Spanish Future Plans and Ambitions
Year 9 Spanish Expressing Dreams and Goals Using Future Tenses
Learning Objectives
Use near future tense (ir a + infinitive) to describe plans Apply simple future tense for long-term ambitions Learn vocabulary for professions and studies Create and present your future ambitions in Spanish
Vocabulary Warm-up: Professions
Match the Spanish profession to its English meaning médico/a - doctor ingeniero/a - engineer profesor/a - teacher artista - artist cocinero/a - chef
Grammar Focus: Future Tenses
Near Future: ir a + infinitive Voy a estudiar medicina (I'm going to study medicine) Simple Future: verb endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án Estudiaré medicina (I will study medicine) Use near future for immediate plans, simple future for long-term ambitions
Practice: Future Tense Examples
{"left":"Voy a estudiar en la universidad\nSeré médico\nVamos a viajar a España","right":"Trabajaré en un hospital\nVa a aprender francés\nViviremos en Madrid"}
Reading Activity: Spanish Teens' Ambitions
Read letters from María and Juan Highlight future tenses in the text Answer comprehension questions Discuss cultural differences in career choices
Discussion: Your Future Plans
¿Qué vas a estudiar el año que viene? (What are you going to study next year?) ¿Qué trabajo quieres tener en el futuro? (What job do you want to have in the future?)
Your Turn: Write Your Future Plans
Year 9 Spanish Expressing Dreams and Goals Using Future Tenses