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.
Words to know 🔑
These words from the text will help you understand and translate it.
School and work 🆚
The text uses words from two areas.
Grade 9 thinking 💡
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.
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 🪜
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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 🖍️
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Choose the translation 🧭
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Translate the text ✍️
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