Vocabulary - ambitions and future intentions

It's important to be able to talk about your ambitions and plans for the future including further study, careers and travel.

Here are some ways of expressing future intentions:

Question

Revise these expressions referring to future plans in the first column by matching them to their English meanings in the second column.

List A: Quiero...	List B: I want to...
casarme	have children
conseguir un buen trabajo	earn a good salary
divertirme antes de tomar las cosas en serio	take a year off/a gap year
ganar un sueldo elevado	have a big family
ir a la universidad	live in a spacious/nice/comfortable house
tener éxito en la vida	get a good job
tener una familia numerosa	live in a luxury apartment
tener hijos	enjoy myself before I settle down
tomar un año libre/sabático	get married
viajar por el mundo	be successful in life
vivir en una casa amplia/bonita/cómoda	travel around the world
vivir en apartamento de lujo	go to university

Reveal answer

List A: Quiero...	List B: I want to...
casarme	get married
conseguir un buen trabajo	get a good job
divertirme antes de tomar las cosas en serio	enjoy myself before I settle down
ganar un sueldo elevado	earn a good salary
ir a la universidad	go to university
tener éxito en la vida	be successful in life
tener una familia numerosa	have a big family
tener hijos	have children
tomar un año libre/sabático	take a year off/a gap year
viajar por el mundo	travel round the world
vivir en una casa amplia/bonita/cómoda	live in a spacious/nice/comfortable house
vivir en apartamento de lujo	live in a luxury apartment