Work or study?

"¿Estudiar o trabajar?"
Spanish A1 writing exercise

Nacho needs to decide if he is going to study or work next year.

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Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to finish", "to decide", "decision", "to earn (money)", "to say" and "university".

Written by qualified Spanish expert Silvia Piriz BA
Last updated: 2023-03-28

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How the test works
You’ll practise: El Presente, Expressing need and obligation (deber, tener que, haber que, necesitar [que]), Expresión idiomática con "tener"

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My name is Nacho, I am 18 years old and I'm finishing high school. This year I have to decide if I study or work. It is a difficult decision. I like studying although I prefer to work (in order) to earn money. My mother says that I have to go to university but I don't want to go...

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