Career choices and ambitions
Learn to discuss future plans and understand texts on the topic of career choices and ambitions. Practise the sort of language you would need at a job interview.
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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:
| me encantaría, me chiflaría... | I'd love... |
| me gustaría más... | I'd rather... |
| preferiría... | I'd prefer... |
| pienso... | I'm thinking of... |
| quiero... | I want... |
| quisiera, me gustaría... | I would like... |
| tengo la intención de... | I'm intending to... |
- 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 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