3 Saying what you do - practice
As well as saying what you do and where you work / who you work for, you might want to give some details about the activities that you carry out as part of your job. In this activity you will learn how to say a little about what a job entails.
Paso A
Write full sentences in the first person (yo) using ser and trabajar to state what your job is and where you work. Follow the example (ejemplo) below.
Ejemplo:
profesora / escuela
→ Soy profesora. Trabajo en una escuela.
Vocabulario
el/la dependiente shop assistant
la fábrica factory
1. camarero / cafetería
Answer
Soy camarero. Trabajo en una cafetería.
2. gerente / banco
Answer
Soy gerente. Trabajo en un banco.
3. dependiente / supermercado
Answer
Soy dependiente. Trabajo en un supermercado.
4. psicóloga / clínica infantil
Answer
Soy psicóloga. Trabajo en una clínica infantil.
5. administrativo / oficina
Answer
Soy administrativo. Trabajo en una oficina.
6. electricista / fábrica
Answer
Soy electricista. Trabajo en una fábrica.
Paso B
Now read out the sentences from Paso A aloud to practise the forms and then listen to Audio 4, which contains these sentences, and repeat again, trying to imitate the sound of the Spanish as closely as you can.
Soy camarero. Trabajo en una cafetería.
Soy gerente. Trabajo en un banco.
Soy dependiente. Trabajo en un supermercado.
Soy psicóloga. Trabajo en una clínica infantil.
Soy administrativo. Trabajo en una oficina.
Soy electricista. Trabajo en una fábrica.
Skills: Selecting vocabulary that is useful for you personally
You will come across many new words throughout the module. Some of them will appear very frequently and others maybe only once. Although most of the vocabulary presented in the module consists of words or expressions that are frequently used in Spanish or are useful for the topics covered, some words may be more useful to you personally than others. Once you have got past an initial level of words that are always going to be useful, you can think about prioritising learning the words or expressions that you think you will use more frequently in Spanish or those that you often use in your own language. For example, if you have a particular hobby, you will want to know words that allow you to talk about it in Spanish.
Paso C
Read the occupations listed below, then listen to Audio 5 and complete the sentences you hear with the speakers’ occupations from the following list. Not all of them appear in the recording. Use the appropriate gender (as said by the speaker).
psicólogo/‑a • secretario/‑a • escritor/‑a • panadero/‑a • vendedor/‑a • profesor/‑a • taxista • artista • cantante • ama de casa
Paso D
Match each word in the first column with a word from the second and third columns, linking each occupation with a related activity, as in the example, and type it in the table. Try to guess the meaning of the words in each column or check them in the dictionary. At present you are working with just the vocabulary.
Ejemplo:
el barrendero barrer la calle
el barrendero | escribir | la página web |
el pianista | entregar | libros |
el repartidor | editar | el piano |
el escritor | aprender | el vocabulario |
el estudiante | barrer | pizzas |
el diseñador gráfico | tocar | la calle |
el barrendero | ||
el pianista | ||
el repartidor | ||
el escritor | ||
el estudiante | ||
el diseñador gráfico |
Answer
Here is the table with the words in the right order.
el barrendero | barrer | la calle |
el pianista | tocar | el piano |
el repartidor | entregar | pizzas |
el escritor | escribir | libros |
el estudiante | aprender | el vocabulario |
el diseñador gráfico | editar | la página web |
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