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Jobs, careers and future plans

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Name jobs, say what people do and talk about your plans after your exams.

Jobs

Most jobs change for gender: médico / médica (doctor), profesor / profesora (teacher), escritor / escritora (writer), jugador / jugadora (player), director / directora (head teacher).
Some do not change: artista (artist), cantante (singer), policía (police officer).
No article after ser: Mi madre es profesora.

Future plans

Quiero ser... (I want to be), Me gustaría ser... (I would like to be), Voy a... (I am going to), Espero... (I hope to) + infinitive.
Después de los exámenes voy a continuar mis estudios. (continue my studies)
Me gustaría ir a la universidad. Quiero hacer una formación (do a training course).

Reasons

porque quiero ayudar a la gente (help people), ganar mucho dinero (earn a lot of money), viajar.
Me gustaría trabajar en el extranjero. = I would like to work abroad.
Worked example

Translate: In the future I would like to be a doctor because I want to help people.

  1. In the future = en el futuro
  2. I would like to be = me gustaría ser
  3. No article: ser médico (or médica)
  4. help people = ayudar a la gente

Answer: En el futuro me gustaría ser médico porque quiero ayudar a la gente.

Key idea

Ser + job with no article: es profesora. Quiero ser / me gustaría ser / voy a + infinitive for plans. En el extranjero = abroad.

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