Objective- To talk about professions and occupations
- To talk about future events
- To talk about probable events
- To state work qualifications
- To prepare for a job interview
Notes
- You may wish to brainstorm with students keywords in Spanish that will help direct them to Spanish-language Web sites to complete this WebQuest.
- You
may also wish to provide students with the
following list of vocabulary words before
they begin the activity.
| a convenir | negotiable | | el currículum | résumé | | el requisito | requirement | | el salario | salary | | sin definir | unspecified | | solicitar | to seek | | ti mismo | yourself |
- You
may want to have students read the Lectura
cultural on pages 438–439 and the
Lectura opcional 1 on page 440
of the textbook before beginning this activity.
- Remind
students to use the subjunctive tense
when completing the second question of
Antes de navegar.
- You
might want to direct students’ attention
to the fact that while it is illegal in
the U.S. to specify that candidates
be of a particular race, age, gender,
marital status, or physical appearance,
it is not uncommon for foreign job announcements
to do so. Students may also notice that
it is sometimes recommended that candidates bring
a photo of themselves when going on a
job interview in some Spanish-speaking countries.
Expansion
- Have
students investigate what they need to
do to prepare for the career of their
choice.
- Have
students divide into small groups. Ask
students to exchange their résumés
with another group. Then have them review
the résumés as though they
were potential employers. Have each group
choose the two candidates they would be
most likely to interview based solely
on the résumé. Then allow
time at the end of the activity for students
to share their critiques of each other’s
résumés.
- Have
students investigate the minimum wage
in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking
countries. Next, have them convert the
wage to U.S. dollars and discuss their
findings with the class.
- It
might be interesting to have students
make a list of the jobs available to people
within their age range based on the job
postings they find on the Internet. Use
the list as a basis for discussion of
the fact that it is not as common for
teenagers to work in Spanish-speaking
countries. Explain that this is due to
factors such as high unemployment rates,
the greater emphasis that is placed on
the importance of academics for adolescent
youth, and the idea that
parents should provide for their children.
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