French GCSE Units 11 and 12: Education post-16 and Jobs/Careers

gap year

année sabbatique l' (f)

apprentice

apprenti(e) l' (m/f)

to want to

avoir envie de

to intend (to)

avoir l'intention (de)

A-level(s)

bac(calauréat) le

in year 12

en première

in year 13

en terminale

to study

étudier

to drop

laisser tomber

freedom

liberté la

sixth form college, grammar school

lycée le

careers adviser

conseiller d'orientation le

test

épreuve l' (f)

establishment

établissement l' (m)

university, faculty

faculté la

to train

former

degree

licence la

policeman

agent de police l' (m)

future

avenir l' (m)

butcher

boucher le

baker

boulanger le

job

boulot le

candidate

candidat le

hairdresser

coiffeur le

to count (on)

compter (sur)

employee

employé(e) l'

employer

employeur l'

to hope

espérer

postman

facteur le

farmer

fermier le

to earn, win

gagner

idea

idée l' (f)

nurse

infirmier l' (m)

IT worker

informaticien l'

engineer

ingénieur l' (m)

newspaper

journal le

pound (sterling)

livre la (sterling)

builder

maçon le

mechanic

mécanicien le

to save money

mettre de l'argent de côté

boss

patron le; patronne la

part-time job

petit job le

plumber

plombier le

policeman

policier le

dream

rêve le

to dream

rêver

to receive

recevoir

varied

varié

vet

vétérinaire le

scarcely

à peine

sitting

assis

lawyer

avocat l' (m)

accountant

comptable le

cruise

croisière la

prospect/job prospect/opportunity

débouché le

standing

debout

fashion designer

dessinateur de mode le

available

disponible

to widen

élargir

firm, enterprise

entreprise l' (f)

interview

entretien l' (m)

enriching, rewarding

enrichissant

hope

espoir l' (m)

interpreter

interprète l' (m)

tool

outil l' (m)

to have just

venir de