Theme 4: Future aspirations, study and work — Edexcel GCSE Greek
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Theme 4: Future aspirations, study and work explained
This vocabulary set covers the Greek words for jobs, careers and professions, so you can name what people do for a living and talk about your own plans.
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Build a personal word bank grouped by workplace: γιατρός and νοσηλευτής in a hospital, δάσκαλος and καθηγητής in a school, μηχανικός and προγραμματιστής in an office, σερβιτόρος and μάγειρας in a restaurant. Learn each noun with its article and gender, for example ο γιατρός, η δασκάλα, το επάγγελμα, because gender controls the adjectives and pronouns you use later. Practise saying what you want to become, using θέλω να γίνω plus the profession, and give a reason with επειδή. In a multiple-choice question you may hear or read a short description of daily duties and must select the matching job, so link each word to typical tasks, hours and workplace rather than learning it alone.
Your focus
- Recognise and select the correct Greek noun for a job, career or profession in a multiple-choice question.
- Match a short description of duties, hours or workplace to the appropriate profession.
- Use profession nouns with the correct definite article and gender in a simple sentence about future work.
Theme 4: Future aspirations, study and work exam tips
Marking Points
- Recognises and selects the correct Greek noun for a job, career or profession named in the question.
- Distinguishes professions that share a workplace, for example γιατρός and νοσηλευτής in a hospital.
- Matches a short description of duties, hours or workplace to the correct job title.
- Uses the correct definite article and gender with the profession, for example ο γιατρός, η δασκάλα, το επάγγελμα.
- Identifies a future career intention expressed with θέλω να γίνω and a supporting reason.
Examiner Tips
- 💡Read or listen to the whole question before looking at the options, and note the key duty or workplace word.
- 💡Eliminate options that name a job from a different workplace from the one described.
- 💡When two options are plausible, check the article and gender agreement to decide which fits the sentence.
- 💡Keep a themed vocabulary list of jobs with a short Greek sentence for each, and revise it in short frequent sessions.
Common Mistakes
- Treating every profession noun as masculine. Correction: learn each noun with its article and gender, such as η δασκάλα and το επάγγελμα, and check the article in the option.
- Choosing a job because it appears in the text rather than because it matches the described duties. Correction: read or listen for the task or workplace first, then select the profession that performs it.
- Confusing similar-sounding job words, for example μηχανικός and μάγειρας. Correction: group vocabulary by workplace and rehearse each word in a short sentence about what the person does.
- Writing the profession without the article or with the wrong ending. Correction: practise the full form, article plus noun, and check gender agreement before choosing an option.