Employment
Topic specific Spanish practice exercises
What do you want to be when you grow up? Seriously though, there are lots of different professions and jobs and being able to describe yours in Spanish will make for some great conversations. And if you want to work in a Spanish-speaking country, you'll definitely want to learn about some local business customs.
- A business meeting
Noelia tells us about her business meeting. - A luxury job
Eliseo explains why his job is a luxury. - I am a barista
Antonio tells us about his job in a coffee shop. - I am a greengrocer
Gustavo tells us about his business. - I am a lighthouse keeper
Emma tells us what a lighthouse is for. - I am a volunteer
Gabriel tells us about his volunteering work. - I speak with my hands
Serafin teaches sign language at a primary school. - I want to do some volunteering
I want to be a volunteer at a care home. - Ice cream taster
Violeta talks about her ice cream business. - In the farmhouse
Igor is retired and feels very happy about living in a farmhouse in North Spain. - In the mailbox on my street
Look what Génesis thinks about her closest mailbox. - Julia the postwoman
Eduardo describes the person who delivers his mail. - Lara the gynaecologist
Lara explains what it means to be a gynecologist. - My business
Learn about Melisa's business. - My next job as a lifeguard
Manuel tells us about his upcoming job as a lifeguard. - My work experience in the restaurant
I'm doing work experience at my aunt's restaurant. - My work for world peace
Silvia is actively fighting for global human rights. - My workmate Jenaro
Meet Jenaro, a dynamic science teacher who works remotely. - Profession: doctor
Jaime tells us about being a doctor. - Ski instructor in Bariloche
Reyes talks about her job. - South Summit
Blanca encourages Spanish and Latin American entrepreneurs to attend South Summit events. - Surfing
Nacho is happy to start his summer job practising his favourite sport and introducing it to young children. - The chimney sweep
Pedro tells us about his profession. - The hardware store
Marcos has a hardware store. - The shoemaker from my neighborhood
Berto talks about the extraordinary shoemaker from his neighborhood. - The treasure hunt
Alberto tells us about the corporate team-building event that his company is organising. - The truck driver
Ramón tells us about his life as a truck driver. - To do list
Juana is doing a pending tasks list to organise her workload. - What clothes are you wearing?
María describes how she is going to dress for a job interview. - Working in Honduras
Paul is moving from Boston to Honduras because of a job promotion. - Youtuber
Pepe's father talks about how his son is a millionaire Youtuber at just 8 years old. - Child care "Madre de día"
Berta tells us about her profession. - A firewoman and a female paramedic
A firewoman and a female paramedic went to Julieta's school to give a talk to the students. - A job interview
Ainhoa is ready to do her first job interview. - Accountant
Moises describes his job. - Anna Vives, a typeface designer
Learn the inspiring story of a young female designer from Spain who has Down syndrome. - At the office gym
Do you have a gym in your office? - Become an influencer
Inés owns an influencer agency. Discover how this work! - Belén Hostalet
Valeria introduces us an Spanish athleisure designer and influencer. - Carbonell olive oil
Paco talks to us about the world's best-selling olive oil brand. - Coworking in a coffee shop
Samuel is trying to convince his colleague that instead of going to the office they should work from a new coffee shop. - David Rees: Pencil sharpener
Learn about this very unusual business. - Enriqueta Reyes González: Cuba's first female firefighter
Enriqueta Reyes González became Cuba's first female firefighter by breaking gender barriers. - Flori Murayari: female police officer
Discover the story of the first female police officer in Amazonas. - Grape pickers
Manuel explains to us his work as a grape picker. - Have I had a good year?
I'm so proud of myself for what I've achieved this year! - How has entrepreneurship evolved?
Learn about the main changes that have recently occurred in terms of entrepreneurship. - I am an entrepreneur!
Learn about Sara's company - I am going to the haberdashery
Alicia has to buy some sewing supplies to mend some of her clothes. - Manolo Blahnik, the king of shoes
Learn about one of the most renowned luxury shoe designers in the world. - Maruja Venegas Salinas, Guinness World record holder
Marisa talks about the first female Latin American news presenter. - Miguel's hospitality industry training
Miguel likes his hospitality industry course. - More balance in my life
Good work-life balance is the answer! - My cleaning lady
Having a cleaner is great! - My life as an astronaut
Pedro tells us about his work as an astronaut. - My pension plan for retirement
Ester just started a pension plan today. - My visit to the dermatologist
Sandra had to see the dermatologist because of a swollen eye and itchy face. - My work experience
Maribel finished her work experience a couple of weeks ago and tells us how it went. - Remote working jobs
Estíbaliz tells us what are the most popular remote jobs. - Spain, an expat destination
Geraldine tells us her experience as an expat living in Spain. - The costume shop
Julio recounts a lovely story about a costume shop for animals. - The jewelry shop
Amanda tells us about the success her jewelry shop had last year with special gifts for Valentine's day. - The skills of the future
Evaristo explains to his students the skills they need to develop to find job in the future. - Volunteering in a nursing home
Nicolás and Mateo tell us about their work experience with elderly people. - Work from anywhere in the world!
Discover some of the advantages of working remotely. - Cómo escribir un correo electrónico formal
Read and listen to this text describing how to write a formal email. - A magic show in hospital
Alberto is starting a new job next week in a hospital. - At summer camp
Maribel feels very excited about working as a group leader at a summer camp. - Co-working spaces
Fermín can't wait to move his company to a co-working space to develop and improve his business. - Denia
Carla is surrounded by retired foreigners each time that she spends the summer holidays with her family in Denia. - Developing leadership qualities
Mastering leadership qualities is the foundation to achieving lasting success. - Digital nomads
Celeste is changing her life to become a digital nomad. - Embarrasment
Alfredo is panicking because he has to give a conference in front of a thousand people and he gets embarrassed when he has to talk in public. - Excuses for not going to work
Discover the most common excuses in Mexico to get out of going to work. - Guess what I do for living (B1)
Eliseo wants us to guess his profession. - How to compete to be a firefighter
You must pass a competitive exam to become a firefighter in Spain. - How to organise your sewing workshop
Macarena gives advice about how to organise a sewing workshop. - Ideas to start a business in Chile
Learn about some top business ideas to thrive in Chile's booming market. - Leaders
Bruna explains what leaders in the 21st century should be like. - Mónica Moro
Silvia talks us about the one of the top professionals in the publicity field. - My beloved pet
María is looking forward to starting her summer job as a pet sitter. - My work experience at the stables
Pablo is going to start his work experience at some stables soon. - Orthopedics
Tomorrow Pedro is performing an important operation. - Passage of terror
Pepe tells us about his scary job. - Passion or business?
Beatriz tells us about modern-day football. - Planning
Vicente is organising a baby shower for a client in a spa. - Public examinations
Roberto dreams about becoming a firefighter. - Radio Professions
Eduardo is astonished at how many people work on the radio. - Relocation
Jaime describes the services offered by his relocation business. - Sports shoes designed by blind people
Three young students from Alicante founded a startup in 2018 to manufacture trainers for blind people made by visually-impaired employees with recycled material. - Stuck on the M30
Almudena is stuck on the traffic when gping to work. - The ideal job candidate
Ramón is looking for the ideal employee for his company. - The neighborhood bakery
Luisa loves to go to her neighborhood bakery to buy bread and delicious pastries. - The retired policeman's return to action
A retired policeman returns to action reigniting a heroic legacy. - To-do-list apps
Verónica is writing an article about the best to-do-list apps on the Latin American market. - Tools for working remotely
Pepe give us some tips about tools for working remotely. - We need a waiter
We are in search of a dedicated and friendly waiter to join our team and enhance the dining experience for our valued guests. - What is a fire station like?
Berta is excited because tomorrow she will be taking her primary students to visit a fire station. What an adventure! - Working during the holidays
Juanjo describes how there are many professions who have to work on New Year's Eve. - Cómo hacer un presupuesto para tu pequeña empresa
This reading and listening exercise can help you practise El Futuro Simple and El Condicional Simple. - Estudiando para las oposiciones
This reading and listening exercise can help you practise El Presente de Subjuntivo, El Futuro Simple and past participles as adjectives. - 21st century shepherds
Rosa is changing her profession to became a shepherdess. - A change of career
Discover Vanessa's career plans. - An undercover investigation
In the shadows of the drug underworld, an undercover investigation reveals the truth. - Crowdfunding
Rosaria tells us how she used crowdfunding to successfully launch her startup. - Cyber Lawyers
Zulema tells us about the profession of the future: cyber lawyer. - Doctor's Monologue
Fabian tells us how he became a comedian thanks to his patients' anecdotes when he was working as a hospital doctor. - Fire heroes
Learn about the brave and selfless world of fire heroes. - Green start-ups
Learn about how green startups are revolutionizing industries and saving the planet. - I got a promotion!
Susana got a promotion at work and she's very excited about it. - If we had our own company
Rodrigo and Marina tell us about their dream. - Laura I. Gómez: a Latin American female entrepreneur
Clara talks about a Mexican entrepreneur who is revolutionizing Silicon Valley with her start-up. - On my behalf
Julia asks a colleague to go to a meeting on her behalf. - Panda Antivirus
Laila just discovered that Panda Antivirus is a Spanish brand. - Show business
Leopoldo talks about the word for show business in Spanish. - Surfers refuge
Antonio tells why he moved to Somo to run his own surfers refuge. - Team building
Fidel can't wait to have a virtual coffeebreak with his workmates. - The fire trucks
Miguel can hardly contain his excitement, he just secured a budget increase to upgrade the fire trucks with the latest features and technology! - The goat herder and his goats
Pablo was late on his first day at work, because his car got stuck on the highway by a flock of goats. - The upholsterer
Manel is planning on getting some new upholstery. - Touch wood
Vanesa needs to touch something made of wood to bring him luck following her job interview. - Vicente Ferrer
Cesar tells us about his hero: Vicente Ferrer. - Volunteering at Red Cross
Marcos tells us about his plan to work as a volunteer next summer. - Work expatriate: pros and cons
Federico explains the pros and cons of being an expat. - Solicitando un trabajo
Read and listen to this text describing how to write a formal email for a job application. - Designer, tailor, dressmaker and seamstress
Magdalena explains the difference between the many professionals involved in making clothes. - How to become an au pair
Are you looking for a host family to do some au pair work while improving a foreign language? - I have decided to start a laundromat
This is the right decision: starting a laundromat. - Nativity scene maker
Martín talks about his passion about Nativities. - Paid to sleep!
Learn about this relaxing business. - The European giant of costumes
Celia is surprised to learn that the European giant of costumes is in Huesca. - Trabajos de voluntariado
Practise relative pronouns while learning about volunteer work. - Carta para puesto de secretaria
Choose the right answer from the hint, consider carefully the position of the pronoun.
- ¡Por fin soy socorrista!
Choose the right past tense from the hint to fill in the blanks: El Pretérito Imperfecto (e.g. "trabajaba"), El Pretérito Indefinido (e.g. "trabajé") or El Pretérito Perfecto Compuesto (e.g. "he trabajado").
- Soy granjero
Fill in the blanks with the right form of El Presente. Pay attention to the hints!
- Viaje de trabajo a las Islas Galápagos
- El fontanero y las goteras
Fill in the blanks with the right word from Plumbing vocabulary in Spanish. Pay attention to the hints!
- En la gasolinera
Empty tank? Fill in the gaps with the right word from "At the gas station" vocabulary in Spanish vocabulary list. Pay attention to the hints!
- Tareas domésticas
Fill in the blanks with the right word related to household chores: Household chores vocabulary in Spanish. Pay attention to the hints!
- Una reunión importante
Practise your Spanish Spanish connectors to organise and add ideas vocabulary with this Fill-in-the-Blanks kwiz. Pay attention to the hints!
- En la consulta del dentista
Practise your Spanish "At the dentist" vocabulary in Spanish vocabulary with this Fill-in-the-Blanks kwiz!
- Profesiones
Fill in the blanks with the right word from the Professions in Spanish vocabulary list. Pay attention to the hints!
- Superación y éxito en el trabajo
Fill in the blanks with the right expression from Anatomical idioms: Spanish idiomatic expressions using parts of the body. Choose one of the options given!
- En una entrevista de trabajo
