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.
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... |
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... |
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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... |
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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 |