2.3.1

To Go or Not To Go to University?

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La Universidad - University

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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.

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1The Basics

2Current & Future Study & Employment

3Identity & Culture

3.1Me, My Family & Friends

3.2Me, My Family & Friends - Translations

3.3Technology in Everyday Life

3.4Technology in Everyday Life - Translations

3.5Free Time Activities

3.6Free Time Activities - 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

4.3Social Issues

4.4Social Issues - Translations

4.5Global Issues

4.6Global Issues - Translations

4.7Travel & Tourism

4.8Travel & Tourism - Translations

5Listening Practice

6Common Tenses

7Important Verbs

8Advanced Tenses

9Extra Grammar

9.1Articles

9.2Negatives

9.3Nouns

9.4Asking Questions

9.5Adjectives

9.6Adverbs

9.7Conjunctions

9.8Pronouns

9.9By, With, From, Of

9.10Verbs

9.11Comparisons

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