Finding My Voice
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” If someone asks you this question, some of you may answer, “I have no idea.” However, as you’re in high school, it’s time to start thinking about your future. How should you go about this? The key is to find your voice. I’m not talking about your speaking or singing voice. I’m talking about finding out what you were born to do. Imagine three circles.
1. What are the three parts of the voice? (They are 'talent', 'passion', 'need'.) <- 이렇게 완전한 문장으로 답을 쓰세요 2. Why is it time to start thinking about your future? () 3. When we think about our future, what is the most important? () 4. What does 'voice' mean here? () 5. What can you say 'voice' in Korean? ()
The place where these three circles meet represents your voice. Think about this as you start planning what college you want to attend, the subjects you want to major in, the jobs you want to have, and so on. All three circles are important. You may love music (passion) and even be good at it (talent), but you’ve also got to find a way to make a living from it (need). For example, even though you have passion and talent in music, the chances of becoming a rock star are one in ten thousand. So don’t be too sure about that. You could, however, earn a living by teaching music or writing music for TV ads and films. Likewise, you don’t want to end up in a career that pays well (need) but doesn’t make you happy (passion) or make use of your special abilities (talent).
1. What does represent 'your voice'? () 2. In the 2nd sentence, what does 'this' mean? () 3. When you start to plan what college you want to attend or what subject you want to major in or what job you want to have, what should you do first?() 4. In the 4th line, what does the word 'it' refer to? () 5. In line 5, what does the word 'that' indicate? () 6. This passage gives us two examples. One example comes before 'Likewise' and the other after 'Likewise'. What examples are they? ()
Here are some activities that can help you find that special voice of yours.
Explore Broadly “Survey a wide field, but cultivate many small ones.” You won’t know if you enjoy doing something until you try it. So, while in high school, have lots of different interests and read as many books as you can. There is such a wide variety of clubs to join and fields to read about. Look around. Sometimes just one experience can lead to a new dream.
1. In the 3rd line, what does 'ones' refer to? () 2. When you come across something, what should you do to find out if it will be interesting to you or not? () 3. What should we do in high school to explore our field? () 4. What can lead us to a new dream? () Watch Out for "Happy Accidents" “Happy accidents” often help us discover our dreams. When I first tried out for the soccer team at my high school, I wanted to be a striker. However, the team needed a goalkeeper, and the coach chose me. I didn’t like the idea at first, but it turned out to be the right position for me. Later, I got a scholarship to play soccer at a famous university. While I was there, I took an English course with a really great teacher. She recognized my talent in writing and later got me to write books. So, by becoming a goalkeeper, I got a scholarship, met that great teacher, and experienced many other wonderful things. So watch out for “happy accidents” and for people who see something in you that you don’t see in yourself. Many times, a problem you come across can open the door to a bright future.
1. What can often help us discover our dream? () 2. Why did the writer try out for the soccer team? () 3. Why did the coach choose the writer in his high school days? () 4. In 4th line, what does 'the idea' refer to? () 5. What was the writer's happy accident? () 6. Who saw the writer's talent in writing? () 7. In this passage could you tell one word that has almost the same meaning with happy accident? ()
Develop the Amazing Power of the Human Mind Did you notice that the sentence you just read had some misspellings? Yet, you could still read it without a problem. This is because the human mind does not read every letter by itself, but each word as a whole. Isn’t that amazing? Your mind has such extraordinary power. Don’t waste it. Educate it. I hope you’ll make your best effort (even when you don’t feel like it), and prepare yourself for a great career by finding out what you were born to do. If you’ve been on the low road for years, jump up to the high road today. Sure, you may have some catching up to do, but, as they say, it’s better late than never! "Your education is like the safety net at the circus. Even if you fall from a high place, it will be there to catch you."
1. In the 2nd line, what does 'it' refer to? () 2. How does our mind read a word? () 3. In line 6, what does 'it' refer to? () 4. What does 'the high road' mean here? () 5. To prepare for our great career, what should we do? () 6. To develop the amazing power of our mind, what should we do? ()
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