Future Plans: Work (AQA GCSE Spanish): Revision Note
Exam code: 8692
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 inflectional 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:
Voy a ser … - I am going to be …
Voy a trabajar como … - I am going to work as …
Sueño con ser … - I dream of being … (you dream con - ‘with’ - in Spanish, not ‘of’)
Category | Spanish | Part of speech | English |
Professions | abogado | n (m) | lawyer |
actriz | n (f) | actress | |
artista | n (m, f) | artist | |
cantante | n (m, f) | singer | |
camerero | n (m) | waiter | |
científico | n (m) | scientist | |
cuidador | n (m) | carer | |
dueño | n (m) | owner | |
enfermero | n (m) | nurse | |
escritor | n (m) | writer | |
ingeniero | n (m) | engineer | |
jefe | n (m) | boss | |
médico | n (m, f) | doctor | |
periodista | n (m, f) | journalist | |
peluquero | n (m) | hairdresser | |
pintor | n (m) | painter | |
policía | n (m) | police officer | |
secretario | n (m) | secretary | |
Places of work | empresa | n (f) | company |
fábrica | n (f) | factory | |
oficina | n (f) | office | |
The world of work | carrera | n (f) | career |
cliente | n (m, f) | customer, client | |
concurso | n (m) | competition | |
empleado | n (m) | employee | |
industria | n (f) | industry | |
negocio | n (m) | business | |
papel | n (m) | role | |
buscar | v | to look for | |
ganar | v | to earn |
Change masculine forms of jobs ending in -o to -a for the feminine form:
abogado - male lawyer
abogada - female lawyer
secretario - male secretary
secretaria - female secretary
Jobs ending in -or add -a in the feminine form:
pintor - male painter
pintora - female painter
escritor - male writer
escritora - female writer
Don’t use the indefinite article (a, an) when talking about jobs in Spanish:
Ella es periodista.
She is a journalist.
Quiero ser artista.
I want to be an artist.
Use the verb ser with jobs in Spanish, not estar:
Soy soldado.
I am a soldier.
¿Eres ingeniera?
Are you an engineer?
There are several Spanish nouns for ‘job’ or ‘work’ - make sure you recognise them as synonyms:
carerra (f)
empleo (m)
puesto (m)
trabajo (m)
Higher tier only
These words are only required for the Higher tier.
Category | Spanish | Part of speech | English | Examples | |
Professions | empresario | n (m) | business person, entrepreneur | No es fácil ser empresario. | It's not easy being an entrepreneur. |
soldado | n (m) | soldier | Los soldados protegen su país. | Soldiers protect their country. | |
obrero | n (m) | worker, labourer | Muchos obreros empiezan a trabajar temprano. | Many labourers start work early. | |
convertirse | v | to become | Me gustaría convertirme en médico. | I would like to become a doctor. | |
The world of work | comercio | n (m) | business, trade, commerce | Mi padre tiene un pequeño comercio. | My father has a small business. |
conocimiento | n (m) | knowledge | Un profesor comparte su conocimiento. | A teacher shares their knowledge. | |
profesional | adj | professional | Necesitamos consejos profesionales. | We need professional advice. | |
conseguir | v | to get, obtain | Espero conseguir un buen trabajo en el futuro. | I hope to get a good job in future. | |
fundar | v | to set up, establish | Quiere fundar su propia empresa. | She wants to set up her own business. | |
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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