Reading and Translation: Education and Work
Read a short Spanish text about school and future work, check you understand it, and practise translating key sentences into English.
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A text about school and work
Read this short Spanish text about Ana. Me llamo Ana. Estudio en un instituto. Mi asignatura favorita es la geografía. Hago los deberes cada día. En el futuro, voy a estudiar una carrera y trabajar en una empresa. Now work through the activities to check you understand it and to practise translating it.
Instituto, asignatura, deberes
These words from the text will help you understand and translate it.
School and work
The text uses words from two areas.
Watch for voy a
To translate well, watch the phrase voy a followed by a verb: it means I am going to. So voy a estudiar means I am going to study. Translate the whole phrase, not word by word.
Match the Spanish to the English
- colegio
- geografía
- deberes
- carrera
- school
- geography
- homework
- a career
Match more words
- examen
- profesor
- empresa
- jefe
- an exam
- a teacher
- a company
- a boss
Which subject?
In the text, which subject does Ana like best?
- Geography.
- Maths.
- Science.
- History.
What does Ana do?
According to the text, select the TWO things Ana does or plans to do.
- She does homework every day.
- She plans to work in a company.
- She plays football.
- She lives in France.
Build the sentence
Put the Spanish words in order to make: I am going to study a career.
- Voy
- a
- estudiar
- una carrera
Rebuild the text
Estudio en un _____. Mi _____ favorita es la geografía. Hago los _____ cada día. Voy a estudiar una _____ y trabajar en una _____.
Find the work words
Tap the TWO Spanish words about work.
- empresa
- jefe
- colegio
- asignatura
- deberes
Choose the translation
Pick the correct English translation of each Spanish sentence.
- Hago los deberes.
- Voy a trabajar en una empresa.
- Mi asignatura favorita es la geografía.
Translate the text
Translate these three Spanish sentences into English: Estudio en un instituto. Mi asignatura favorita es la geografía. Voy a estudiar una carrera.
- Translate the first sentence
- Translate the second sentence
- Translate the third sentence