background, majors, and more.
To be able to talk about education, we have to become familiar with the different questions and possible answers related to this topic such as:
| A | Where do you study? |
| B | I study in a community college |
Now, let’s explore all that you need to know about your education in English
Table of Contents
Majors in English
Let’s start with the basics, what major are there?
| Business Administration | Business Management |
| Art | Language |
| Law | Medicine |
| System Engineering | Psychology |
| Information Technology |
These are some examples of sentences:
- I study business Administration
- I study languages
- I am in Law School
- I am in the psychology major
Major or Career?
Some students confuse major and career, they are related but they are not synonyms
- I am in the business major
- I have a career in Business
- I finished my major in Marketing in 2008
- I started my career in 2009
Expert in Something?
You can be specific about your area of expertise
- I studied Business Administration, Now I am an online marketer.
- I studied business and now I work as a restaurant manager.
- I studied administration but now I work in a human resources department
- I studied Information technology, I work as a Wordpress developer.
- I studied administration and now I work as a social media marketer
Common Questions and Answers: Past
To master this topic, we have to learn what the most common questions and most common responses are:
Let’s start with the questions and answers about the past
- Where did you study high school?
- I study in the Liceo de Nicoya High school
- Where did you go to university?
- I went to Ulatina University
- What did you study in University?
- I studied English teaching and Business Administration
- Why did you choose your major?
- Because English wasn’t so difficult for me
- When did you graduate?
- I graduated in 2018
Common Questions and Answers: Past
Let’s check some questions that deal with the present
| A | What qualifications do you have? |
| B | I have a degree in Marketing and a certificate in English |
| A | What is your favorite subject? |
| B | I love marketing classes |
| A | What are you studying? |
| B | I am studying Languages |
| A | What classes are you taking? |
| B | I am about to finish my master’s degree |
| A | What else can you do? |
| B | I can work in customer service and I know WordPress a lot |
- Can you speak any languages?
- I only speak Spanish and English
- Do you have a major already?
- Yes, I do. I have a major in English teaching.
- What do you like the most about your major?
- I like teaching English to adults
- What subjects are you really good at?
- I am good at grammar and pronunciation
- What subject are you terrible at?
- I am terrible with theory
- What can you do?
- I can speak English
- What courses do you have?
- I have administration, public relations and marketing courses
- Do you have any certificates?
- Yes, I have a C1 Certificate from the Centro Cultural Costarricense NorteAmericano
- Have you taken any computer classes?
- I took beginner classes in University and I took MIcrosoft Office classes at INA
Key Phrases to Talk about Your Educational Background
These are some important terms that can help you speak about your educational background.
- High school diploma
- Major in _______
- I have a degree in _______
- I took some ______ classes
- I can _______
- I have certificate in_______
- I have a _____________ certificate
- I took some____________courses
- I am studying ____________
- I am good at____________
- I am studying in___________
- I am taking ____________ classes
- I have an ___________ degree from the Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
Conversation about your Educational BackGround
This a short conversation about two teenagers talking about school and some other stuff
| Jennifer | Hello Leonel |
| Leonel | Hi Jennifer, where are you going? |
| Jennifer | I have to take the bus, I have a class |
| Leonel | What classes are you taking? |
| Jennifer | I am taking a Math Class |
| Leonel | I know Math in case you need help |
| Jennifer | I’ll send you a text tonight |
| Leonel | Ok, Talk to you later |
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- How to Introduce Yourself in English
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- How to Describe Graphs and Charts in English
- How to Describe your Neighborhood in English
- How to Tell the Time in English
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