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1. María está pensando en sus objetivos para el futuro. María is thinking about her goals for the future.
2. Ella quiere viajar por todo el mundo pero sabe que es un objetivo difícil. She wants to travel around the world but knows that it is a difficult goal.
3. Ahora está asistiendo a las clases de la universidad para ser médica. Now she is attending university classes to become a doctor.
4. Le parece probable estudiar en una universidad en el extranjero en futuro. It seems likely to her to study at a university abroad in the future.
5. Pero también existe el riesgo de no tener una beca. But there is also the risk of not having a scholarship.
6. Si eso pasa estará pensando en arriesgarse y estudiar en otro país. If that happens, she will be thinking about taking a risk and studying in another country.
7. Para ella es improbable quedarse en su ciudad porque quiere tener nuevas experiencias. For her it is unlikely to stay in her city because she wants to have new experiences.
8. Estará viendo muchas posibilidades para los próximos años. She will be seeing many possibilities for the coming years.
9. Su objetivo es estudiar en un nuevo país. Her aim is to study in a new country.
10. No sabe exactamente qué pasará pero estará realizando sus planes y luego decidirá. She doesn't know exactly what will happen but she will be carrying out her plans and then she will decide.

Exercise 1: Discussion questions

Instruction: Discuss the questions after listening to the audio or reading through the text.

  1. ¿Qué está pensando María sobre su futuro?
    2. What is María thinking about her future?
  2. ¿Qué riesgo hay en los planes de María?
    3. What risk is there in María's plans?
  3. ¿Por qué es improbable para María quedarse en su ciudad?
    4. Why is it unlikely for María to stay in her city?
  4. ¿Alguna vez te has arriesgado a estudiar o trabajar en otro país?
    5. Have you ever taken the risk of studying or working in another country?
  5. ¿Crees que es importante tener un plan para el futuro? ¿Por qué?
    6. Do you think it is important to have a plan for the future? Why?

Exercise 2: Fill in the gaps and complete the sentences

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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decidirá, asistiendo, probable, objetivos, por todo el mundo, arriesgarse

1.
María está pensando en sus ... para el futuro.
(María is thinking about her goals for the future.)
2.
Ahora está ... a las clases de la universidad para ser médica.
(She is now attending university classes to become a doctor.)
3.
No sabe exactamente qué pasará pero estará realizando sus planes y luego ....
(She doesn't know exactly what will happen, but she will be carrying out her plans and then she will decide.)
4.
Le parece ... estudiar en una universidad en el extranjero en futuro.
(She finds it likely to study at a university abroad in the future.)
5.
Ella quiere viajar ... pero sabe que es un objetivo difícil.
(She wants to travel all over the world but knows it's a difficult goal.)
6.
Si eso pasa estará pensando en ... y estudiar en otro país.
(If that happens, she will be thinking about taking a risk and studying in another country.)