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Spanish A1.7.2 Student Dreams

María is a university student who aspires to be a lawyer.

Cuento corto: Sueños de estudiante

María es una estudiante universitaria que aspira a ser abogada.

Spanish A1.7.2 Student Dreams

A1 Spanish

Level: A1

Module 1: Presentarse (To introduce oneself)

Lesson 7: Profesiones y estudios (Professions and studies)

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

Audio and video

Audio
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Audio with translations
Audio with translations

Text and translation

1. María tiene diecinueve años. María is nineteen years old.
2. Ella es estudiante en la universidad. She is a university student.
3. Su padre es enfermero y trabaja en un hospital. His father is a nurse and works in a hospital.
4. Su madre es cocinera y trabaja en un restaurante. His mother is a chef and works in a restaurant.
5. María estudia derecho en la universidad. María studies law at university.
6. Ella quiere trabajar como abogada. She wants to work as a barrister.
7. Su hermano Pablo estudia ingeniería. Her brother Pablo studies engineering.
8. Él quiere ser ingeniero. He wants to be a engineer.
9. Su hermana Carmen es peluquera. Her sister Carmen is a hairdresser.

Exercise 1: Discussion questions

Instruction: Discuss the questions after listening to the audio or reading through the text.

  1. ¿Qués estudia María?
    2. What does María study?
  2. ¿De qué quiere trabajar María?
    3. What does María want to work as?
  3. Verdadero o Falso: María quiere ser médica.
    4. True or False: María wants to be a doctor.
  4. Verdadero o Falso: Su hermano estudia mecánica.
    5. True or False: His brother studies mechanics.

Exercise 2:

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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estudia, trabaja, enfermero, abogada, estudiante

1.
Ella es ... en la universidad.
(She is a student at the university.)
2.
Su padre es ... y trabaja en un hospital.
(His father is a nurse and works in a hospital.)
3.
Su madre es cocinera y ... en un restaurante.
(His mother is a cook and works in a restaurant.)
4.
María ... derecho en la universidad.
(María studies law at university.)
5.
Su hermano Pablo ... ingeniería.
(Her brother Pablo studies engineering.)
6.
Ella quiere trabajar como ....
(She wants to work as a lawyer.)
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