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To Go or Not To Go to University?

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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.
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The Basics

2

Current & Future Study & Employment

2.1

School & Subjects

2.2

School & Subjects - Translations (Foundation)

2.3

School & Subjects - Translations (Higher)

2.4

Education Post - 16

2.5

Education Post - 16 - Translations (Foundation)

2.6

Education Post - 16 - Translations (Higher)

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Identity & Culture

3.1

Me, My Family & Friends

3.2

Me, Family & Friends - Translations (Foundation)

3.3

Me, Family & Friends - Translations (Higher)

3.4

Technology in Everyday Life

3.5

Tech in Everyday Life - Translations (Foundation)

3.6

Tech in Everyday Life - Translations (Higher)

3.7

Free Time Activities

3.8

Free Time Activities - Translations (Foundation)

3.9

Free Time Activities - Translations (Higher)

3.10

Customs & Festivals in Spanish Speaking Countries

3.11

Customs & Festivals - Translations (Foundation)

3.12

Customs & Festivals - Translations (Higher)

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Areas of Interest

4.1

Home, Town, Neighbourhood & Region

4.2

Home & Region - Translations (Foundation)

4.3

Home & Region - Translations (Higher)

4.4

Social Issues

4.5

Social Issues - Translations (Foundation)

4.6

Social Issues - Translations (Higher)

4.7

Global Issues

4.8

Global Issues - Translations

4.9

Travel & Tourism

4.10

Travel & Tourism - Translations

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Listening Practice

5.1

Time Expressions - Listening

5.2

Me, My Family & Friends - Listening

5.3

Technology in Everyday Life - Listening

5.4

Free-Time - Listening

5.5

Customs & Festivals - Listening

5.6

Home, Town, Neighbourhood & Region - Listening

5.7

Social Issues - Listening

5.8

Travel & Tourism - Listening

5.9

Education - Listening

5.10

Food & Drink - Listening

5.11

In the Home - Listening

5.12

Colours - Listening

5.13

Clothes & Accesories - Listening

5.14

Measurements - Listening

5.15

Materials - Listening

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Common Tenses

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Important Verbs

8

Advanced Tenses

9

Extra Grammar

9.1

Articles

9.2

Negatives

9.3

Nouns

9.4

Asking Questions

9.5

Adjectives

9.6

Adverbs

9.7

Conjunctions

9.8

Pronouns

9.9

By, With, From, Of

9.10

Verbs

9.11

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