A Mother Discusses Her Daughter’s Senior Subject Choices
Careers adviser (speaking English) and Parent (speaking Somali) talk through “A Mother Discusses Her Daughter’s Senior Subject Choices”. You interpret both ways — English into Somali, and Somali into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
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Your daughter mentioned an interest in building design. Before we discuss her senior subjects, what has she told you about studying after school in Hurstville?
Model answer and marking points
Gabadhaadu waxay sheegtay inay xiisaynayso naqshadaynta dhismayaasha. Ka hor inta aynaan ka hadlin maaddooyinka ay qaadanayso sannadaha ugu dambeeya ee dugsiga sare, maxay kaaga sheegtay waxbarashada ay dugsiga ka dib ku sii wadanayso Hurstville?
What an examiner checks here:
- Daughter mentioned an interest in building design
- Discussion concerns her senior school subjects
- question: What has she told her mother about further study after finishing school?
- Further study in Hurstville
Easy to miss: “After school” means further study after finishing school, not afternoon classes.
Gabadhaydu waxay rabtaa inay barato naqshadaynta dhismayaasha. Waxay jeceshahay wax gacanta laga qabto, laakiin weli ma hubto inay jaamacad aadi doonto. Aniguna ma aqaan maaddooyinka ku habboon.
Model answer and marking points
My daughter wants to study building design. She likes hands-on activities, but she is still unsure whether she will go to university. I don't know which subjects would be suitable either.
What an examiner checks here:
- Daughter wants to study building design
- Likes hands-on activities
- Still unsure whether she will attend university
- Mother does not know which subjects are suitable
Easy to miss: She is unsure about university; she has not decided against it.
She can explore university and vocational training options. Choosing practical subjects does not automatically close university pathways, but we should check requirements for courses she might consider.
Model answer and marking points
Waxay sahamin kartaa fursadaha jaamacadda iyo kuwa tababarka xirfadaha. Doorashada maaddooyin waxqabad ku salaysan si toos ah ugama xirayso waddooyinka jaamacadda loo maro, laakiin waa inaan hubinnaa shuruudaha koorsooyinka ay ka fiirsan karto.
What an examiner checks here:
- Can explore university options
- Can explore vocational training options
- Practical subjects do not automatically close university pathways
- Need to check requirements for courses she might consider
Easy to miss: Practical subjects do not automatically prevent university entry.
Markaa haddii ay maaddooyin xirfadeed qaadato, weli jaamacad ma geli kartaa? Waxaan ka baqayaa inay hadda doorato wax mustaqbalka ka xanniba.
Model answer and marking points
So if she takes vocational subjects, can she still get into university? I'm afraid she might choose something now that limits her options in the future.
What an examiner checks here:
- question: Can she still enter university if she takes vocational subjects?
- Mother is worried about a choice made now
- Concern that the choice could restrict future options
Easy to miss: Keep the university-entry question conditional on taking vocational subjects.
University entry depends on the course requirements. For building design, we can compare mathematics, visual arts and vocational subjects. Which subjects does she enjoy most now?
Model answer and marking points
Gelitaanka jaamacaddu wuxuu ku xiran yahay shuruudaha koorsada. Dhanka naqshadaynta dhismayaasha, waxaan isbarbar dhigi karnaa xisaabta, farshaxanka muuqaalka iyo maaddooyinka xirfadaha. Maaddooyinkee ayay hadda ugu jeceshahay?
What an examiner checks here:
- University entry depends on course requirements
- Building design is the field being considered
- Can compare mathematics, visual arts and vocational subjects
- question: Which subjects does she enjoy most now?
Easy to miss: The subjects are options to compare, not confirmed entry requirements.
Xisaabta iyo farshaxanka ayay jeceshahay. Habeenkii waxay casharrada ku bixisaa qiyaastii laba saacadood, laakiin marka hawlo badan isku mar laga rabo way daashaa.
Model answer and marking points
She likes mathematics and art. She spends about two hours on her schoolwork at night, but she gets tired when she is expected to do many tasks at once.
What an examiner checks here:
- Likes mathematics and art
- Spends about two hours on schoolwork
- Studies at night
- Gets tired when many tasks are required at once
Easy to miss: Keep both the approximate two-hour duration and the condition that causes tiredness.
That helps us plan a balanced workload. We should also hear her preferences directly, so she understands why each subject fits her interests and possible goals.
Model answer and marking points
Taasi waxay naga caawinaysaa inaan qorshayno culays waxbarasho oo isu dheellitiran. Waa inaan sidoo kale si toos ah iyada uga maqalnaa waxa ay doorbidayso, si ay u fahanto sababta maaddo kastaa ugu habboon tahay waxyaabaha ay xiisaynayso iyo yoolalka ay yeelan karto.
What an examiner checks here:
- Information helps plan a balanced workload
- Need to hear the daughter's preferences directly
- Daughter should understand why each subject suits her interests
- Subjects should also fit her possible goals
Easy to miss: The daughter's preferences must be heard directly, and her goals are still possible rather than settled.
Waan ku raacsanahay. Waxaan ahay hooyadeed, taladaydana way maqashaa, laakiin ma rabo inaan anigu u doorto. Ma jirtaa waddo ay shaqo ku barato iyadoo weli dugsiga dhigata?
Model answer and marking points
I agree. I'm her mother, and she listens to my advice, but I don't want to choose for her. Is there a way she can learn on the job while she is still at school?
What an examiner checks here:
- Mother agrees
- Daughter listens to her mother's advice
- Mother does not want to choose for her
- question: Can she learn on the job while still attending school?
Easy to miss: The mother wants to advise her daughter without making the choice for her.
A school-based apprenticeship may be worth exploring if she wants workplace experience. We would first check suitable opportunities and how training fits her school timetable.
Model answer and marking points
Tababar xirfadeed oo shaqo lagu barto, dugsigana lala wato, ayaa mudan in la sahamin karo haddii ay rabto waayo-aragnimo goob shaqo. Marka hore waxaan hubin lahayn fursadaha ku habboon iyo sida tababarku ula jaanqaadi karo jadwalkeeda dugsiga.
What an examiner checks here:
- School-based apprenticeship may be worth exploring
- Conditional on wanting workplace experience
- Would first check suitable opportunities
- Would check how training fits her school timetable
Easy to miss: An apprenticeship is a possibility to explore, not an offer or a confirmed placement.
Taasi way ku habboonaan kartaa. Iyadu waxay rabtaa inay shaqada tijaabiso ka hor inta aysan go'aansan. Ma iman karnaa labadeennuba kulanka xiga, si ay su'aalaheeda kuu weydiiso?
Model answer and marking points
That could suit her. She wants to try the work before she decides. Can we both come to the next meeting so she can ask you her questions?
What an examiner checks here:
- Option could suit the daughter
- Daughter wants to try the work before deciding
- question: Can mother and daughter both attend the next meeting?
- Daughter would ask her own questions
Easy to miss: “Both” refers to the mother and daughter attending the next meeting.
Yes, you can both attend on Thursday. Please ask your daughter to prepare a subject list beforehand, so we can review her choices and check course requirements together.
Model answer and marking points
Haa, labadiinuba waad iman kartaan Khamiista. Fadlan gabadhaada ka codso inay liis maaddooyin ah sii diyaariso ka hor kulanka, si aan wadajir dib ugu eegno doorashooyinkeeda oo aan u hubinno shuruudaha koorsooyinka.
What an examiner checks here:
- Both mother and daughter can attend
- Meeting is on Thursday
- Mother should ask daughter to prepare a subject list beforehand
- Will review daughter's choices together
- Will check course requirements together
Easy to miss: The daughter should prepare the subject list before Thursday's meeting.
Haa, Khamiista waan imaan karnaa. Waxaan la soo qaadan doonnaa liiskeeda, iyaduna waxay diyaarsan doontaa su'aalaha. Waxaan rabaa inay fahanto fursadaha u furan ka hor inta aysan dooran.
Model answer and marking points
Yes, we can come on Thursday. We'll bring her list, and she'll have her questions ready. I want her to understand the options available to her before she chooses.
What an examiner checks here:
- Confirms they can attend on Thursday
- Will bring the daughter's list
- Daughter will prepare her questions
- Mother wants daughter to understand available options before choosing
Easy to miss: Keep the responsibilities distinct: they bring the list, and the daughter prepares her questions.
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