aim to · aspire to pursue · specialise in qualify as
la acción
Time
short-term medium-term long-term
el plazo
🎯Un marco útil
Metas SMART
CRITERIO
Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Relevant
Time-bound
PREGUNTA
¿Qué exactamente?
¿Cómo lo mido?
¿Es posible?
¿Importa para mí?
¿Para cuándo?
Frases para declarar tu meta
I aim to… — meta principal
I aim to study medicine.
I aspire to… — aspiración a largo plazo
I aspire to lead a team.
I intend to… — intención firme
I intend to apply in March.
My long-term goal is… — plazo largo
…to open my own studio.
I am drawn to… — atracción por un campo
I am drawn to research.
What appeals to me is… — lo que te atrae
…solving real problems.
🏠Así se dice en la vida real
Metas escritas como se debe
Declarar la meta
I aim to become a video editor.
I aspire to lead a creative team.
I intend to apply in March.
My long-term goal is to work abroad.
El plazo
My short-term goal is to pass B2 by December.
I plan to finish the course this year.
I will apply before the deadline.
I want to save money for six months.
La razón
What appeals to me is solving real problems.
I am drawn to visual storytelling.
This field never stops moving.
I want to build something that lasts.
Ahora cámbialo por tu versión: tu grupo, tu juego, tu horario.
Sueño vs. Objetivo
Dream
I want to help people.
Emocionante pero imposible de planear o de evaluar.
Aim
I aim to qualify as a nurse by 2031.
Tiene campo, título y plazo. Se puede planear paso a paso.
Si no puedes fijarle una fecha, todavía no es una meta.
📖Lectura contextualizada
My Professional Aim
"I aim to become an environmental engineer. What appeals to me is solving water problems in rural areas. My short-term goal is to pass the entrance exam this year, and my long-term goal is to work with local communities in Chocó."
declaración de metaplazos
💬Cómic · conversación
A Wish and a Calendar
N
Nicolás
At sixteen I wanted to be famous. That was not a goal.
P
Paula
What do you aim to do now?
N
Nicolás
I intend to qualify as a video editor and specialise in trailers.
P
Paula
That has a field and a date. Now it is a goal.
Foco: aim to · aspire to · SMART goals. Después de escucharlo, léanlo en parejas cambiando los nombres por los suyos.
🔊Pronunciación · una frase a la vez
Declarar una meta
Mi meta es ser diseñador de videojuegos.
Aspiro a liderar un equipo creativo.
Tengo la intención de postularme en marzo.
Mi meta a corto plazo es aprobar el B2.
Mi meta a largo plazo es trabajar en el exterior.
Lo que me atrae es resolver problemas reales.
Me atrae la narración visual.
Quiero especializarme en animación.
«Aim to» y «aspire to» llevan to; el verbo que sigue va sin -s y sin -ing.
📺Lectura para proyectar
From Bedroom Streamer to Studio Job
Una meta vaga y una meta SMART, contadas por la misma persona a los dieciséis y a los veintiuno.
Nivel B1-B2 · 140 palabras · unos 3 minutos leyendo en voz alta
Lectura · de streamer a estudio
From Bedroom Streamer to Studio Job
At sixteen, Nicolás said: «I want to be famous on the internet.» That was not a goal. It had no field, no level and no date.
At seventeen he rewrote it: «I aim to reach a thousand followers by December, editing two videos a week.» Specific, measurable, with a deadline.
He reached it in October. What appeals to him, he discovered, was not the fame but the editing.
At nineteen his goal changed again: «I intend to qualify as a video editor and specialise in game trailers.» He is drawn to that industry because it never stops moving.
Today he works in a small studio. «My first goal was a wish,» he says. «The second one had a calendar.»
Glosario
field — campo o área
deadline — fecha límite
a wish — un deseo
trailers — avances de videojuegos
Después de leer
01Why was Nicolás's first statement not a real goal?
02How did he rewrite it, and what made the new version SMART?
03Write your own aim in one sentence with a field and a date.
✅Opción múltiple · 1 de 3
Which goal is SMART?
AI want to be successful.
BI aim to pass B2 by December.
CI hope to be happy.
DI want a good job.
✅Opción múltiple · 2 de 3
“I aspire ______ lead a research team.”
Afor
Bto
Cat
Din
✅Opción múltiple · 3 de 3
A goal for the next three months is a ______ goal.
Along-term
Bshort-term
Cvague
Dfinal
🤔True or False
¿Verdadero o falso?
Una meta SMART debe tener un plazo.
TRUE
FALSE
“Quiero ser exitoso” es una meta medible.
TRUE
FALSE
Aspire va seguido de to.
TRUE
FALSE
Los intereses, habilidades y valores deben coincidir en una buena meta.
TRUE
FALSE
Una meta a largo plazo no necesita pasos intermedios.