A simple exercise of separating words that are not part of the same family.

Remember that we have to analyze the words and how they are related to each other in order to differentiate which one has no place in it.

1. empleo – sindicato – sueldo – cajero automático.
*employment – union – salary – automatic cashier.*

In this first case, we are talking about working conditions, so **automatic cashier** is superfluous.

2. curriculum – deuda – entrevista – contrato.
*resume – debt- interview – contract.*

When looking for a job, we do not necessarily talk about debt, so we chooose **debt** as our word.

3. entrevista – bolsa de valores – inversión – mercado.
*interview – stock market – investment – market.*

The subject of the words is about the economy, an **interview** is left over.

4. depositar- socio-cajero automático – cuenta corriente.
*deposit – partner- automatic cashier – checking account.*

There are no **partners ** when it comes to payment methods.

5. asesor – ejecutivo – gerente – importar.
*advisor – executive – manager – import.*

We are talking about jobs An action such as **import** is not necessary.

6. renunciar – exportar – despedir – jubilarse.
*resign – export – dismiss – retire.*

Here we are talking about leaving something so **export** does not interest us much.

7. comercio – capaz – exitoso – ascender.
*commerce – capable – successful – ascend*

When we talk about the achievements **commerce** does not enter the conversation.

8. gastar – prestar – exigir – ahorrar.
*spend – lend – to demand – save.*

Finally we are touching on the issue of money management, so our leftover word is **to demand.**

In this exercise we need to ***indicate which letter corresponds to each number based on the professions mentioned here**.*

Let’s put every type of person into a table:

|Español | Ensglish |
|–|–|
|1. un(a) contador(a) |an accountant |
|2. el/la ministro /a de economía |the minister of economy |
| 3. un(a) empleado/a que lleva mucho tiempo en la empresa|3. a long serving employee of té company |
|4. una persona desempleada |4. an unemployed person |
|5. el/la dueño/a de una empresa |the owner of a company |
|6. un(a) gerente que entrevista a un(a) solicitante |a manager interviewing an applicant |

Let´s do another table for the sentences:

|Español |English |
|–|–|
|a. Conseguir un trabajo lo antes posible. |a. To get a job as soon as possible |
|b. Que sus clientes paguen lo mínimo posible de impuestos. |b. Have your clients pay as little tax as possible. |
|c. Un aumento de sueldo. | c. A salary increase.|
|d. Hacerle preguntas sobre el curriculum vitae. |d. Asking you questions about your resume. |
|e. Que sus ejecutivos administren bien su dinero. |e. Have your executives manage their money well. |
| f. Que baje el desempleo y vengan inversiones del extranjero|f. That unemployment goes down and that foreign investments from abroad. |

We need to **understand what each profession and each description does in order to put them together correctly.**

**REMEMBER**: We are using **”quiere”** as the connector of sentences, as each person is looking for something different.

Now we can begin to join the two parts together:

1. Un(a) contador(a) **quiere** que sus clientes paguen lo mínimo posible de impuestos. **(1/b)**
*An accountant wants his clients to pay as little tax as possible.*

2. El/La ministro/a de economía **quiere** que baje el desempleo y vengan inversiones del extranjero. **(2/f)**
*the minister of economy wants unemployment to fall and investments to come from outside the country.*

3. Un(a) empleado/a que lleva mucho tiempo en la empresa **quiere** un aumento de sueldo. **(3/c)**
*A long-time employee wants a pay increase.*

4. Una persona desempleada **quiere** conseguir un trabajo lo antes posible. **(4/a)**
*An unemployed person wants to get a job as soon as possible.*

5. El/La dueño/a de una empresa **quiere** que sus ejecutivos administren bien su dinero. **(5/e)**
*The owner of a company wants his executives to manage his money well.*

6. Un(a) gerente que entrevista a un(a) solicitante **quiere** hacerle preguntas sobre el curriculum vitae. **(6/d)**
*A manager interviewing an applicant wants to ask questions about the resume.*

The exercise asks us to complete the sentences with what is given in the box.

| | | | |
|–|–|–|–|
|administrar |depositar |incapaces |riqueza |
|ahorros |empleo |inversiones |sindicato |
|bolsa de valores |financieros | jubilar|vendedora |

Before answering, **we must analyze each statement in order to find the word that completes it correctly.**

1. “Ya me quiero **jubilar** Estoy cansado y quiero disfrutar de mis nietos.”
*I already want to **retire** I’m tired and I want to enjoy my grandchildren.*

Older people generally think about retirement.

2. “Si no mejoramos nuestra forma de **administrar**, esta empresa fracasara.”
*If we don’t improve the way we **manage**, this company will fail.*

For a company to function, it must be well managed.

3. “¿Quiere usted reducir sus deudas, invertir en la **bolsa de valores** y ahorrar para la jubilación? Nuestros asesores **financieros** lo pueden ayudar.”
*Do you want to reduce your debt, trade in the **stock market** and save for retirement? Our **financial** advisors can help*.

People who want to invest in the market also need advisors.

4. “He gastado todos mis **ahorros** Necesito un **empleo.**”
*I have spent all my **savings** I need a **job**.*

There are people who save to avoid working for a few months.

5. “Se deben recibir mas **inversiones** para salvar la compañía.”
*More **investment** must be received to save the company.*

Sometimes capital has to be injected to keep a company afloat.

6. “El **sindicato** esta en contra de la nueva normativa para los empleados.”
*The **union** is against the new regulations for employees.*

A union is responsible for protecting workers’ rights.