Reading Gaelic: Career plans
Louis is writing an email to his friend, telling him about his plans. Read what he has to say and answer the questions which follow. Look at the vocabulary list if you think you need to.
Haidh, a charaid,
Tha mi an d貌chas gu bheil thu gu math?
Tha mise air a bhith trang an t-seachdain seo a' l矛onadh foirm iarrtais airson faighinn dhan oilthigh. Tha mi ag iarraidh a dhol dhan oilthigh a dh猫anamh Ceimigeachd agus 叠颈迟丑-别貌濒补蝉. Tha mi math air na cuspairean seo san sgoil agus tha mi an d貌chas gum faigh mi a-steach dhan ch霉rsa oilthigh. Ch貌rdadh e rium a bhith nam thidsear saidheans no 's d貌cha a bhith an s脿s ann an rannsachadh.
Ch貌rdadh e rium a bhith a' fuireach ann an D霉n 脠ideann oir tha mo phiuthar a' fuireach ann. Tha ise a' fuireach ann an taigh beag air iomall a' bhaile. Cha bhi mi idir a' fuireach c貌mhla rithe, ge-t脿. Ch貌rdadh e rium a bhith a' fuireach ann an tallaichean airson oileanaich airson a' chiad bhliadhna.
'S e baile air leth inntinneach agus eachdraidheil a tha ann. Tha 霉idh agam ann am poilitigs agus tha seo math seach gu bheil P脿rlamaid na h-Alba st猫idhichte ann an D霉n 脠ideann.
T矛oraidh an-dr脿sta!
Louis
Question
What has Louis been busy doing this week?
Filling out a university application form.
Foirm iarrtais is the Gaelic for 'application form'. You will often see this phrase on job adverts. Airson faighinn dhan oilthigh literally means 'to get into university'.
Question
What does Louis want to study at university?
Chemistry and Biology.
Ceimigeachd is the Gaelic for 'Chemistry'. 叠颈迟丑-别貌濒补蝉 is the Gaelic for 'Biology'. 贰貌濒补蝉 means 'knowledge' and this word often appears as a suffix in school subjects.
Question
Which two careers would Louis like to pursue?
Science teacher or researcher.
Bhith nam thidsear saidheans translates as 'to be a science teacher'.
An s脿s ann an rannsachadh means 'involved in research'.