Buscando trabajo
Looking for a job
- Crea y envía tu currículum. (Create and send your curriculum.)
- Utiliza portales de empleo para buscar trabajo. (Use job portals to search for a job.)
- El imperativo con pronombres: directos, indirectos y combinados (The imperative with pronouns: direct, indirect, and combined)
Listening & reading materials
Practice vocabulary in context with real materials.
A2.38.3 Cultura
Crisis económica del 2008: cambios en la situación laboral
2008 Economic Crisis: changes in the employment situation
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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Conversation exercise
Instruction:
- ¿Cuánto tiempo tardaste en encontrar trabajo la última vez? (How long did you have to look for a job last time?)
- ¿Qué es importante al postularse? (What is important when applying?)
- ¿Cómo es tu currículum? (How does your CV look like?)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Busqué trabajo durante tres meses. Fue un poco difícil, pero encontré uno bueno. I looked for a job for three months. It was a bit hard, but I found a good one. |
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Encontré trabajo después de un mes. Usé sitios web y envié muchos CVs. I found a job after one month. I used websites and sent many CVs. |
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Es muy importante enviar tu CV y carta de presentación por correo electrónico. It is very important to send your CV and Cover letter via email. |
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Es bueno decir que ya tienes experiencia en el puesto de trabajo al que estás postulando. It is good to say that you already have experience in the job position you are applying for. |
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Mi currículum es simple y corto. Escribí mis habilidades y mi último trabajo. My CV is simple and short. I wrote my skills and last job. |
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Mi CV tiene mi foto, mis datos de contacto y mi historial laboral. My CV has my photo, my contact details, and my work history. |
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Exercise 2: Reorder sentences
Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.
Exercise 3: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
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El perfil
The profile
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La carta de presentación
The cover letter
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Seleccionado
Selected
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Organizado
Organised
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Enviar
To send
Exercise 4: Verb conjugation
Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.
seamos, sed, digamos, sea, trabaje, di, sean, sé
Exercise 5: El imperativo con pronombres: directos, indirectos y combinados
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Grammar: The imperative with pronouns: direct, indirect, and combined
Show translation Show answersImprímela, Dínoslo, Envíala, Mándamelos, Dímelo, Muéstranos, Entrégaselas, Léelo
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A2.38.4 Gramática
El imperativo con pronombres: directos, indirectos y combinados
The imperative with pronouns: direct, indirect, and combined
Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
Ser to be Share Copied!
Imperativo
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| Sé! | He be |
| Sea! | Let's be |
| Seamos! | You be |
| Sed! | They be |
| Sean! | They be |
Trabajar to work Share Copied!
Imperativo
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| — | You work |
| ¡Trabaja! | He works |
| ¡Trabaje! | We work |
| ¡Trabajemos! | You work |
| ¡Trabajad! | They work |
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Imperativo
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| Di! | Say |
| Diga! | Say! |
| Digamos! | Let's say |
| Decid! | Say! |
| Digan! | They say |
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