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UNIT 1 TOPIC: PROFESSIONS SECTION 2

VOCABULARY

These are some popular professions:

an actor a pilot an architect a chef a hairdresser an engineer

a computer engineer a farmer a lawyer a captain a shop assistant

a mechanic a teacher a TV producer a director a dentist a worker

Subject + TO BE + (a/ an) Profession

SUBJECT TO BE (am-is-are) PROFESSION

I am a nurse.
Tolga isn’t a lawyer.
My mother isn’t a hairdresser.
They are shop assistants.
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Exercise 1. Read the text and complete the sentences with the words given.

I am Richard Tune. I’m a teacher. I’m not a school teacher. I work at home. I give lessons at home. My wife, Theresa, is an

actress. We are happy with our jobs. Our jobs are interesting. Our daughters, Jennifer and Emma, are engineers. At the moment,

they are unemployed. They are at home. My father, Thomas, is retired. He’s 67 years old. He’s a shop assistant one day a week

in a shopping centre.

Thomas / happy with our jobs / a teacher / an actress / an engineer

1. Jennifer is _______________________________________.

2. We are _________________________________________.

3. I’m ____________________________________________.

4. My wife is ______________________________________.

5. _____________________________________ is 67 years old.

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Exercise 2. Match the pictures with the jobs.

GRAMMAR – A - AN

We use a – an to introduce singular nouns. E.g. a table, a student, a school, a boy, a computer… a-an = One (1)

We don’t use a – an with adjectives (when there is not a noun).

She is happy. √ She is a happy X She is a happy girl. √

o A – before consonant sounds (b, c, d, f, g, …..) : a book / a girl / a car / * a university

o An – before vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u) : an engineer / an umbrella / an apple / *an hour
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Exercise 3. Write a or an.

1. ____ notebook 2. ____ orange 3. ____ ice-cream

4. ____ computer programmer 5. ____ doctor 6. ____ university

7. ____ city 8. ____ iPad 9. ____ English song

Exercise 4. Match the questions with the answers.

1. How do you spell that? ____ a. No, I’m not. I’m Turkish.
2. Are you a student? ____ b. No, I’m not. I’m single.
3. Are you Spanish? ____ c. It’s Kemal.
4. What is your name? ____ d. B – U – R – S – A
5. Are you married? ____ e. Yes, I am. I’m at Mersin University.
6. Where are they from? ____ f. Greek.
7. Is your mother a doctor? ____ g. Yes, she is.
8. What nationality is Yorgo? ____ h. They are from Norway.
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Exercise 5. Complete the conversation.

an actress / How old are you? / Nice to meet you / Good bye / Leeds, England

John : Hello. I’m John.

Emma : Hello John. I’m Emma.

John : __________________ Where are you from?

Emma : I’m from __________________

John : Cool. Are you a student?

Emma : No, I’m not. I’m _______________ What’s your job?

John : I’m a student. _______________________

Emma : 22.

John : OK Emma. See you. _____________

WRITING: GIVING PERSONAL INFORMATION

People use forms for different reasons. For example, to apply for a job, to join a university.

Look at a sample form and do the matching:

JOB APPLICATION FORM Match the questions with the parts of the form.

1. Name & Surname: Erdal Cengizhan 1. What’s your name? ____

2. Date of Birth: 19.04.2001 2. What’s your phone number? ____

3. Marital Status: Single 3. Are you married or single? ____

4. Nationality: Turkish 4. What nationality are you? ____

5. Phone Number: 0 596 2342121 5. When is your birthday? ____

6. Address: 87 Atatürk Road, Yenişehir, Mersin – Turkey 6. What’s your address? ____

7. Email Address: erdalcngzhn_crazyboy33@mersin.edu.tr

8. Languages: Turkish

9. Signature:

References: Longman Photo Dictionary ESOL Skills for Life & New Total English Elementary S’s Book (for the organization)
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UNIT 1 REVISION EXERCISES

Choose the best answer.

1. Cemil is in ________________classroom.
a. he b. she c. his

2. Buse is from Sinop, but __________ school is in Ankara.

a. Her b. His c. She

3. They are my classmates. ___________ names are Mehmet and Kenan.

a. We b. They c. Their

4. We are in İzmir. ______________ are students here.

a. Our b. I c. We

5. Angelina is from the USA, but __________________ children are not American.
a. she b. her c. his

6. Ronaldo is a footballer. Christiano Jr. is ________________ son.

a. his b. her c. he

7. Matthew is 24 years old. ______________ sister is 21.

a. Her b. He c. His

8. I like Inter Football Club. ______________ colours are black and blue.
a. It b. Its c. They

9. Meili is from __________. She is _____________.

a. Japan / Japanese b. Japanese / Japanese c. Japanese / Japan

10. Mila is ________________. She is from _______________.

a. Germany / Germany b. Germany / German c. German / Germany

11. Your mother’s sister is your __________________.

a. daughter b. niece c. aunt

12. Your grandfather’s son is your ________________.

a. aunt b. mother c. uncle

13. __________________ Jack and Philip tired?

a. Is b. Are c. Am

14. Şule and Ahmet __________________ not in the garden.

a. am b. is c. are

15. _________________ cat is _______________ small animal.

a. A / a b. A / an c. An / an

16. This is ___________ orange. It is ________________ delicious.

a. an / X b. a / X c. an / a

17. is (1) / job (2) / mother’s (3) / what (4) / your (5) ????
a. 4 / 5 / 3 / 2 / 1 b. 1 / 5 / 3 / 2 / 4 c. 4 / 1 / 5 / 3 / 2
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ANSWER KEY

Exercise 1:
1. an engineer
2. happy with our jobs
3. a teacher
4. an actress
5. Thomas

Exercise 2. Match the pictures with the jobs.

chef 12 police officer 6 hairdresser 8
mechanic 2 shop assistant 11 teacher 7
doctor 4 waiter 10 dentist 5
taxi driver 1 receptionist9 nurse 3

Exercise 3. Write a or an.

1. a notebook
2. an orange
3. an ice-cream
4. a computer programmer
5. a doctor
6. an aunt
7. a city
8. an iPad
9. an English boy

Exercise 4. Match the questions with the answers.

1. D
2. E
3. A
4. C
5. B
6. H
7. G
8. F

Exercise 5. Complete the conversation.

J: Nice to meet you
E: Leeds, England
E: an actress
J: How old are you?
J: Good bye

REVISION EXERCISES : Choose the best answer.

1. C 11. C
2. A 12. C
3. C 13. B
4. C 14. C
5. B 15. A
6. A 16. A
7. C 17. C
8. B
9. A
10. C