Future Plans: Studying (AQA GCSE Spanish): Revision Note

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Future plans: studying

When talking about your future plans for studying when you have finished school, you could mention:

  • if you want to go to university

  • what you want to study

  • the advantages and disadvantages of going to university

You will also need to use the near future tense correctly to talk about these plans.

Future plans: studying: vocabulary

Some useful words and phrases for the topic of future plans for studying are:

  • Me gustaría … - I would like (to)

  • Quiero … - I want (to)

  • Si tengo suerte - if I am lucky

  • Si tengo la oportunidad - if I have the opportunity / chance

Category

Spanish

Part of speech

English

Further education

carrera  

n (f)

degree 

educación  

n (f)

education

examen  

n (m)

exam

lectura  

n (f)

reading

nota  

n (f)

mark, grade

oferta  

n (f)

offer

resultado  

n (m)

result

universidad  

n (f)

university

aceptar

v

to accept

Future plans

consejos

n (mpl)

advice (usually plural in Spanish)

futuro  

n (m)

future

opción  

n (f)

choice

oportunidad  

n (f)

opportunity

proyecto  

n (m)

plan, project

suerte  

n (f)

luck

  • Some of these words are false friends, so be careful when using them

Higher tier only 

These words are only required for Higher tier.

Category

Spanish

Part of speech

English

Examples

Further education

enseñanza  

n (f)

teaching, education

La enseñanza en mi colegio es muy buena.

The teaching in my school is very good.

formación  

n (f)

training, education

La formación universitaria es importante para mi carrera.

A university education is very important for my career.

independencia  

n (f)

independence

La independencia es importante para los jóvenes.

Independence is very important for young people.

título  

n (m)

university degree

Quiero conseguir un título en ciencias.

I want to get a degree in science.

derecho  

n (m)

law

Los abogados tienen que estudiar el derecho.

Lawyers have to study law.

política  

n (f)

politics

La política me interesa mucho.

Politics interests me a lot.

Future plans

ambicioso/a

adj

ambitious

Soy muy ambiciosa.

I am very ambitious.

universitario/a

adj

university

La vida universitaria es muy diferente al colegio.

University life is very different to school.

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