2.3.1
To Go or Not To Go to University?
La Universidad - University
La Universidad - University
Key words
Key words
- El aprendizaje - apprenticeship.
- Las residencias estudiantiles - halls of residence.
- Un título universitario, una carrera, una licenciatura - university degree.
- Vale la pena - it is worth it.
- Tomar un año sabático - to take a gap year.
- Pedir dinero prestado - to borrow money.
- Deber dinero - to owe money.
Quiero ir a la universidad
Quiero ir a la universidad
- A mi modo de ver, vale la pena ir a la universidad porque te puedes convertir en un experto en lo que quieres.
- In my opinion it is worth going to university, because you can become an expert in whatever you want.
- Un título universitario te ayudará a buscar un empleo.
- A university degree will help you find a job.
- Vives en las residencias estudiantiles dónde se encontrarás amigos por vida.
- You live in halls of residence where you will find friends for life.
Cuando tengas dieciocho años
Cuando tengas dieciocho años
- ¿Qué vas a hacer cuando tengas dieciocho años?
- What are you going to do when you are 18?
- Me gustaría ir a la universidad porque ofrece muchas oportunidades. Hay clubs, fiestas y deportes.
- I would like to go to university, because it offers a lot of opportunities. There are clubs, parties and sports.
No quiero ir a la universidad
No quiero ir a la universidad
- No creo que vaya a la universidad principalmente por razones financieras. Tendría que pedir dinero prestado, y no quiero deber dinero (💸) al gobierno.
- I don't think that I will go to university mainly due to financial reasons. I would have to borrow money, and I don't want to owe the government money.
- Cuando termine el instituto voy a tomar un año sabático, para que pueda viajar por el mundo.
- When I finish school I am going to take a gap year, so that I can travel the world.
Cuando termines el colegio
Cuando termines el colegio
- ¿Vas a la universidad cuando termines el colegio?
- Are you going to go to university when you finish school?
- No, en lugar de la universidad quiero trabajar, hay muchos programas de aprendizaje que me interesan mucho.
- No, instead of university I want to work, there are a lot of apprenticeship schemes that interest me a lot.
1The Basics
1.1Pronouns
1.4Adjectives
1.5Abbreviations
2Current & Future Study & Employment
2.1School & Subjects
2.2School & Subjects - Translations
2.3Education Post - 16
3Identity & Culture
3.1Me, My Family & Friends
3.1.1Greetings
3.1.2Age & Name
3.1.3Physical Appearance
3.1.4Friends
3.1.5Personality
3.1.6Whose Father? Whose Parents?
3.1.7Family Members
3.1.8Other Family Members
3.1.9Describing Family
3.1.10Describing People
3.1.11Exam-Style Questions - Describing People
3.1.12Exam-Style Questions - Family
3.1.13Relationships
3.1.14Exam-Style Questions - Relationships
3.1.15Tener
3.1.16Ser
3.2Me, My Family & Friends - Translations
3.2.1Greetings - Spanish to English
3.2.2Greetings - English to Spanish
3.2.3Greetings - Translations
3.2.4Age & Name - Spanish to English
3.2.5Age & Name - English to Spanish
3.2.6Age & Name - Translations
3.2.7Describing Yourself - Spanish to English
3.2.8Describing Yourself - English to Spanish
3.2.9Describing Yourself - Translations
3.2.10Friends - English to Spanish
3.2.11Friends - Spanish to English
3.2.12Friends - Translations
3.2.13Personality - Spanish to English
3.2.14Personality - English to Spanish
3.2.15Personality - Translations
3.2.16Family - Spanish to English
3.2.17Family - English to Spanish
3.2.18Family - Translations
3.2.19Describing Family - Spanish to English
3.2.20Describing Family - English to Spanish
3.2.21Describing Family - Translations
3.2.22Relationships - Spanish to English
3.2.23Relationships - English to Spanish
3.2.24Relationships - Translations
3.3Technology in Everyday Life
3.4Technology in Everyday Life - Translations
3.5Free Time Activities
3.6Free Time Activities - Translations
3.6.1Music - Spanish to English
3.6.2Music - English to Spanish
3.6.3Music - Translations
3.6.4Cinema & TV - Spanish to English
3.6.5Cinema & TV - English to Spanish
3.6.6Cinema & TV - Translations
3.6.7Food - Spanish to English
3.6.8Food - English to Spanish
3.6.9Food - Translations
3.6.10Meat & Fish - Spanish to English
3.6.11Meat & Fish - English to Spanish
3.6.12Meat & Fish - Translations
3.6.13Fruit & Veg - Spanish to English
3.6.14Fruit & Veg - English to Spanish
3.6.15Fruit & Veg - Translations
3.6.16Drinks & Snacks - Spanish to English
3.6.17Drinks & Snacks - English to Spanish
3.6.18Drinks & Snacks - Translations
3.6.19Eating Out - Spanish to English
3.6.20Eating Out - English to Spanish
3.6.21Eating Out - Translations
3.6.22Sport - Spanish to English
3.6.23Sport- English to Spanish
3.6.24Sport - Translations
3.6.25Fashion - Spanish to English
3.6.26Fashion - English to Spanish
3.6.27Fashion - Translations
3.7Customs & Festivals in Spanish Speaking Countries
3.8Customs & Festivals - Translations
4Areas of Interest
4.1Home, Town, Neighbourhood & Region
4.2Home, Town, Neighbourhood & Region - Translations
4.2.1Home - Spanish to English
4.2.2Home - English to Spanish
4.2.3Home - Translations
4.2.4Near Your Home - Spanish to English
4.2.5Near Your Home - English to Spanish
4.2.6Near Your Home - Translations
4.2.7Shops - Spanish to English
4.2.8Shops - English to Spanish
4.2.9Shops - Translations
4.2.10Places in Town - Spanish to English
4.2.11Places in Town - English to Spanish
4.2.12Places in Town - Translations
4.2.13Region & Directions - English to Spanish
4.2.14Region & Directions - Spanish to English
4.2.15Region & Directions - Translations
4.3Social Issues
4.4Social Issues - Translations
4.4.1Charity - English to Spanish
4.4.2Charity - Spanish to English
4.4.3Charity - Translations
4.4.4Body & Illness - Spanish to English
4.4.5Body & Illness - English to Spanish
4.4.6Body & Illness - Translations
4.4.7Healthy Life - Spanish to English
4.4.8Healthy Life - English to Spanish
4.4.9A Healthy Life - Translations
4.5Global Issues
4.6Global Issues - Translations
4.7Travel & Tourism
4.8Travel & Tourism - Translations
4.8.1Holidays - Spanish to English
4.8.2Holidays - English to Spanish
4.8.3Holidays - Translations
4.8.4Booking - Spanish to English
4.8.5Booking - English to Spanish
4.8.6Booking - Translations
4.8.7Tourism - Spanish to English
4.8.8Tourism - English to Spanish
4.8.9Tourism - Translations
4.8.10Weather - Spanish to English
4.8.11Weather - English to Spanish
4.8.12Weather - Translations
5Listening Practice
5.1Me, My Family & Friends - Listening
5.2Technology in Everyday Life - Listening
5.3Free-Time - Listening
5.3.1Music - Listening (All)
5.3.2Music - Listening (Higher)
5.3.3Cinema & TV - Listening (All)
5.3.4Cinema & TV - Listening (Higher)
5.3.5Food & Eating Out - Listening (All)
5.3.6Food & Eating Out - Listening (Higher)
5.3.7Sport - Listening (All)
5.3.8Sport - Listening (Higher)
5.3.9Exam-Style Questions - Sport
5.4Customs & Festivals - Listening
5.5Home, Town, Neighbourhood & Region - Listening
5.6Social Issues - Listening
5.7Travel & Tourism - Listening
5.8Education - Listening
6Common Tenses
6.1Present Tense
6.1.1Regular AR Verbs
6.1.25 Common AR Verbs
6.1.3Negative Verbs
6.1.4Irregular AR Verbs
6.1.5Irregular AR Verbs - Exceptions
6.1.6Regular ER Verbs
6.1.75 Common ER Verbs
6.1.8Irregular ER Verbs
6.1.9Irregular ER Verbs - First Person Stem Changes
6.1.10Regular IR Verbs
6.1.115 Common IR Verbs
6.1.12Irregular IR Verbs
6.1.13Irregular IR Verbs - Adding an Accent
6.1.14Irregular IR Verbs - Exceptions
6.1.15Irregular IR Verbs - 'Ir'
6.1.16Irregular IR Verbs - Verbs Ending in '-uir'
6.1.17Verb Phrases
6.1.18The Use of 'Se'
6.2Preterite Tense
6.2.1Regular AR Verbs
6.2.2Irregular AR Verbs
6.2.3Irregular AR Verbs 2
6.2.4Regular ER Verbs
6.2.5Irregular ER Verbs
6.2.6Irregular ER Verbs - Ver & Tener
6.2.7Irregular ER Verbs 2
6.2.8Regular IR Verbs
6.2.9Irregular IR Verbs - Preterite
6.2.10Irregular IR Verbs - Decir, Venir & Ir
6.2.11Irregular IR Verbs 3
6.3Imperfect Tense
6.4Preterite vs Imperfect Tenses
6.5Future Tense
7Important Verbs
7.1To Be - 'Ser' & 'Estar'
7.2To Like - 'Gustar'
7.3To Have - 'Tener'
8Advanced Tenses
8.1The Simple Future
8.2Conditional Tense
8.3Continuous Tenses
8.5Present Subjunctive
8.5.1Present Subjunctive - Regular AR Verbs
8.5.2Present Subjunctive - Regular ER Verbs
8.5.3Present Subjunctive - Regular IR Verbs
8.5.4Present Subjunctive - Irregular AR Verbs
8.5.5Irregular AR Verbs 2
8.5.6Irregular AR Verbs 3
8.5.7Present Subjunctive - Irregular ER Verbs
8.5.8Irregular ER Verbs 2
8.5.9Irregular IR Verbs
8.5.10Irregular IR Verbs 2
8.5.11Irregular IR Verbs 3
8.5.12Present Subjunctive - Uses
8.6Imperfect Subjunctive
9Extra Grammar
9.1Articles
9.2Negatives
9.3Nouns
9.3.1People & Animals
9.3.2Nouns that Stay the Same
9.3.3Nouns that Only Take One Article
9.3.4Masculine vs Feminine Nouns
9.3.5Masculine Exceptions
9.3.6Feminine Exceptions
9.3.7Noun Endings that Are Usually Feminine
9.3.8Noun Endings that Are Usually Masculine
9.3.9Nouns that End in a Vowel
9.3.10Nouns that End in a Consonant
9.3.11Masculine Nouns
9.3.12Masculine & Feminine Nouns
9.4Asking Questions
9.5Adjectives
9.5.1Adjectives that Change Endings
9.5.2Adjectives that Remain the Same
9.5.3'Grande' & 'Bueno'
9.5.4Plurals Ending in a Consonant (r, l, s, d etc.)
9.5.5Plurals Ending in a Vowel (a, e etc.)
9.5.6The Best, The Worst
9.5.7This, These, That and Those
9.5.8Possession Before a Noun
9.5.9Possession After a Noun
9.5.10Whose
9.5.11Indefinite
9.8Pronouns
9.9By, With, From, Of
9.10Verbs
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1The Basics
1.1Pronouns
1.4Adjectives
1.5Abbreviations
2Current & Future Study & Employment
2.1School & Subjects
2.2School & Subjects - Translations
2.3Education Post - 16
3Identity & Culture
3.1Me, My Family & Friends
3.1.1Greetings
3.1.2Age & Name
3.1.3Physical Appearance
3.1.4Friends
3.1.5Personality
3.1.6Whose Father? Whose Parents?
3.1.7Family Members
3.1.8Other Family Members
3.1.9Describing Family
3.1.10Describing People
3.1.11Exam-Style Questions - Describing People
3.1.12Exam-Style Questions - Family
3.1.13Relationships
3.1.14Exam-Style Questions - Relationships
3.1.15Tener
3.1.16Ser
3.2Me, My Family & Friends - Translations
3.2.1Greetings - Spanish to English
3.2.2Greetings - English to Spanish
3.2.3Greetings - Translations
3.2.4Age & Name - Spanish to English
3.2.5Age & Name - English to Spanish
3.2.6Age & Name - Translations
3.2.7Describing Yourself - Spanish to English
3.2.8Describing Yourself - English to Spanish
3.2.9Describing Yourself - Translations
3.2.10Friends - English to Spanish
3.2.11Friends - Spanish to English
3.2.12Friends - Translations
3.2.13Personality - Spanish to English
3.2.14Personality - English to Spanish
3.2.15Personality - Translations
3.2.16Family - Spanish to English
3.2.17Family - English to Spanish
3.2.18Family - Translations
3.2.19Describing Family - Spanish to English
3.2.20Describing Family - English to Spanish
3.2.21Describing Family - Translations
3.2.22Relationships - Spanish to English
3.2.23Relationships - English to Spanish
3.2.24Relationships - Translations
3.3Technology in Everyday Life
3.4Technology in Everyday Life - Translations
3.5Free Time Activities
3.6Free Time Activities - Translations
3.6.1Music - Spanish to English
3.6.2Music - English to Spanish
3.6.3Music - Translations
3.6.4Cinema & TV - Spanish to English
3.6.5Cinema & TV - English to Spanish
3.6.6Cinema & TV - Translations
3.6.7Food - Spanish to English
3.6.8Food - English to Spanish
3.6.9Food - Translations
3.6.10Meat & Fish - Spanish to English
3.6.11Meat & Fish - English to Spanish
3.6.12Meat & Fish - Translations
3.6.13Fruit & Veg - Spanish to English
3.6.14Fruit & Veg - English to Spanish
3.6.15Fruit & Veg - Translations
3.6.16Drinks & Snacks - Spanish to English
3.6.17Drinks & Snacks - English to Spanish
3.6.18Drinks & Snacks - Translations
3.6.19Eating Out - Spanish to English
3.6.20Eating Out - English to Spanish
3.6.21Eating Out - Translations
3.6.22Sport - Spanish to English
3.6.23Sport- English to Spanish
3.6.24Sport - Translations
3.6.25Fashion - Spanish to English
3.6.26Fashion - English to Spanish
3.6.27Fashion - Translations
3.7Customs & Festivals in Spanish Speaking Countries
3.8Customs & Festivals - Translations
4Areas of Interest
4.1Home, Town, Neighbourhood & Region
4.2Home, Town, Neighbourhood & Region - Translations
4.2.1Home - Spanish to English
4.2.2Home - English to Spanish
4.2.3Home - Translations
4.2.4Near Your Home - Spanish to English
4.2.5Near Your Home - English to Spanish
4.2.6Near Your Home - Translations
4.2.7Shops - Spanish to English
4.2.8Shops - English to Spanish
4.2.9Shops - Translations
4.2.10Places in Town - Spanish to English
4.2.11Places in Town - English to Spanish
4.2.12Places in Town - Translations
4.2.13Region & Directions - English to Spanish
4.2.14Region & Directions - Spanish to English
4.2.15Region & Directions - Translations
4.3Social Issues
4.4Social Issues - Translations
4.4.1Charity - English to Spanish
4.4.2Charity - Spanish to English
4.4.3Charity - Translations
4.4.4Body & Illness - Spanish to English
4.4.5Body & Illness - English to Spanish
4.4.6Body & Illness - Translations
4.4.7Healthy Life - Spanish to English
4.4.8Healthy Life - English to Spanish
4.4.9A Healthy Life - Translations
4.5Global Issues
4.6Global Issues - Translations
4.7Travel & Tourism
4.8Travel & Tourism - Translations
4.8.1Holidays - Spanish to English
4.8.2Holidays - English to Spanish
4.8.3Holidays - Translations
4.8.4Booking - Spanish to English
4.8.5Booking - English to Spanish
4.8.6Booking - Translations
4.8.7Tourism - Spanish to English
4.8.8Tourism - English to Spanish
4.8.9Tourism - Translations
4.8.10Weather - Spanish to English
4.8.11Weather - English to Spanish
4.8.12Weather - Translations
5Listening Practice
5.1Me, My Family & Friends - Listening
5.2Technology in Everyday Life - Listening
5.3Free-Time - Listening
5.3.1Music - Listening (All)
5.3.2Music - Listening (Higher)
5.3.3Cinema & TV - Listening (All)
5.3.4Cinema & TV - Listening (Higher)
5.3.5Food & Eating Out - Listening (All)
5.3.6Food & Eating Out - Listening (Higher)
5.3.7Sport - Listening (All)
5.3.8Sport - Listening (Higher)
5.3.9Exam-Style Questions - Sport
5.4Customs & Festivals - Listening
5.5Home, Town, Neighbourhood & Region - Listening
5.6Social Issues - Listening
5.7Travel & Tourism - Listening
5.8Education - Listening
6Common Tenses
6.1Present Tense
6.1.1Regular AR Verbs
6.1.25 Common AR Verbs
6.1.3Negative Verbs
6.1.4Irregular AR Verbs
6.1.5Irregular AR Verbs - Exceptions
6.1.6Regular ER Verbs
6.1.75 Common ER Verbs
6.1.8Irregular ER Verbs
6.1.9Irregular ER Verbs - First Person Stem Changes
6.1.10Regular IR Verbs
6.1.115 Common IR Verbs
6.1.12Irregular IR Verbs
6.1.13Irregular IR Verbs - Adding an Accent
6.1.14Irregular IR Verbs - Exceptions
6.1.15Irregular IR Verbs - 'Ir'
6.1.16Irregular IR Verbs - Verbs Ending in '-uir'
6.1.17Verb Phrases
6.1.18The Use of 'Se'
6.2Preterite Tense
6.2.1Regular AR Verbs
6.2.2Irregular AR Verbs
6.2.3Irregular AR Verbs 2
6.2.4Regular ER Verbs
6.2.5Irregular ER Verbs
6.2.6Irregular ER Verbs - Ver & Tener
6.2.7Irregular ER Verbs 2
6.2.8Regular IR Verbs
6.2.9Irregular IR Verbs - Preterite
6.2.10Irregular IR Verbs - Decir, Venir & Ir
6.2.11Irregular IR Verbs 3
6.3Imperfect Tense
6.4Preterite vs Imperfect Tenses
6.5Future Tense
7Important Verbs
7.1To Be - 'Ser' & 'Estar'
7.2To Like - 'Gustar'
7.3To Have - 'Tener'
8Advanced Tenses
8.1The Simple Future
8.2Conditional Tense
8.3Continuous Tenses
8.5Present Subjunctive
8.5.1Present Subjunctive - Regular AR Verbs
8.5.2Present Subjunctive - Regular ER Verbs
8.5.3Present Subjunctive - Regular IR Verbs
8.5.4Present Subjunctive - Irregular AR Verbs
8.5.5Irregular AR Verbs 2
8.5.6Irregular AR Verbs 3
8.5.7Present Subjunctive - Irregular ER Verbs
8.5.8Irregular ER Verbs 2
8.5.9Irregular IR Verbs
8.5.10Irregular IR Verbs 2
8.5.11Irregular IR Verbs 3
8.5.12Present Subjunctive - Uses
8.6Imperfect Subjunctive
9Extra Grammar
9.1Articles
9.2Negatives
9.3Nouns
9.3.1People & Animals
9.3.2Nouns that Stay the Same
9.3.3Nouns that Only Take One Article
9.3.4Masculine vs Feminine Nouns
9.3.5Masculine Exceptions
9.3.6Feminine Exceptions
9.3.7Noun Endings that Are Usually Feminine
9.3.8Noun Endings that Are Usually Masculine
9.3.9Nouns that End in a Vowel
9.3.10Nouns that End in a Consonant
9.3.11Masculine Nouns
9.3.12Masculine & Feminine Nouns
9.4Asking Questions
9.5Adjectives
9.5.1Adjectives that Change Endings
9.5.2Adjectives that Remain the Same
9.5.3'Grande' & 'Bueno'
9.5.4Plurals Ending in a Consonant (r, l, s, d etc.)
9.5.5Plurals Ending in a Vowel (a, e etc.)
9.5.6The Best, The Worst
9.5.7This, These, That and Those
9.5.8Possession Before a Noun
9.5.9Possession After a Noun
9.5.10Whose
9.5.11Indefinite
9.8Pronouns
9.9By, With, From, Of
9.10Verbs
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