Ambitions

Talking about the future 🎯

This module teaches the Greek words for the **future, studying and work**. Every word comes with three things: the **Greek script**, a **transliteration** in brackets to help you say it, and the **English meaning**. Greek uses **accent marks** (the tonos) to show which syllable is stressed, and nouns have a **gender article** (ο, η or το). You will recognise the words here, not type them. (A native speaker should review the script before launch.)

The future and study 📖

Start with the words for what lies ahead:

Match each Greek word to its English meaning 🔗

Which word? 🎓

Which Greek word means 'university'?

• το πανεπιστήμιο (to panepistimio)
• το όνειρο (to oneiro)
• το μέλλον (to mellon)
• η εκπαίδευση (i ekpaidefsi)

Volunteering and jobs 💼

Now some words for helping others and for real jobs: - ο εθελοντής (o ethelontis) = **volunteer** - ο εθελοντισμός (o ethelontismos) = **volunteering** - ο γιατρός (o giatros) = **doctor** - ο μηχανικός (o michanikos) = **engineer** Say each word aloud, stressing the syllable with the accent, and link it to the meaning.

Match each word to its English meaning 🧑‍🔧

Spot the jobs ✅

Select the TWO words that are names of jobs (professions).

• ο γιατρός (o giatros)
• ο μηχανικός (o michanikos)
• το όνειρο (to oneiro)
• η εκπαίδευση (i ekpaidefsi)

Two kinds of work ⚖️

Not all work is paid. Two words describe very different ways of working.

Who helps for free? 🤝

Which Greek word means 'volunteer'?

• ο εθελοντής (o ethelontis)
• ο γιατρός (o giatros)
• ο μηχανικός (o michanikos)
• το πανεπιστήμιο (to panepistimio)

Fill in the Greek ✏️

In Greek, a dream is _____, university is _____, a volunteer is _____, a doctor is _____, and an engineer is _____.

A path to a career 🪜

An interactive activity.

Choose the right word 🧭

An interactive activity.

Your turn: your ambition ✍️

An interactive activity.

The grade-9 habit 🌟

To master this vocabulary, link every word to **all three** of its forms: the **Greek script** with its accent, the **transliteration** so you can say it, and the **English meaning**. Keep the ideas that are easy to confuse clearly apart - unpaid **εθελοντισμός (ethelontismos)**, volunteering, versus a paid **επάγγελμα (epangelma)**, a profession - and remember the article (ο, η, το) that shows each noun's gender. Saying each word aloud with the right stress, and testing yourself both ways, is what builds real recall.