Spanish translation: school and work

Spanish translation: school and work
A. Starter
Match the people with their jobs.
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People
Jobs
1.
Elena atiende a pasajeros en un avión.
a. ama de casa
2.
Pedro prepara comidas.
b. azafata
3.
Carlos apaga fuegos.
c. peluquero
4.
El señor Martínez enseña informática.
d. médica
5.
Tomás lleva personas de un lugar a otro.
e. abogada
6.
Eva atiende a clientes en un gran almacén.
f. cocinero
7.
La Sra. García soluciona problemas legales.
g. profesor
8.
Miguel pone orden en las calles.
h. bombero
9.
Alejandro cura a animales enfermos.
i. policía
10.
Paco corta el pelo.
j. veterinario
11.
Susana trabaja en casa.
k. taxista
12.
Marisol cura enfermedades de la gente.
l. dependienta
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11 =
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B. Find the missing words
Complete each sentence - you have been given the first letter of the missing word.
Then translate the sentences into English.
1. Espero ser f _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ con el Real Madrid.
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2. En el futuro seré h _ _ _ _ _ de negocios.
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3. Cuando termine el colegio trabajaré como c _ _ _ _ _ en un supermercado.
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4. Mañana los c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ estarán de huelga así que no recibiremos cartas mañana.
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5. En verano los albañiles terminarán de t _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a las tres de la tarde.
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C. Translate into English (Foundation)
1. Después de los exámenes buscaré un trabajo.
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2. ¿Has aprobado el examen de matemáticas?
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3. Sacaré buenas notas en dibujo.
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4. Después de los exámenes finales iré de vacaciones a Tenerife.
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5. El jueves iré al colegio andando.
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D. Translate into Spanish (Foundation)
1. Will you go to school by bus or in your father’s car?
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2. I would like to carry on studying languages.
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3. I hope to be a police officer in the future.
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4. Next year I will study biology at university.
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5. Anita is going to have a job interview on Friday.
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E. Checklist
1. Have you added the right accents?
2. Check spellings and gender of nouns.
3. For D1, have you translated this as ‘the car of your father’?
4. Check your verbs and tenses.
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C. Translate into English (Higher)
Después del bachillerato tomaré un año sabático para viajar a la América Latina. Me encantaría
conocer Perú. Sería una experiencia inolvidable. Uno de mis planes para el futuro es seguir con
mis estudios de matemáticas ya que quiero ser contable. Quisiera trabajar para un banco.
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D. Translate into Spanish (Higher)
I will start doing work experience next week. I always get up at seven but I will have to get up
one hour earlier to be able to walk to the train station. The first week I will work part time and
the second one full time. I am thinking of doing vocational training and getting a job as a
secretary.
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E. Checklist
1. Have you added the right accents?
2. Check spellings and gender of nouns.
3. Check that you haven’t used the article, ‘un/una’, before jobs.
4. Check your tenses.
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Teaching notes
This resource is designed to develop translation skills with a focus on grammatical
accuracy and contains similar tasks to the new GCSE exam questions for all boards.
The resource is differentiated: all students complete the tasks on p.1 and then you can
give Foundation students p.2 while Higher students move straight onto p.3.
Translations below are suggestions only – there may be other possible correct
translations. By using the mark scheme suggested below, students can track their
progress as they practise their translation skills using our other similar worksheets on
different topics.
For Foundation translations (individual sentences), allow two marks per sentence: one
for communicating the key message and one for grammatical accuracy, giving a total out
of 10.
For Higher translations (short paragraphs), the answers are broken into six sections.
Each section can be given one mark for communication and one mark for grammatical
accuracy, to give a total out of 12.
Answers
A. Starter
1=b
2=f
3=h
4=g
5=k
6=l
7=e
8=i
9=j
10 = c 11 = a 12 = d
B. Find the missing words
1. Espero ser futbolista con el Real Madrid. / I hope to be a footballer for Real Madrid.
2. En el futuro seré hombre de negocios. / In the future I will be a businessman.
3. Cuando termine el colegio trabajaré como cajero/a en un supermercado. / When I
finish school I will work as a cashier in a supermarket.
4. Mañana los carteros estarán de huelga así que no recibiremos cartas mañana. /
Tomorrow the postmen will be on strike so we won’t get any letters tomorrow.
5. En verano los albañiles terminarán de trabajar a las tres de la tarde. / In summer the
bricklayers will finish work at three in the afternoon.
C. Foundation translation into English
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2.
3.
4.
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After my/the exams I will find a job.
Have you passed your/the Maths exam?
I will get good grades/marks in art.
After my/the final exams I will go on holiday to Tenerife.
On Thursday I will walk to school.
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D. Foundation translation into Spanish
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¿Irás al colegio en autobús o en el coche de tu padre?
Me gustaría seguir estudiando lenguas/idiomas.
Espero ser policía en el futuro.
El próximo año estudiaré biología en la universidad.
Anita va a tener una entrevista de trabajo el viernes.
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C. Higher translation into English
After my A levels I will take a gap year to travel to Latin America. / I would love to get
to know Peru. / It would be an unforgettable experience. / One of my future plans is to
carry on with my study of maths / because I want to be an accountant. / I would like to
work for a bank.
D. Higher translation into Spanish
Comenzaré a hacer prácticas de trabajo la semana que viene. / Siempre me levanto a
las siete / pero tendré que levantarme una hora más temprano para ir caminando hasta
la estación de tren. / La primera semana trabajaré a tiempo parcial / y la segunda a
tiempo completo. / Estoy pensando en hacer formación profesional y conseguir trabajo
como secretaria.
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