Future Plans: Work (AQA GCSE French): Revision Note
Exam code: 8652
Future plans: work
When talking about your future work plans, you could mention:
what you want to work as and why
where you want to work
how you imagine the world of work
what is important to you in your job
You will also need to use the simple future tense correctly to talk about these plans.
Future plans: work: vocabulary
Some useful words and phrases to talk about your future plans for work are:
Je voudrais devenir … - I would like to become …
Je vais devenir … - I am going to become …
Je vais travailler comme … - I am going to work as …
Je rêve d’être … - I dream of being …
Category | French | Part of speech | English |
Professions | artiste | n (m, f) | artist |
auteur | n (m, f) | author | |
chef | n (m) | boss, cook | |
chanteur | n (m) | singer | |
écrivain | n (m) | writer | |
facteur | n (m) | postman | |
journaliste | n (m, f) | journalist | |
médécin | n (m, f) | doctor | |
patron | n (m) | boss | |
policier | n (m) | policeman | |
policière | n (f) | policewoman | |
propriétaire | n (m, f) | owner | |
scientifique | n (m, f) | scientist | |
secrétaire | n (m, f) | secretary | |
Places of work | bureau | n (m) | office |
enterprise | n (f) | company | |
usine | n (f) | factory | |
The world of work | apprentissage | n (m) | apprenticeship |
client | n (m) | customer, client | |
carrière | n (f) | career | |
collègue | n (m, f) | colleague | |
compétence | n (f) | skill | |
employé | n (m) | employee | |
stage | n (m) | work experience | |
gagner | v | to earn |
Don’t use the indefinite article (a, an) when talking about jobs in French:
Elle est journaliste.
She is a journalist.
Je voudrais devenir artiste.
I want to become an artist.
There are several French nouns for ‘job’ or ‘work’ - make sure you recognise them as synonyms:
boulot (m)
emploi (m)
métier (m)
travail (m)
It is always useful to learn idioms in a foreig language
The French phrase métro, boulot, dodo literally means ‘metro, work, sleep’ - it describes a repetitive daily routine where you do nothing but go to work and come home, then do it all again the next day
Je ne veux pas une vie métro, boulot, dodo. Je veux voyager et découvrir le monde.
I don’t want a routine life. I want to travel and discover the world.
Higher tier only
These words are only required for the Higher tier.
Category | French | Part of speech | English | Examples | |
Professions | avocat | n (m) | lawyer | Mon oncle est avocat, il travaille dans un bureau. | My uncle is a lawyer, he works in an office. |
cheffe | n (f) | boss, cook | Ma mère est cheffe d’entreprise. | My mum is the boss of a company. | |
chercheur | n (m) | researcher | Les chercheurs travaillent à l'université. | The researchers work at the university. | |
leader | n (m, f) | leader | Il faut être un bon leader. | You must be a good leader. | |
ministre | n (m, f) | minister | La ministre veut améliorer le système de santé. | The minister wants to improve the health system. | |
porte-parole | n (m, f) | spokesperson | Il est porte-parole du gouvernement. | He is a spokesperson for the government. | |
soldat | n (m) | soldier | Un soldat protège son pays. | A soldier protects their country. | |
The world of work | concurrence | n (f) | competition | Il y a beaucoup de concurrence dans le monde du travail. | There is a lot of competition in the world of work. |
connaissance | n (f) | knowledge | Mes connaissances en langues sont utiles. | My knowledge of languages is useful. | |
rôle | n (m) | role | Mon rôle est d’écrire le rapport. | My role is to write the report. | |
salaire | n (m) | salary, wage | Je veux un bon salaire. | I want a good salary. | |
inventer | v | to invent | Je rêve d’inventer quelque chose. | I dream of inventing something. | |
mener | v | to lead | Ma soeur mène une équipe. | My sister leads a team. | |
professionel(le) | adj | professional | Il est toujours très professionnel. | He is always very professional. | |
technique | adj | technical | Je préfère les matières techniques. | I prefer technical subjects. | |
Examiner Tips and Tricks
It is important to practise and use vocabulary in context. From the list(s) above, name some jobs you would and wouldn’t like to do and say why.
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