Future Aspirations, Social Issues Glossary & Grammar Notes
My Future Plans and Goals
In three months, I will be out of the San Jose de la Montaña school. I will graduate, and we will go to a hotel. I will pass all the subjects in June and will travel to London. When I am in Malaga, I will go to the beach with my friends. When summer ends, I will go to La Rosaleda, study, and pass my subjects. After finishing my studies, I will work in the National Police Corps. When I start working, I will buy my house, get married, and live with my husband. When I am 30 years old, I will have two children who will be called Hugo and Leire.
Vocabulary: Social Issues & Activism (English-Spanish)
- Arms trade
- comercio/tráfico de armas
- Child labour
- trabajo infantil
- Diseases
- enfermedades
- Endangered animals
- animales en peligro
- Famine
- hambruna
- Global warming
- calentamiento global
- Climate change
- cambio climático
- Greenhouse effect
- efecto invernadero
- Homelessness
- el estar sin hogar
- Pollution
- contaminación
- Poverty
- pobreza
- Racism
- racismo
- War
- guerra
- Crime
- crimen
- Politics
- política
- Politicians
- políticos
- Unemployment
- desempleo/paro
- Strikes
- huelga
- Terrorism
- terrorismo
- Economic crisis
- crisis económica
- Real estate crisis
- crisis inmobiliaria
- Deforestation
- deforestación
- Natural disasters (earthquakes, drought, flood, tsunami…)
- desastres naturales
- Globalization
- globalización
- Cloning
- clonación
- Recycling
- reciclaje
- Low/High unemployment rates
- tasas altas o bajas de desempleo
- Get out of the crisis
- salir de la crisis
- Go into crisis
- entrar en crisis
- Go on a strike
- ir a la huelga
- Hunger strike
- huelga de hambre
- On strike
- en huelga
- Labour strike
- huelga de trabajadores
- To reduce CO2 emissions
- reducir las emisiones de CO2
- To recycle
- reciclar
- To save energy
- ahorrar energía
- Environment
- medioambiente
- To protect
- proteger
- To destroy
- destruir
- To be aware of sth
- ser consciente de algo
- A protest
- protesta
- To protest against
- protestar contra
- Leaflets
- folleto
- Join our protest against…!
- ¡únete a nuestra protesta contra…!
- Calm down!
- ¡Tranquilízate!
- Don’t panic!
- ¡Tranquilízate!
- I’m sure
- estoy seguro
- To get worse
- empeorar
- To have an argument
- discutir
- To look embarrassed
- parecer avergonzado
- No way!
- de ninguna manera
- Peace
- paz
- Peaceful
- pacífico
- To be fed up with/of sth
- estar harto de algo
- A march
- una marcha
- To argue
- discutir
- To give out leaflets
- repartir folletos
- To go on a march
- seguir una marcha
- To put up a poster
- poner posters
- To sign a petition
- firmar una petición
- To make a donation
- hacer una donación
- To organise a protest
- organizar una protesta
- Headline
- cabecera, titular
- Murdered for + -ing
- asesinado por + inf
- Carpet-maker
- fabricante de alfombras
- Child exploitation
- explotación infantil
- To work hard against
- trabajar duro contra…
- World leaders
- líderes mundiales
- To raise more money
- recaudar dinero
- Supporters
- defensores
- Foundations
- fundaciones
- Company
- compañía
- Government
- gobierno
- To be concerned about
- estar preocupado por
- To get involved
- tomar parte en/involucrarse en
- To take action
- hacer algo/pasar a la acción/tomar cartas en el asunto
- Global issues
- Problemas universales
- Where is she/he? I’m not sure, she/he might be at…
- ¿Dónde está? No estoy seguro, puede que esté en…
- She can’t be there
- No puede estar allí
- Her phone must be switched off
- Su teléfono debe estar apagado
- I doubt it
- Lo dudo
- She seemed a bit upset
- Parecía un poco molesta
- Power
- Poder
- Powerful
- Poderoso
- To recycle
- Reciclar
- Rubbish
- Basura
- Lorry
- Camión
- Life/Lives
- Vida/Vidas
- Atmosphere
- Atmósfera
- Sea level
- Nivel del mar
- To become extinct
- Extinguirse
- Volunteers
- Voluntarios
Grammar: Future Tense Usage
Using ‘Will’ + Infinitive
We use “will” in the following situations:
- When we decide to do something at the time of speaking (instant decision).
- For predictions about the distant future (often expressing opinions).
- For requests, invitations, offers, or promises.
- With adverbs like: Perhaps, probably, certainly.
- Generally for predictions with verbs and phrases like: Believe, expect, hope, think, wonder, I’m afraid…
Using ‘Be Going To’ + Infinitive
We use “be going to” in these cases:
- To talk about a planned activity for the future (plans and intentions).
- For predictions about the near future, especially when based on present evidence (what we can see).