Future Plans

Familiarise yourself with the phrase planes de futuro para la educación (Future plans for education).
Know terms like universidad (university), curso vocacional (vocational course), beca (scholarship), Grado (Degree), and erasmus (study abroad program).
Discuss potential factors that might influence these decisions, such as las perspectivas de empleo (employment prospects), pasatiempos e intereses (hobbies and interests), el costo de la educación (the cost of education), and la ubicación de la universidad/ciudad (location of the university/city).

Understand planes de futuro para el empleo (future plans for employment).
Learn job-related vocabulary like trabajo a tiempo completo (full-time job), pasantías (internships), autoempleo (self-employment), trabajo voluntario (voluntary work), and empleado (employee).
Learn to use expressions to state job preferences and justifications: Me gustaría ser… porque… (I would like to be… because…), Prefiero… debido a… (I prefer… due to…).

Express your future aspirations using Espero… (I hope to…), Me gustaría… (I’d like to…), Mi sueño es… (My dream is…).
Share your concerns or worries about future plans using phrases like Me preocupa… (I am worried about…), Tengo miedo de… (I am scared of…).
Discuss overcoming challenges, achieving goals, or dealing with changes regarding future plans. Use phrases such as superar desafíos (overcoming challenges), lograr metas (achieving goals), and adaptarse a los cambios (adapting to changes).

Learn to portray a balanced view of future plans using phrases like Por un lado,… pero por otro lado,… (On one hand,… but on the other hand,…).
Discuss potential positive outcomes such as independencia financiera (financial independence), satisfacción personal (personal satisfaction), contribución a la sociedad (contribution to society).
Consider possible negatives such as estrés laboral (job stress), dificultades de equilibrio entre el trabajo y la vida (work-life balance difficulties), inseguridad laboral (job insecurity).