astronomer

Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 1,282 – Working in a Scientific Field.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 1,282. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.

This episode is a dialogue between Shirley and Ira about working in a job related to science.

Let’s get started.

Ira: It’s amazing that everybody in your family works in the sciences.

Shirley: Yeah, my parents are both in the social sciences. My father is a psychologist and my mother is an economist.

Ira: And your sister Shonda?

Shirley: She’s an astronomer. She initially wanted to study physics, but changed her mind. Her partner is a geologist.

Ira: Is your brother also in astronomy?

Shirley: No, he’s a biologist and his wife does chemistry research.

Ira: How about your other brother?