04 Track 4

Unit 2

study and education

Chapter 1

doing something different

Page 23

Doing something different

After high school, some people continue their studies - but not always at a university.

These two students are doing something different.

Name: Maiko Abe

Age: 20

School: The Culinary Institute of America, New York

Why did you choose this school?

It’s one of the best culinary schools in the world.

What are your plans for the future?

I’m in a two-year program. I’m just about to finish my first year. classes end in two weeks.

When I graduate next year, I can work in a restaurant or hotel. I can also write for food magazines or even do a cooking show on television (they’re really popular now). One of my friends from the Institute now works for a company in Shanghai.

The company imports chocolate from Belgium and Switzerland. He loves it!

Name: Diego Molina

Age: 19

School: La Pasarela Modeling Center, Mexico City teaches the school.

I want to be an actor. I’m taking an eight-week course at La Pasarela. I’m learning to walk and talk in front of a camera.

A good model can do these things. An actor can, too.

Many La Pasarela graduates get jobs doing TV commercials and magazine ads.

What are your plans for the future?

I don’t know. Maybe I can do TV or radio commercials at first. At some point, I’d like to study acting here in Mexico or in Los Angeles.