Lesson 5: Professions & What You Do
Hello ✨
Today we talk about what you do.
Your job. Your profession.
Simple sentences you can use in real life.
Slow English. Clear English. Useful English.
🔹 Warm-up
Answer out loud:
When do we use I am?
👉 When I talk about myself.
Examples:
- I am a constructor.
- I am happy.
- I am 30 years old.
Say them slowly.
🔹 Vocabulary – Professions
- Teacher
- Mechanic
- Doctor
- Waiter
- Housewife
- Auto painter
- Manicurist
- Chief contractor
- Accountant
- Graphic designer
Say each word out loud.
🔹 Chunks (Very Important)
Asking about profession
- What is your profession? (formal)
- What do you do for a living? (not so formal)
- What do you do for work? (not so formal)
Answering
- I am a teacher.
- I am an accountant.
- I am a mechanic.
- I am a chief contractor.
Negative
- I am not a mechanic.
- I am not a teacher.
- I am not a doctor.
Questions
- Are you a doctor?
- No, I am not.
🔹 Grammar – A / An
We use a and an like uno / una.
A vs An
A
Use a before words that start with a consonant:
- a boy
- a phone
- a cat
- a mom
An
Use an before words that start with a vowel sound:
- an apple
- an elephant
- an igloo
Say them out loud.
💛 Remember
English is not about long sentences.
It’s about clear sentences.
And today, you learned how to talk about what you do —
that’s a big step ✨
See you next class,
– Majo
