Work and the future in Spanish
MFL, Spanish vocabulary. Usually met in years 7 to 11.
Learn Spanish words for jobs, study and plans for the future, from the English meaning to the Spanish word and back.
What you practise
- Giving the English for a Spanish word
- Choosing the Spanish for an English word
- Telling apart words that look alike
Starts with everyday words and builds to the words met in GCSE papers. Practice moves up a level when a round goes well and down when it does not.
Sample questions
Each sample comes with the method and the reason every wrong option is wrong. Real practice rounds are ten questions at your level.
Sample question, level 2 of 5
What does ‘algún día’ mean?
- nurse
- salary
- one day
- company
- work experience placement
Show the answer and method
Answer: C, one day
The method: ‘algún día’ means ‘one day’.
Why the other options are wrong:
- A, nurse: ‘nurse’ is ‘el enfermero’ in Spanish.
- B, salary: ‘salary’ is ‘el sueldo’ in Spanish.
- D, company: ‘company’ is ‘la empresa’ in Spanish.
- E, work experience placement: ‘work experience placement’ is ‘las prácticas’ in Spanish.
Sample question, level 4 of 5
How do you say ‘apprenticeship’ in Spanish?
- bien pagado
- el ingeniero
- el enfermero
- en el futuro
- el aprendizaje
Show the answer and method
Answer: E, el aprendizaje
The method: ‘el aprendizaje’ means ‘apprenticeship’.
Why the other options are wrong:
- A, bien pagado: ‘bien pagado’ means ‘well paid’.
- B, el ingeniero: ‘el ingeniero’ means ‘engineer’.
- C, el enfermero: ‘el enfermero’ means ‘nurse’.
- D, en el futuro: ‘en el futuro’ means ‘in the future’.
See where this fits: every language topic and Key Stage 3.
Related topics: People and family, School, Home and town, Free time, Food and drink, Travel and holidays.
