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A woman thinking about food and clothes.

Encontrar empleo Finding a job

Written by Espen Stranger-Johannessen

Illustrated by Sunniva Høiby-Øiset

Translated by Ibsen Hernández

Read by Oscar Javier Buitrago Espíndola

Language Spanish

Level Level 4

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A woman thinking about food and clothes.

Alisha necesita encontrar un empleo porque su familia necesita dinero para alimentos y ropa.

Alisha needs to find a job because her family needs money for food and clothes.


Two women talking to each other.

Ella nunca trabajó en su país de origen, pero es buena cocinera y le gusta hablar con la gente.

Alisha did not work in her home country, but she is good at cooking and likes talking to people.


A woman sitting using her laptop.

¿Quizás pueda trabajar en un restaurante? Alisha busca ofertas de empleo por internet.

Maybe she could work in a restaurant? Alisha searches on the Internet for job postings.


A laptop showing a job advert for a chef.

Ella encuentra un anuncio de empleo como “chef”. Es decir, alguien que cocina en un restaurante.

She finds an advert for a chef. That is someone who cooks in a restaurant.


A woman talking to a man.

Ella va a la entrevista de trabajo. El encargado del restaurante le dice que necesita a alguien que haya recibido formación como chef.

She goes for the job interview. The restaurant manager tells her they need someone who has trained as a chef.


A woman looking sad.

Alisha se siente desilusionada, pero decide realizar un curso llamado “Alimentación y hospitalidad”. Ella espera que esto la ayude a conseguir un trabajo en un restaurante.

Alisha is disappointed, but she takes a course called “Food and hospitality”. She hopes this will help her to get a job in a restaurant.


A woman cooking in a restaurant.

Alisha tiene que trabajar en un restaurante como parte de su curso de formación. No recibe dinero por su trabajo, pero consigue experiencia laboral.

Alisha has to work in a restaurant as part of her training course. She does not get paid, but she gets work experience.


Someone typing on a laptop.

Ella Incluye los detalles del curso a su CV. Un CV es una descripción de todo el trabajo que ha desempeñado y de todos los cursos que ha realizado.

She adds the details of the course to her CV. A CV is a description of all the work she has done and all the courses she has taken.


A tired-looking woman.

La siguiente vez que acude a una entrevista de trabajo en un restaurante, le ofrecen el puesto. Es un trabajo duro. A menudo tiene que trabajar en las tardes, cuando sus hijos vuelven del colegio.

Next time Alisha goes for a job interview at a restaurant, she is offered the job. It is hard work. She often has to work in the evening, when her children are home from school.


A happy-looking woman.

Está orgullosa de haber conseguido un trabajo que le permite comprar comida y ropa para su familia con su propio dinero.

She is proud that she has got a job so that she can buy food and clothes for her family with her own money.


Written by: Espen Stranger-Johannessen
Illustrated by: Sunniva Høiby-Øiset
Translated by: Ibsen Hernández
Read by: Oscar Javier Buitrago Espíndola
Language: Spanish
Level: Level 4
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