Occupations

When meeting someone new greetings origin nationality occupationname

Reflecting Reflecting on on Language Language

The use of a/an a before words beginning with a consonant sound an before words beginning with a vowel sound

Robert is a cook. Pablo is a carpenter. Marcos is a mechanic.

Lucy is a nurse. Edgar is a teacher. Mariam is a doctor.

Carlos is a janitor. John is a waiter. Tony is a postman.

He’s a mine worker. He’s a fireman. He’s a barber.

She’s a cashier. She’s a dressmaker. She’s a secretary.

He´s an architect. She´s an actress. He is an engineer.

Pronunciation Pronunciation Practice Practice

cook cook carpenter carpenter mechanic mechanic Robert is a cook. Robert is a cook. Pablo is a carpenter. Marcos is a mechanic.

nurse teacher doctor doctor Lucy is a nurse. Mariam is a doctor. Edgar is a teacher.

janitor janitor waiter postman postman Carlos is a janitor. John is a waiter. Tony is a postman.

mine worker fireman barber barber He’s a mine worker. He’s a fireman. He’s a barber.

cashier dressmaker secretary She’s a cashier. She’s a dressmaker. She’s a secretary.

John is an actor. Luis is an electrician. Karen is an actress.

Practice Practice

Match the objects with the corresponding occupations. 1. cook 2. carpenter 3. mechanic 1 2 3

Match Match ___doctor___nurse___teacher___architect 1 3 2

___doctor___nurse___teacher___architect 1 3 2

___ janitor ___ waiter ___ driver ___ postman