UNIT 2WHAT DO YOU DO?

The expression What do you do? Is the question to ask what someone’s job is. It is a short version of

What do you do for a living?

Occupations

Taxi driver Teacher Actor

Firefighter Doctor

Soldier

Writer

Police Officer

Engineer

Lawyer

Two-syllable nounsNotice that the first syllable is stressed

Doctor TeacherLawyer

Student Writer

Actor

Soldier

Articles an and a

In English, unlike many other languages, we use the indefinite article beforeocupations. When the occupation is in singular form.

The article a/an means exactly the same in both ways.

We use a when the noun begins with consonant sound. -I’m a teacher. -You are a university student. -My mom isn’t a doctor. She’s a homemaker.

We use an when the noun begins with vowel sound. -My frien is an engineer. -Brad Pitt is an actor.

In plural form, we don’t use the article a/an,

We are a teachers.

We are teachers.

listening for specific information

Javier Bardem is an actorfrom Spain. He comes froman acting family. Some of his relatives are actors. Hismother (Pilar Bardem) wasa movie director. His brotherCarlos and his sister Monica are both actors.

Javier is famous in both the Spanish-speaking world and theEnglish-speaking world. He has many awards, including an Oscar and a Golden Globe award for his role in No Country forOld Men.

Spanish star in Hollywood

Possessive nouns ‘s and s’When we want to show that something belongs to

somebody or something, we usually add 's to a singular noun and an apostrophe ' to a plural noun, for example:

the boy's ball (one boy)the boys' ball (two or more boys)

Ana’s car. Jorge’s mom.CELLAP’s teachers.

Carlos’s dad. Max’s mom. Doris’s boyfriend.

Possessive nouns ‘s and s’

Some nouns have irregular plural forms without s (man > men). To show possession, we usually add 's to

the plural form of these nouns:

Singular noun Plural noun

My child’s dog My children’s dogThe man’s work The men’s workThe mouse’s cage The mice’s cage

Talking about family

Understanding the mechanics

Capital letters are used for:

At the beginning of

every sentence.

For the word I.

Names of people and

places.

Countries.

Nationatilies.Languages.

Months.

Days of the week.